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US News and World Report ? Best Colleges Rankings 2019 September 10, 2018
On September 10th, US News and World Report (USNWR) released updated Best Colleges rankings. For the tenth consecutive year, Drake ranked 3rd in the Midwest region of regional universities (n =172). Additional lists on which Drake appeared were "Best Value Schools" (17th in region), the "A+ Schools for B Students" (unranked list), "Undergraduate Business Programs" (172rd for Top Programs), "Best Colleges for Veterans" (2nd in region), 11th in our region on "Best Undergraduate Teaching," and 4th in Most Innovative Schools. It is worth noting within "Academic Programs to Look For" Drake is mentioned for First-Year Experience.
We also were ranked for Graduate Schools. Notable rankings include #17 in Legal Writing, #24 in Rehabilitation Counseling, and #47 in Pharmacy.
Overall Rank Drake retains its 3rd place rank in the region (table 1). This year Creighton and Butler tied for the
number 1 spot.
Table 1: Drake Historical Rankings
2019 Butler Creighton Drake
2018 Creighton Butler Drake
2017 Creighton Butler Drake
2016 Creighton Butler Drake
John Carroll Valpo
Valpo Xavier
Valpo Xavier
Bradley Valpo
2015 Creighton Butler Drake
Xavier
Bradley
2014 Creighton Butler Drake
2013 Creighton Butler Drake
Valpo
Valpo
Xavier
Xavier
2012 Creighton Butler Drake (tied) Xavier
Valpo
Sub-Category Ranks
The factors that contribute to the US News and World Report rankings are listed in table 2, along with Drake's rank on each factor among institutions in the Midwest region. Please note that the percentage of contribution changed for 2019 for each of the sub-categories. Additionally, there is a change in verbiage from Student Selectivity to Student Excellence, as well as Peer Assessment to Expert Opinion. While Drake fell in many categories compared to last year, we maintained in Alumni Giving and improved in Faculty Resources.
Table 2: Summary of US News Component Rankings
Percent Ranking Ranking
Evaluative
item
2019 2018
Area Contributes
to Overall
Ranking
Expert
20%
3
3
Opinion
Graduation
27%
9
5
and
Retention
Rate
Faculty
20%
4
6
Resources
Student
10%
3
2
Excellence
Financial
10%
8
7
Resources
Graduation
8%
N/A
N/A
Rate
Performance
Alumni
5%
29
29
Giving
Ranking 2017
3 10
7 3 7 N/A1
35
Ranking 2016
3 7
12 2 9 N/A
33
Ranking 2015
3 5
6 2 15 N/A
37
Ranking 2014
3 3
9 2 22 N/A
37
US News continued with a very similar ranking methodology compared to last three years, which places less emphasis on inputs and more on outcome measures.
Drake's Expert Opinion was 3.9 again this year, which places Drake as tied for the 6th rank among 629 master's institutions nationally.
Drake's Graduation/Retention rank remains consistent. Drake's six-year graduation rate for the 2011 cohort is 79%. Table 3 provides longitudinal data on retention, predicted graduation rate, and six-year graduation rate. Included in this ranking are the graduation rates of Pell recipients and non-recipients and the difference between those two groups.
1 Calculation has a ceiling effect for institutions with a high predicted graduation rate, negating the meaning of ranking.
2 Office of Institutional Research and Assessment
drake.edu/oira
Table 3 US News Reporting Year 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Average First-year Retention Rate 88% 88% 88% 89% 86%
Predicted Graduation Rate
80% (11 cohort) 78% (10 cohort) 76% (09 cohort) 76% (08 cohort) 75% (07 cohort)
Actual Graduation Rate 79% 78% 75% 78% 73%
Drake's Faculty Resources rank is 4th in our region. The Faculty Resource rank is comprised of: class size index (proportion of undergraduate classes with ................
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