UW - La Crosse earned 94 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 4 in the top 1%, 49 in the top 5%, 25 in the top 10% and 16 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 17 in Gymnastics (D3), a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 94 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 4 / 49
Highest placement: #1 of 17, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 16
Placements this edition: 263
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 Wisconsin-La Crosse Earned?
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse holds 94 ranking badges across 16 fields of study, 53 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. 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%
4
Top 5%
49
Top 10%
25
Top 15%
16
Total
94
What Is University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Known For?
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse is best known for Business, Management & Marketing: 7 of its 36 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Liberal Arts General Studies, Marketing and Health & Physical Education. Its highest traditional-student placement is #18 of 1,341 in Highest Paid Graduates for Liberal Arts General Studies.
How Does University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Rank in Athletics?
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse earned 5 badges across 5 sports, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 17 in Gymnastics (D3).
How Does University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Rank for Online Students?
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse earned no online-program badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #70 of 369 in Most Popular Online for Teacher Education Grade Specific (top 19%).
How Does University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse earned 53 badges, 42 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 6 in Top Ranked Veterans for Archeology.
These rankings are grounded in U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. University of Wisconsin-La Crosse appears in 263 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