- The Inkwell
- Iowa
- Drake University
Des Moines, IACity: midsizeZIP 50311Founded 1881
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1881
- Motto
- Truth
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.drake.edu
IowaPrivate nonprofit
Drake University
Drake University is a private nonprofit university in Des Moines, Iowa, with 2,543 undergraduates. It admits 64% of applicants, graduates 71% within six years and costs $29,415 a year after aid.
71%graduate
Admission rate64%
Retention84%
4-year graduation65%
Pell Grant share28%
Federal loans48%
$29,415net price / year
64%admission rate
1292average SAT
71%graduate in 6 years
$78,855median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,500median debt
#222 of 1,704 for earnings#1,434 of 1,739 for lowest net price#369 of 1,738 for graduation rate#435 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $65,475tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $52,130
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $52,130
- Average net price
- $29,415national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$28,458
$30,001–48,000$25,119
$48,001–75,000$25,416
$75,001–110,000$28,365
$110,001+$32,318
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 64%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1292
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 580–680
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 530–670
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 24–29
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college64%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college84%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college71%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college28%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 71%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 65%
- First-year retention
- 84%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 79%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $59,016
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $78,855middle 50%: $54,622–$119,611
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$119,611
Median, Drake University$78,855
Lower quarter$54,622
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 2,543
- Part-time
- 2.2%
- Women / men
- 61% / 39%
- Average age at entry
- 20.2
- First-generation students
- 15%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 28%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 72%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,431 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $13,803
- Endowment, end of year
- $306,208,560
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White68%
Hispanic9.5%
Black7.8%
Asian4.6%
Two or more races5.4%
U.S. nonresident4.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown0.2%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management22%
Communication & journalism9.8%
Biological & biomedical sciences8.2%
Health professions8.0%
Social sciences7.8%
Education5.9%
Psychology5.3%
Visual & performing arts5.2%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Iowa University Fayette, IA | $21,119 | 31% | $57,736 |
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| Waldorf University Forest City, IA | $24,003 | 43% | $58,667 |
| Grinnell College Grinnell, IA | $15,203 | 86% | $72,106 |
| Dordt University Sioux Center, IA | $25,944 | 72% | $57,576 |
| Grand View University Des Moines, IA | $21,705 | 49% | $58,718 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrews University Berrien Springs, MI | $29,164 | 71% | $59,582 |
| DeSales University Center Valley, PA | $29,183 | 70% | $69,129 |
| Concordia University-Wisconsin Mequon, WI | $29,239 | 67% | $61,992 |
| St. John Fisher University Rochester, NY | $29,743 | 74% | $76,156 |
| Springfield College Springfield, MA | $28,053 | 71% | $59,623 |
| Bethel University Saint Paul, MN | $30,995 | 72% | $69,827 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 153269. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5305629.