2020 College Rankings for Drake University by CollegeFactual.com

Top 2020 Rankings For Drake University

Highest Paid Graduates for Journalism (ranked 4 out of 227)
Most Focused for Marketing (ranked 33 out of 762)
Most Focused for Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods (ranked 8 out of 171)
Top Ranked for Business, Management & Marketing (ranked 40 out of 847)
Top Quality Overall (regionwide) (ranked 9 out of 190)

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All 2020 Rankings For Drake University

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Top Quality Overall

	better worse
Nationwide	134 of 1727
The Plains States	9 of 190
Iowa	2 of 34

Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)

	better worse
Nationwide	286 of 1483
The Plains States	62 of 165
Iowa	14 of 30

Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)

	better worse
Nationwide	500 of 1483
The Plains States	95 of 165
Iowa	14 of 30

Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)

	better worse
Nationwide	373 of 1483
The Plains States	65 of 165
Iowa	5 of 30

Diversity

	better worse
Overall	574 of 2179
Ethnic	1747 of 2417
Male / Female	890 of 2417
Location	275 of 2183

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	232 of 824
Best Value	274 of 808
Most Popular	488 of 1422
Most Focused	599 of 1422
Highest Paid Grads	130 of 890

Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

	better worse
Top Ranked	130 of 237
Best Value	111 of 233
Most Popular	100 of 574
Most Focused	55 of 574
Highest Paid Grads	120 of 357

General Biology

	better worse
Top Ranked	262 of 820
Best Value	330 of 803
Most Popular	753 of 1379
Most Focused	1037 of 1379
Highest Paid Grads	108 of 846

Neurobiology & Neurosciences

	better worse
Most Popular	137 of 184
Most Focused	138 of 184

Business, Management & Marketing

	better worse
Top Ranked	40 of 847
Best Value	111 of 810
Most Popular	349 of 1931
Most Focused	268 of 1931
Highest Paid Grads	112 of 901

Accounting

	better worse
Top Ranked	85 of 621
Best Value	144 of 601
Most Popular	302 of 1282
Most Focused	217 of 1282
Highest Paid Grads	174 of 647

Business Administration & Management

	better worse
Top Ranked	75 of 744
Best Value	148 of 711
Most Popular	1041 of 1667
Most Focused	1444 of 1667
Highest Paid Grads	89 of 724

Business, Management & Marketing (Other)

	better worse
Most Popular	67 of 88
Most Focused	73 of 88

Entrepreneurial Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked	18 of 56
Best Value	11 of 56
Most Popular	77 of 232
Most Focused	75 of 232
Highest Paid Grads	11 of 84

Finance & Financial Management

	better worse
Top Ranked	66 of 389
Best Value	83 of 378
Most Popular	251 of 662
Most Focused	167 of 662
Highest Paid Grads	104 of 416

International Business

	better worse
Top Ranked	28 of 143
Best Value	20 of 139
Most Popular	96 of 373
Most Focused	60 of 373
Highest Paid Grads	26 of 222

Management Information Systems

	better worse
Top Ranked	20 of 145
Best Value	32 of 140
Most Popular	108 of 345
Most Focused	63 of 345
Highest Paid Grads	22 of 201

Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods

	better worse
Top Ranked	8 of 69
Best Value	5 of 67
Most Popular	27 of 171
Most Focused	8 of 171
Highest Paid Grads	15 of 83

Marketing

	better worse
Top Ranked	54 of 415
Best Value	80 of 402
Most Popular	175 of 763
Most Focused	33 of 762
Highest Paid Grads	53 of 448

Communication & Journalism

	better worse
Top Ranked	57 of 600
Best Value	109 of 587
Most Popular	243 of 1210
Most Focused	70 of 1209
Highest Paid Grads	148 of 713

Journalism

	better worse
Top Ranked	55 of 183
Best Value	56 of 180
Most Popular	123 of 342
Most Focused	42 of 342
Highest Paid Grads	4 of 227

Public Relations & Advertising

	better worse
Most Popular	66 of 334
Most Focused	16 of 334
Highest Paid Grads	34 of 173

Radio, Television & Digital Communication

	better worse
Top Ranked	26 of 98
Best Value	34 of 97
Most Popular	144 of 247
Most Focused	133 of 247
Highest Paid Grads	19 of 127

Computer & Information Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	227 of 601
Best Value	245 of 575
Most Popular	716 of 1512
Most Focused	1031 of 1512
Highest Paid Grads	377 of 824

Computer Information Systems

	better worse
Top Ranked	112 of 356
Best Value	136 of 338
Most Popular	342 of 829
Most Focused	393 of 829
Highest Paid Grads	76 of 451

Education

	better worse
Top Ranked	263 of 413
Best Value	349 of 404
Most Popular	360 of 1363
Most Focused	535 of 1363
Highest Paid Grads	60 of 706

Teacher Education Grade Specific

	better worse
Most Popular	261 of 1161
Most Focused	322 of 1161

Teacher Education Subject Specific

	better worse
Top Ranked	171 of 346
Best Value	275 of 340
Most Popular	424 of 861
Most Focused	527 of 861
Highest Paid Grads	50 of 506

English Language & Literature

	better worse
Top Ranked	127 of 601
Best Value	115 of 585
Most Popular	390 of 1351
Most Focused	350 of 1351
Highest Paid Grads	252 of 871

General English Literature

	better worse
Top Ranked	248 of 621
Best Value	318 of 603
Most Popular	501 of 1267
Most Focused	530 of 1267
Highest Paid Grads	359 of 799

Writing Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	149 of 365
Most Focused	163 of 365
Highest Paid Grads	41 of 199

Health Professions

	better worse
Most Popular	1119 of 1665
Most Focused	1393 of 1665
Highest Paid Grads	198 of 686

Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences

	better worse
Most Popular	21 of 43
Most Focused	12 of 43

History

	better worse
Most Popular	543 of 1247
Most Focused	619 of 1247

History

	better worse
Most Popular	543 of 1247
Most Focused	619 of 1247

Legal Professions

	better worse
Most Popular	45 of 359
Most Focused	72 of 359

Legal Professions (Other)

	better worse
Most Popular	5 of 29
Most Focused	3 of 29

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

	better worse
Most Popular	1055 of 1158
Most Focused	1090 of 1158
Highest Paid Grads	77 of 455

Liberal Arts General Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	1055 of 1158
Most Focused	1090 of 1158
Highest Paid Grads	80 of 503

Mathematics & Statistics

	better worse
Top Ranked	214 of 471
Best Value	222 of 460
Most Popular	405 of 1223
Most Focused	398 of 1223
Highest Paid Grads	64 of 805

Mathematics

	better worse
Top Ranked	185 of 475
Best Value	165 of 465
Most Popular	361 of 1171
Most Focused	328 of 1171
Highest Paid Grads	139 of 771

Natural Resources & Conservation

	better worse
Most Popular	283 of 750
Most Focused	247 of 750
Highest Paid Grads	51 of 267

Natural Resources Conservation

	better worse
Most Popular	231 of 695
Most Focused	202 of 695

Philosophy & Religious Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	298 of 939
Most Focused	300 of 939
Highest Paid Grads	142 of 605

Philosophy

	better worse
Most Popular	478 of 731
Most Focused	417 of 731
Highest Paid Grads	116 of 525

Religious Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	151 of 540
Most Focused	204 of 540
Highest Paid Grads	87 of 332

Physical Sciences

	better worse
Most Popular	669 of 1156
Most Focused	765 of 1156
Highest Paid Grads	132 of 786

Chemistry

	better worse
Most Popular	543 of 1099
Most Focused	594 of 1099
Highest Paid Grads	132 of 753

Physics

	better worse
Most Popular	569 of 717
Most Focused	499 of 717
Highest Paid Grads	121 of 537

Psychology

	better worse
Top Ranked	313 of 835
Best Value	456 of 809
Most Popular	859 of 1476
Most Focused	1263 of 1476
Highest Paid Grads	165 of 897

General Psychology

	better worse
Top Ranked	272 of 840
Best Value	388 of 814
Most Popular	799 of 1381
Most Focused	1166 of 1381
Highest Paid Grads	147 of 833

Social Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	233 of 670
Best Value	277 of 654
Most Popular	392 of 1316
Most Focused	358 of 1316
Highest Paid Grads	179 of 873

Anthropology

	better worse
Most Popular	410 of 427
Most Focused	405 of 427
Highest Paid Grads	97 of 339

Economics

	better worse
Top Ranked	220 of 418
Best Value	218 of 410
Most Popular	409 of 715
Most Focused	376 of 715
Highest Paid Grads	126 of 536

International Relations & National Security

	better worse
Most Popular	101 of 316
Most Focused	89 of 316
Highest Paid Grads	44 of 202

Political Science & Government

	better worse
Top Ranked	186 of 590
Best Value	178 of 577
Most Popular	324 of 1081
Most Focused	245 of 1081
Highest Paid Grads	125 of 757

Sociology

	better worse
Top Ranked	184 of 533
Best Value	224 of 523
Most Popular	336 of 962
Most Focused	291 of 962
Highest Paid Grads	134 of 687

Visual & Performing Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked	109 of 640
Best Value	106 of 626
Most Popular	449 of 1482
Most Focused	464 of 1482
Highest Paid Grads	174 of 848

Design & Applied Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked	43 of 216
Best Value	46 of 209
Most Popular	248 of 617
Most Focused	267 of 617
Highest Paid Grads	90 of 266

Drama & Theater Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked	133 of 314
Best Value	148 of 308
Most Popular	233 of 808
Most Focused	165 of 808
Highest Paid Grads	102 of 535

Fine & Studio Arts

	better worse
Most Popular	815 of 1075
Most Focused	954 of 1075
Highest Paid Grads	133 of 693

Music

	better worse
Top Ranked	88 of 371
Best Value	107 of 365
Most Popular	337 of 1036
Most Focused	345 of 1036
Highest Paid Grads	116 of 658

Visual & Performing Arts (Other)

	better worse
Most Popular	27 of 38
Most Focused	25 of 38

Men's Sports

	better worse
Men's Basketball (D1)	223 of 325
Men's Football (FCS)	17 of 117
Men's Soccer (D1)	106 of 189

Women's Sports

	better worse
Women's Basketball (D1)	30 of 325
Women's Soccer (D1)	61 of 307
Women's Softball (D1)	66 of 274
Women's Volleyball (D1)	94 of 308

Veterans

	better worse
Overall	181 of 1750