Walden University earned 51 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 19 in the top 1%, 23 in the top 5%, 4 in the top 10% and 5 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 801 in Most Popular for Social Work, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 51 (2026 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 19 / 23
Highest placement: #1 of 801, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 7
Placements this edition: 160
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2026. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has Walden University Earned?
Walden University holds 51 ranking badges across 7 fields of study, 42 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 athletics rankings. Our rankings are refreshed through the year as new data arrives. The current ranking cycle is 2026 edition. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each ranking. See 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%
19
Top 5%
23
Top 10%
4
Top 15%
5
Total
51
What Is Walden University Known For?
Walden University is best known for Health Professions: 6 of its 35 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Social Work, General Education and Nursing.
How Does Walden University Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2026 online-program rankings, Walden University earned 16 badges across 15 online programs, 14 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 165 in Most Popular Online for Social Work.
Walden University earned no veterans badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #817 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 17%).
These rankings are calculated from federal education data, 2026 edition. Walden University appears in 160 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