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Utah Valley University Ranking Badges

UVU earned 204 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 25 in the top 1%, 83 in the top 5%, 65 in the top 10% and 31 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 657 in Most Popular for Human Resource Management, a top 1% award.

Key facts

• Badges earned: 204 (2027 edition)
• In the top 1% / top 5%: 25 / 83
• Highest placement: #1 of 657, a top 1% award
• Fields of study with a badge: 28
• Placements this edition: 497
• 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 Valley University Earned?

Utah Valley University holds 204 ranking badges across 28 fields of study, 108 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. The awards below are from the 2027 edition. This page indicates the top award category achieved for this year. Explore our data sources and methodologies. To use these badges in your college’s communications, administrators can contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	25
Top 5%	83
Top 10%	65
Top 15%	31
Total	204

What Is Utah Valley University Known For?

Utah Valley University is best known for Business, Management & Marketing: 24 of its 192 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Human Resource Management, Design & Applied Arts and Romance Languages.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Overall Best	✓
Overall Best (Rocky Mountains)	✓
Best for the Money			✓
Best for the Money (Rocky Mountains)				✓
Best for the Money (Utah)			✓
Male / Female Diversity				✓
Male / Female Diversity (Rocky Mountains)				✓
Male / Female Diversity (Utah)				✓
Most Popular				✓
Most Popular (Rocky Mountains)				✓
Most Popular (Utah)			✓

Architecture/Urban Planning

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best Value		✓
General Architecture
Best Value			✓

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best Value			✓
Biotechnology
Best Value			✓
General Biology
Best Value			✓
Most Popular			✓

Business, Management & Marketing

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked	✓
Best Value			✓
Most Popular				✓
Accounting
Best Value		✓
Most Popular				✓
Business Administration & Management
Best Value			✓
Most Popular			✓
Construction Management
Best Value			✓
Most Popular			✓
Finance & Financial Management
Best Value				✓
Most Popular		✓
General Sales & Marketing
Best Value	✓
Most Popular		✓
Hospitality Management
Best Value	✓
Most Popular		✓
Human Resource Management
Best Value				✓
Most Popular				✓
Most Focused			✓
Management Information Systems
Best Value			✓
Management Sciences & Methods
Best Value			✓
Marketing
Top Ranked	✓
Best Value				✓
Most Popular			✓
Highest Paid Graduates	✓

Communication & Journalism

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best Value			✓
Most Popular		✓
Communication & Media Studies
Highest Paid Graduates	✓
Public Relations & Advertising
Best Value			✓
Most Popular			✓
Radio, TV & Digital Communication
Best Value		✓
Most Popular		✓

Computer & Information Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best Value		✓
Most Popular			✓
Computer Information Systems
Best Value			✓
Most Popular			✓
Computer Programming
Top Ranked	✓
Best Value	✓
Most Popular			✓
Computer Science
Best Value		✓
Most Popular		✓
Information Science
Best Value			✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓
Information Technology
Best Value		✓

Education

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best Value		✓
Curriculum & Instruction
Best Value			✓
Highest Paid Graduates	✓
Educational Administration
Best Value			✓
Special Education
Best Value			✓
Student Counseling
Best Value			✓
Teacher Education Grade Specific
Best Value		✓
Most Popular			✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Teacher Education Subject Specific
Best Value			✓
Most Popular		✓

Engineering

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best Value		✓
Civil Engineering
Best Value			✓
Computer Engineering
Best Value			✓
Electrical Engineering
Best Value			✓
General Engineering
Best Value	✓
Most Popular			✓
Mechanical Engineering
Best Value			✓

Engineering Technologies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked		✓
Best Value		✓
Most Popular			✓
Drafting & Design Engineering
Top Ranked				✓
Most Popular			✓
Electromechanical Engineering
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular		✓
Highest Paid Graduates	✓
Electronics Engineering
Top Ranked		✓
Engineering-Related Technologies
Best Value		✓
Most Popular		✓
Industrial Production Technology
Top Ranked	✓
Mechanical Engineering
Top Ranked			✓
Best Value	✓
Quality Control Technology
Best Value		✓

English Language & Literature

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best Value		✓
General English Literature
Best Value		✓
Writing Studies
Best Value			✓

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular		✓
Child Development & Family Studies
Most Popular		✓

Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best Value	✓
Most Popular				✓
American Sign Language
Most Popular				✓
East Asian Languages
Best Value		✓
Most Popular		✓
Germanic Languages
Best Value		✓
Most Popular			✓
Romance Languages
Best Value	✓
Most Popular				✓

Health Professions

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best Value			✓
Most Popular			✓
Allied Health Professions
Best Value	✓
Health Sciences & Services
Best Value		✓
Most Popular				✓
Health/Medical Admin Services
Best Value	✓
Mental & Social Health Services
Best Value		✓
Public Health
Best Value		✓
Most Popular		✓

History

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best Value		✓
History
Best Value		✓

Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked	✓
Best Value		✓
Most Popular				✓
Criminal Justice & Corrections
Top Ranked		✓
Best Value		✓
Most Popular			✓
Fire Protection
Top Ranked		✓
Homeland Security
Best Value			✓
Most Popular			✓
Security Science and Technology.
Best Value		✓
Most Popular	✓

Liberal Arts & Humanities

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best Value	✓
Most Popular				✓
Liberal Arts General Studies
Best Value	✓
Most Popular				✓

Mathematics & Statistics

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best Value		✓
Mathematics
Best Value		✓
Statistics
Best Value		✓

Military Technologies & Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best Value			✓
Intelligence & Command Operations
Best Value			✓

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best Value		✓
Data Analytics.
Best Value			✓

Natural Resources & Conservation

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best Value			✓
Natural Resources Conservation
Best Value			✓

Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best Value			✓
Most Popular			✓
Health & Physical Education
Best Value			✓
Most Popular			✓

Personal & Culinary Services

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Best Value			✓
Culinary Arts
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular	✓

Philosophy & Religious Studies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best Value		✓
Philosophy
Best Value		✓

Physical Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best Value			✓
Chemistry
Best Value			✓
General Physical Sciences
Best Value	✓
Physics
Best Value		✓

Psychology

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best Value		✓
Most Popular			✓
Clinical & Counseling Psychology
Best Value			✓
General Psychology
Best Value		✓
Most Popular			✓

Public & Social Service

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best Value			✓
Public Administration
Best Value			✓
Social Work
Best Value			✓

Social Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best Value		✓
Anthropology
Best Value	✓
Geography & Cartography
Best Value			✓
Most Popular	✓
International Relations & Security
Best Value		✓
Political Science & Government
Best Value		✓
Sociology
Best Value	✓

Transportation & Materials Moving

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Best Value	✓
Most Popular			✓
Air Transportation
Top Ranked		✓
Best Value		✓
Most Popular			✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓

Visual & Performing Arts

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best Value			✓
Most Popular				✓
Dance
Best Value			✓
Most Popular			✓
Design & Applied Arts
Best Value		✓
Most Popular				✓
Most Focused		✓
Drama & Theater Arts
Best Value			✓
Most Popular			✓
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
Top Ranked	✓
Best Value			✓
Most Popular			✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Music
Best Value		✓

How Does Utah Valley University Rank in Athletics?

Utah Valley University earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #143 of 704 in Soccer (top 21%).

How Does Utah Valley University Rank for Online Students?

In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, Utah Valley University earned 12 badges across 11 online programs, 8 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 34 in Most Popular Online for Air Transportation.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular Online				✓

Business, Management & Marketing

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Accounting
Most Popular Online			✓
Business Administration & Management
Most Popular Online			✓
General Sales & Marketing
Most Popular Online		✓
Marketing
Most Popular Online			✓

Communication & Journalism

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Public Relations & Advertising
Most Popular Online		✓

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Child Development & Family Studies
Most Popular Online			✓

Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Criminal Justice & Corrections
Most Popular Online		✓
Homeland Security
Most Popular Online	✓

Liberal Arts & Humanities

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Liberal Arts General Studies
Most Popular Online				✓

Psychology

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
General Psychology
Most Popular Online			✓

Transportation & Materials Moving

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Air Transportation
Most Popular Online				✓

How Does Utah Valley University Rank for Veterans?

Utah Valley University earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,120 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 23%).

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Notes and References

These rankings are based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2027 edition. Utah Valley University appears in 497 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.