Kiplinger’s Personal Finance has placed Drake University at No. 39 on its list of the 100 best values in private universities for 2017. The listing ranks four-year schools that combine outstanding education with economic value. For the fourth consecutive year, Drake is ranked in the top 40 nationwide and is the only Iowa university on the private universities list. On Kiplinger’s list of best values in liberal arts colleges, Grinnell College was ranked No. 14. Grinnell was also ranked No. 25 among all best-value colleges. Among public universities, the University of Iowa and Iowa State University were ranked 79 and 83, respectively. The rankings consider faculty accessibility, first-year retention rates and four-year graduation rates. Cost criteria include sticker price, financial aid and average debt at graduation.