Southern Miss earned 45 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 4 in the top 5%, 19 in the top 10% and 22 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #48 of 1,324 in Most Popular for Health & Physical Education, a top 5% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 45 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 4
Highest placement: #48 of 1,324, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 13
Placements this edition: 351
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 Southern Mississippi Earned?
University of Southern Mississippi holds 45 ranking badges across 13 fields of study, 4 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. Placements shown are from the 2027 edition. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each ranking. See our data sources and methodologies. Administrators interested in displaying College Factual badges can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
0
Top 5%
4
Top 10%
19
Top 15%
22
Total
45
What Is University of Southern Mississippi Known For?
University of Southern Mississippi is best known for Library Science: 3 of its 23 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Health & Physical Education, Polymer & Plastics Engineering and Library & Information Science.
How Does University of Southern Mississippi Rank in Athletics?
University of Southern Mississippi earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #196 of 820 in Baseball (top 24%).
How Does University of Southern Mississippi Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, University of Southern Mississippi earned 3 badges across 3 online programs; its highest placement is #28 of 369 in Most Popular Online for Teacher Education Grade Specific.
How Does University of Southern Mississippi Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, University of Southern Mississippi earned 19 badges, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #181 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
College Factual’s rankings are calculated from federal education data, 2027 edition. University of Southern Mississippi appears in 351 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