UNI earned 93 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 16 in the top 1%, 53 in the top 5%, 9 in the top 10% and 15 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 89 in Top Ranked Veterans for Industrial Production Technology, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 93 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 16 / 53
Highest placement: #1 of 89, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 20
Placements this edition: 297
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 Northern Iowa Earned?
University of Northern Iowa holds 93 ranking badges across 20 fields of study, 69 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. This page reflects the 2027 edition. For every ranking, the check mark shows the top tier achieved. See 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%
16
Top 5%
53
Top 10%
9
Top 15%
15
Total
93
What Is University of Northern Iowa Known For?
University of Northern Iowa is best known for Education: 7 of its 26 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Teacher Education Grade Specific, Criminal Justice & Corrections and Electromechanical Engineering. Its highest traditional-student placement is #36 of 1,769 in Most Popular for Teacher Education Grade Specific.
How Does University of Northern Iowa Rank in Athletics?
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, University of Northern Iowa earned 2 badges across 2 sports; its highest placement is #31 of 240 in Wrestling.
How Does University of Northern Iowa Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, University of Northern Iowa earned 1 badge across 1 online program in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #16 of 369 in Most Popular Online for Teacher Education Grade Specific.
How Does University of Northern Iowa Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, University of Northern Iowa earned 64 badges, 61 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 89 in Top Ranked Veterans for Industrial Production Technology.
Each ranking here is calculated from federal education data, 2027 edition. University of Northern Iowa appears in 297 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