The inaugural Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education ranking of U.S. colleges placed Drake University at 149 in a list that includes more than 1,000 schools nationwide. The new rankings are based on 15 key indicators that assess colleges and universities in four areas: outcomes, resources, engagement, and environment. The list combines public and private institutions of all sizes into a single list. Drake performed exceptionally well in the measurement of value added to salaries for graduates, scoring 93.5 out of 100.

The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings is pioneering in that it puts student success and learning at its heart. The 15 performance indicators on which it is based have been selected in order to answer the questions that matter the most when choosing a university. An explanation of the methodology is at www.on.wsj.com/college-ranking-methodology. Read more about this ranking in the Drake Newsroom.