by our College Data Analytics TeamVSU earned 34 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 6 in the top 5%, 10 in the top 10% and 17 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 3 in Most Popular Online for Sociology & Anthropology, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
Valdosta State University holds 34 ranking badges across 5 fields of study, 7 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. These badges come from the 2027 edition. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each ranking. See our data sources and methodologies. Want to feature these awards on your college’s site? Administrators can contact us.
| Award Level | Badges |
|---|---|
| Top 1% | 1 |
| Top 5% | 6 |
| Top 10% | 10 |
| Top 15% | 17 |
| Total | 34 |
Valdosta State University is best known for Education: 15 of its 25 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Teacher Education Grade Specific, Teacher Education Subject Specific and Student Counseling. Its highest traditional-student placement is #33 of 2,215 in Most Popular for Education.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Overall Diversity (Southeast) | ✓ | |||
| Overall Diversity (Georgia) | ✓ | |||
| Age Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Age Diversity (Southeast) | ✓ | |||
| Age Diversity (Georgia) | ✓ | |||
| Most Popular (Georgia) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Curriculum & Instruction | ||||
| Best Value | ✓ | |||
| Instructional Media Design | ||||
| Best Value | ✓ | |||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Special Education | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Student Counseling | ||||
| Best Value | ✓ | |||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | ||||
| Best Value | ✓ | |||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Library & Information Science | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology & Anthropology | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ |
Valdosta State University earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #67 of 141 in Football (D2) (top 48%).
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, Valdosta State University earned 9 badges across 8 online programs, 4 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 3 in Most Popular Online for Sociology & Anthropology.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Popular Online | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instructional Media Design | ||||
| Most Popular Online | ✓ | |||
| Special Education | ||||
| Most Popular Online | ✓ | |||
| Student Counseling | ||||
| Most Popular Online | ✓ | |||
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | ||||
| Most Popular Online | ✓ | |||
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | ||||
| Most Popular Online | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Sciences & Services | ||||
| Most Popular Online | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology & Anthropology | ||||
| Most Popular Online | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drama & Theater Arts | ||||
| Most Popular Online | ✓ |
Valdosta State University earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #4 of 18 in Top Ranked Veterans for Sociology & Anthropology (top 23%).
These rankings are grounded in U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. Valdosta State University appears in 303 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
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