The University of Iowa was ranked among the Victor Media’s list of Military Friendly Schools for the fourth year in a row.

According to a UI press release, the list is compiled of state universities, private colleges, trade schools, and community colleges and represents the top 15 percent of colleges that embrace current military members and veterans as students.

The UI currently has 518 veterans on campus, and 40 percent of UI veterans have some kind of disability, according to the release.

Criteria for the list include recruiting efforts, results in recruiting students, and accreditations.

Other schools on the list included the University of Illinois, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the University of Minnesota.

— by Jordyn Reiland