Iowa earned 123 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 9 in the top 1%, 34 in the top 5%, 46 in the top 10% and 34 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 52 in Most Popular for Other English Literature, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 123 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 9 / 34
Highest placement: #1 of 52, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 19
Placements this edition: 549
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 Iowa Earned?
University of Iowa holds 123 ranking badges across 19 fields of study, 43 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. Placements shown are from the 2027 edition. For every ranking, the check mark shows the top tier achieved. Find out more about our data sources and methodologies. If you are an administrator interested in using our badge program to showcase your college’s strengths, please contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
9
Top 5%
34
Top 10%
46
Top 15%
34
Total
123
What Is University of Iowa Known For?
University of Iowa is best known for Business, Management & Marketing: 21 of its 81 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Other English Literature, Health & Physical Education and Finance & Financial Management.
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, University of Iowa earned 7 badges across 4 sports, 3 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #32 of 933 in Basketball.
How Does University of Iowa Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, University of Iowa earned 8 badges across 7 online programs, 4 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #5 of 161 in Most Popular Online for Health & Physical Education.
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, University of Iowa earned 27 badges, 2 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 4 in Top Ranked Veterans for Classical & Ancient Studies.
Each ranking here is grounded in U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. University of Iowa appears in 549 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