DU earned 95 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 2 in the top 1%, 27 in the top 5%, 36 in the top 10% and 30 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 11 in Skiing (D1), a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 95 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 2 / 27
Highest placement: #1 of 11, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 15
Placements this edition: 363
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has University of Denver Earned?
University of Denver holds 95 ranking badges across 15 fields of study, 29 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. The awards below are from the 2027 edition. Each row marks the highest award tier reached in that ranking. Read about our data sources and methodologies. To use these badges in your college’s communications, administrators can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
2
Top 5%
27
Top 10%
36
Top 15%
30
Total
95
What Is University of Denver Known For?
University of Denver is best known for Business, Management & Marketing: 15 of its 73 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Social Work, Medical Illustration & Informatics and Other Business & Marketing. Its highest traditional-student placement is #2 of 195 in Overall Best (Rocky Mountains).
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, University of Denver earned 16 badges across 11 sports, 3 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 11 in Skiing (D1).
How Does University of Denver Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, University of Denver earned 5 badges across 5 online programs, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #8 of 165 in Most Popular Online for Social Work.
These rankings are drawn from U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. University of Denver appears in 363 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team