WKU earned 27 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 3 in the top 5%, 6 in the top 10% and 18 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #69 of 1,769 in Most Popular for Teacher Education Grade Specific, a top 5% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 27 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 3
Highest placement: #69 of 1,769, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 11
Placements this edition: 378
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 Western Kentucky University Earned?
Western Kentucky University holds 27 ranking badges across 11 fields of study, 3 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. We update our rankings throughout the year as new data becomes available. These badges come from the 2027 edition. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each ranking. Read about our data sources and methodologies. College administrators who want to showcase these awards through our badge program can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
0
Top 5%
3
Top 10%
6
Top 15%
18
Total
27
What Is Western Kentucky University Known For?
Western Kentucky University is best known for Education: 5 of its 26 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Teacher Education Grade Specific, General Agriculture and Data Analytics..
How Does Western Kentucky University Rank in Athletics?
Western Kentucky University earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #183 of 909 in Volleyball (top 21%).
How Does Western Kentucky University Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, Western Kentucky University earned 1 badge; its highest placement is #595 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
Each ranking here is grounded in U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. Western Kentucky University appears in 378 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