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Drake University Overview

Located in Des Moines, Iowa, Drake University is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Drake University Known For?

850 Undergraduate Awards

$37,912 Avg Cost After Aid

67% Acceptance Rate

Drake has an impressive student to faculty ratio of 10 to 1.
The highest award offered at Drake is the doctor's degree.
In a recent academic period68% of the faculty were full-time.
Students who graduate from Drake with a bachelor's degree make about $71,901 a year. That's 76% more than those who graduate from other schools.
It takes the average Drake student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Drake University?

Contact details for Drake are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2507 University Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50311-4505
Phone:	515-271-2011
Website:	www.drake.edu

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How Do I Get Into Drake?

You can apply to Drake online at: www.drake.edu/admission

Admission Requirements for Drake

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Drake?

67% Acceptance Rate

58% Of Accepted Are Women

17% Submit SAT Scores

With an acceptance rate of 67%, Drake does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 63%, and the acceptance rate for women is 71%.

Average Test Scores

About 17% of students accepted to Drake submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 670. Math scores were between 550 and 670.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Drake University ( 560 to 670 )

200

800

SAT Math Scores for Drake University ( 550 to 670 )

200

800

Drake received ACT scores from 36% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 24 and 32. Math scores were between 23 and 0. Composite scores were between 25 and 30.

ACT English Scores for Drake University ( 24 to 32 )

ACT Composite Scores for Drake University ( 25 to 30 )

Can I Afford Drake University?

$37,912 Net Price

52% Take Out Loans

The overall average net price of Drake is $37,912. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Drake, approximately 52% of students took out student loans averaging $8,953 a year. That adds up to $35,812 over four years for those students.

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Drake University Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,731 Full-Time Undergraduates

60% Women

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There are 2,848 undergraduate students at Drake, with 2,731 being full-time and 117 being part-time.

There are also 1,926 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,731 full-time undergraduates at Drake, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Drake University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	138
Black or African American	160
Hispanic or Latino	209
White	2,027
International Students	85
Other Races/Ethnicities	112

Geographic Diversity

Iowa students aren't the only ones who study at Drake University. At this time, 32 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 45 countries are represented at Drake. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Malaysia, China, and Vietnam.

Drake University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	6	13	0	87	0	106
Law	0	0	0	0	105	105
Educational Administration	0	0	0	64	38	102
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	0	7	0	0	66	73
Data Analytics	0	48	0	18	0	66
Public Relations & Advertising	0	63	0	0	0	63
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	12	0	0	48	60
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	23	0	36	0	59
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	51	0	0	0	51
Marketing	0	49	0	0	0	49
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	46	0	46
Communication & Media Studies	0	2	0	40	0	42
Health Sciences & Services	0	41	0	0	0	41
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	0	38	0	3	0	41
General Psychology	0	41	0	0	0	41
Public Administration	0	0	0	38	0	38
Journalism	0	37	0	0	0	37
Accounting	0	31	0	5	0	36
Finance & Financial Management	0	34	0	0	0	34
Computer Information Systems	0	34	0	0	0	34
Student Counseling	0	0	0	34	0	34
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	25	0	0	0	25
Legal Professions (Other)	0	0	0	23	0	23
Liberal Arts General Studies	13	5	1	0	0	19
Natural Resources Conservation	0	19	0	0	0	19
Political Science & Government	0	19	0	0	0	19
Sociology	0	19	0	0	0	19
International Business	0	17	0	0	0	17
Mathematics	0	16	0	0	0	16
International Relations & National Security	0	16	0	0	0	16
History	0	15	0	0	0	15
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	7	0	6	0	13
Drama & Theater Arts	0	13	0	0	0	13
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	0	12	0	0	0	12
Medical Illustration & Informatics	0	0	0	12	0	12
Writing Studies	0	11	0	0	0	11
Economics	0	11	0	0	0	11
Music	0	11	0	0	0	11
Chemistry	0	10	0	0	0	10
Design & Applied Arts	0	10	0	0	0	10
Allied Health Professions	0	5	0	4	0	9
General Biology	0	8	0	0	0	8
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	8	0	0	0	8
Health & Physical Education	0	8	0	0	0	8
Other Business, Management & Marketing	0	6	0	0	0	6
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	0	6	0	6
Public Health	0	0	5	0	0	5
Anthropology	0	5	0	0	0	5
Fine & Studio Arts	0	5	0	0	0	5
Special Education	0	0	0	4	0	4
General English Literature	0	4	0	0	0	4
Physics	0	4	0	0	0	4
General Business/Commerce	0	3	0	0	0	3
Romance Languages	0	3	0	0	0	3
Philosophy	0	3	0	0	0	3
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	2	0	0	0	2
Religious Studies	0	2	0	0	0	2
Astronomy & Astrophysics	0	2	0	0	0	2
Other Visual Art	0	2	0	0	0	2
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	1	0	0	0	1
TOTAL	19	831	6	426	257	1,539

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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