UMass Lowell earned 61 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 3 in the top 1%, 13 in the top 5%, 23 in the top 10% and 22 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 13 in Most Popular for Polymer & Plastics Engineering, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 61 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 3 / 13
Highest placement: #1 of 13, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 14
Placements this edition: 315
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-Lowell Earned?
University of Massachusetts-Lowell holds 61 ranking badges across 14 fields of study, 16 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. College Factual re-runs each ranking as fresh data is published. Placements shown are from the 2027 edition. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each 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%
3
Top 5%
13
Top 10%
23
Top 15%
22
Total
61
What Is University of Massachusetts-Lowell Known For?
University of Massachusetts-Lowell is best known for Engineering: 6 of its 46 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Polymer & Plastics Engineering, Business Administration & Management and Criminal Justice & Corrections.
How Does University of Massachusetts-Lowell Rank in Athletics?
University of Massachusetts-Lowell earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #205 of 820 in Baseball (top 25%).
How Does University of Massachusetts-Lowell Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, University of Massachusetts-Lowell earned 1 badge across 1 online program in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #44 of 897 in Most Popular Online for Business Administration & Management.
How Does University of Massachusetts-Lowell Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, University of Massachusetts-Lowell earned 14 badges, 2 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 6 in Top Ranked Veterans for Polymer & Plastics Engineering.
College Factual’s rankings are calculated from federal education data, 2027 edition. University of Massachusetts-Lowell appears in 315 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