USU earned 102 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 9 in the top 1%, 22 in the top 5%, 32 in the top 10% and 39 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 55 in Most Popular Online for Economics, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 102 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 9 / 22
Highest placement: #1 of 55, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 20
Placements this edition: 568
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 Utah State University Earned?
Utah State University holds 102 ranking badges across 20 fields of study, 31 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. The awards below are from the 2027 edition. A check mark sits in the highest award tier the school reached. Find out more about our data sources and methodologies. Want to feature these awards on your college’s site? Administrators can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
9
Top 5%
22
Top 10%
32
Top 15%
39
Total
102
What Is Utah State University Known For?
Utah State University is best known for Education: 9 of its 62 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Communication Sciences, Public Health and Liberal Arts General Studies. Its highest traditional-student placement is #4 of 380 in Most Popular for Communication Sciences.
How Does Utah State University Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, Utah State University earned 32 badges across 31 online programs, 11 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 55 in Most Popular Online for Economics.
College Factual’s rankings are drawn from U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. Utah State University appears in 568 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