VMI earned 27 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 2 in the top 1%, 6 in the top 5%, 9 in the top 10% and 10 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #3 of 928 in Most Focused for History, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 27 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 2 / 6
Highest placement: #3 of 928, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 9
Placements this edition: 113
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 Virginia Military Institute Earned?
Virginia Military Institute holds 27 ranking badges across 9 fields of study, 8 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s online-program rankings. Our rankings are refreshed through the year as new data arrives. This page reflects the 2027 edition. For every ranking, the check mark shows the top tier achieved. See 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%
2
Top 5%
6
Top 10%
9
Top 15%
10
Total
27
What Is Virginia Military Institute Known For?
Virginia Military Institute is best known for English Language & Literature: 4 of its 26 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include History, General English Literature and Civil Engineering.
How Does Virginia Military Institute Rank in Athletics?
Virginia Military Institute earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #121 of 330 in Lacrosse (top 37%).
How Does Virginia Military Institute Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, Virginia Military Institute earned 1 badge; its highest placement is #689 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
Each ranking here is grounded in U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. Virginia Military Institute appears in 113 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