Drake University
Des Moines, IA · Private four-year · City: Midsize
2,702undergraduates
64%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$30,886average net price per year
77%graduate in 6 years
84%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 7,741
- Admitted
- 4,964
- Admit rate
- 64%
- Admit rate, women
- 71%
- Admit rate, men
- 59%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 13%
- First-year students
- 639
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 8%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 610-690
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 580-700
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 31%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 24-30
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Considered, not required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Considered, not required |
| Essay or personal statement | Considered, not required |
| Class rank | Not considered |
| Demonstrated competencies | Considered, not required |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Not considered |
Majors
67 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (11)
- Accounting Bachelor's (13 awarded)
- Accounting and Finance Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Actuarial Science Bachelor's (22 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Associate (6 awarded), Bachelor's (25 awarded)
- Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Business/Commerce, General Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Finance, General Bachelor's (22 awarded)
- International Business/Trade/Commerce Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General Bachelor's (35 awarded)
Education (4)
- Elementary Education and Teaching Bachelor's (23 awarded)
- Mathematics Teacher Education Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Music Teacher Education Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Secondary Education and Teaching Bachelor's (24 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (5)
- Athletic Training/Trainer Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Bachelor's (43 awarded)
- Health/Health Care Administration/Management Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Occupational Therapy/Therapist Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (10)
- Acting Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Commercial and Advertising Art Bachelor's (16 awarded)
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Drawing Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Music Performance, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Painting Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Visual and Performing Arts, Other Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (5)
- Advertising Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Communication and Media Studies, Other Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Journalism, Other Bachelor's (13 awarded)
- Public Relations/Image Management Bachelor's (23 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (2)
- Artificial Intelligence Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's (45 awarded)
Social sciences (7)
- American Government and Politics (United States) Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Anthropology, Other Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Economics, General Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- International Relations and Affairs Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (4)
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other Bachelor's (21 awarded)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (13 awarded)
- Neuroscience Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Zoology/Animal Biology, Other Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (35 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (1)
- Data Analytics, General Bachelor's (31 awarded)
Legal professions and studies (1)
- Legal Studies Bachelor's (29 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (3)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (12 awarded)
- Rhetoric and Composition Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Writing, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Natural resources and conservation (2)
- Environmental Science Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Environmental Studies Bachelor's (11 awarded)
Physical sciences (3)
- Astronomy Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (11 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (10 awarded)
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (2)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other Associate (7 awarded)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (1)
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (1)
- Spanish Language and Literature Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (2)
- Philosophy Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Graduate programs (22)
- Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching Master's
- Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Master's
- Curriculum and Instruction Master's
- Educational Leadership and Administration, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Elementary Education and Teaching Master's
- Secondary Education and Teaching Master's
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other Master's
- Athletic Training/Trainer Master's
- Medical Informatics Master's
- Occupational Therapy/Therapist Doctorate (professional)
- Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality Post-bachelor's certificate
- Pharmacy Doctorate (professional)
- Law Doctorate (professional)
- Legal Professions and Studies, Other Master's
- Legal Studies Master's
- Accounting Master's
- Business Administration and Management, General Master's
- Public Administration Master's
- Data Analytics, General Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Communication and Media Studies, Other Master's
- Applied Behavior Analysis Master's
- Psychopharmacology Master's
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $49,944
- Housing and food on campus
- $11,858
- Books and supplies
- $1,100
- Other on-campus costs
- $4,178
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $67,080
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $67,080
- Total cost living at home
- $55,663
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $27,372 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $25,335 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $26,358 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $32,215 |
| Over $110,000 | $32,993 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 100%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 100%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $31,783
- Got a grant from the college
- 100%
- Average grant from the college
- $28,667
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 21%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 53%
- Average amount borrowed
- $9,575
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 68%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 77%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 77%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 78%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 77%
- Came back for year two
- 84%
| Pell grant students | 68% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 79% |
| Neither | 78% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 399 | 77% |
| Men | 297 | 76% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 0% (small group) |
| Asian | 28 | 75% |
| Black | 43 | 63% |
| Hispanic | 44 | 68% |
| White | 540 | 80% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 61% |
| Race unknown | 3 | 33% (small group) |
| International | 14 | 64% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 806 | 79% | 17% |
| Started here, part-time | 2 | 0% (small group) | 100% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 157 | 87% | 8% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 11 | 18% (small group) | 36% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 4,504
- Undergraduates
- 2,702
- Full-time undergraduates
- 2,607
- Part-time undergraduates
- 95
- Graduate students
- 1,802
- Students per faculty member
- 10 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 41%
- From out of state
- 56%
- From other countries
- 3%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 3%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 0%
| Women | 60% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 5% |
| Black | 7% |
| Hispanic | 8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 70% |
| Two or more races | 5% |
| Race unknown | 1% |
| International | 4% |
Campus life
- Setting
- City: Midsize
- Address
- 2507 University Avenue, Des Moines, IA, 50311-4505
- County
- Polk County
- Type
- Doctoral/Professional Universities
- Highest degree
- Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Air Force ROTC, Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Weekend or evening classes, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.