University of Massachusetts-Amherst Ranking Badges
UMass Amherst earned 159 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 13 in the top 1%, 63 in the top 5%, 46 in the top 10% and 37 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 6 in Most Popular for Linguistics and Computer Science., a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 159 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 13 / 63
Highest placement: #1 of 6, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 26
Placements this edition: 565
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 Massachusetts-Amherst Earned?
University of Massachusetts-Amherst holds 159 ranking badges across 26 fields of study, 76 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Each ranking is recalculated when updated data becomes available. The awards below are from the 2027 edition. This page indicates the top award category achieved for this year. Explore our data sources and methodologies. Administrators interested in displaying College Factual badges can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
13
Top 5%
63
Top 10%
46
Top 15%
37
Total
159
What Is University of Massachusetts-Amherst Known For?
University of Massachusetts-Amherst is best known for Business, Management & Marketing: 19 of its 146 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs., Linguistics and Computer Science. and Mathematics.
How Does University of Massachusetts-Amherst Rank in Athletics?
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, University of Massachusetts-Amherst earned 4 badges across 4 sports; its highest placement is #70 of 891 in Soccer.
How Does University of Massachusetts-Amherst Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, University of Massachusetts-Amherst earned 4 badges across 4 online programs, 3 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #3 of 132 in Most Popular Online for Finance & Financial Management.
How Does University of Massachusetts-Amherst Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, University of Massachusetts-Amherst earned 5 badges; its highest placement is #330 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
Badges on this page come from rankings built on federal education data, 2027 edition. University of Massachusetts-Amherst appears in 565 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