UofM earned 29 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 3 in the top 1%, 5 in the top 5%, 13 in the top 10% and 8 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #9 of 1,389 in Most Popular for Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 29 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 3 / 5
Highest placement: #9 of 1,389, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 10
Placements this edition: 348
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 Memphis Earned?
University of Memphis holds 29 ranking badges across 10 fields of study, 8 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. These badges come from the 2027 edition. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each ranking. 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%
3
Top 5%
5
Top 10%
13
Top 15%
8
Total
29
What Is University of Memphis Known For?
University of Memphis is best known for Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies: 3 of its 27 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Health & Physical Education, Data Science. and General English Literature.
How Does University of Memphis Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, University of Memphis earned 1 badge across 1 online program; its highest placement is #11 of 122 in Most Popular Online for Other Interdisciplinary Studies.
University of Memphis earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #815 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 17%).
Badges on this page come from rankings built on federal education data, 2027 edition. University of Memphis appears in 348 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