Out of the 1 schools in the Most Well Attended Other Journalism Major in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Drake University landed the #1 spot on the list. Drake University is a small school located in Des Moines, Iowa that handed out 39 ’s other journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.