[[{“type”:“media”,“view_mode”:“media_large”,“fid”:null,“attributes”:{“class”:“media-image alignright size-full wp-image-25476”,“typeof”:“foaf:Image”,“style”:“”,“width”:“100”,“height”:“100”,“title”:“”,“alt”:“Forbes”}}]]Dartmouth is seventh on Forbes’ Grateful Graduates Index, which includes a ranking of 100 colleges and universities. According to Forbes, the Index is “an alternative measure to determine the return-on-investment of a particular college.”

Matt Schifrin of Forbes explains that the ranking is based on a “pretty simple formula that measures the amount of private gifts given to a four-year college over time, divided by the number of full-time students it has.”

He continues, “After all, private donations are typically an indicator of two things: how successful an alumnus is and how grateful they feel toward their alma mater.”

Forbes’ index includes only private colleges that offer four-year degrees and have an enrollment of more than 1,000 full-time students.

Read the full story, published 5/1/13 by Forbes.