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Drake University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Des Moines, Iowa. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

40 Undergraduate Degrees
133 Graduate Degrees
$37,912 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
67% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Drake University?

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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

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
Drake has an acceptance rate of 67%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

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 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Drake University  ( 25 to 30 )
1
36

Can I Afford Drake University?

$37,912 Net Price
51% 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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Drake, approximately 51% of students took out student loans averaging $10,212 a year. That adds up to $40,848 over four years for those students.

Drake University Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,776 Full-Time Undergraduates
61% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,902 undergraduate students at Drake, with 2,776 being full-time and 126 being part-time.

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There are also 1,973 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,776 full-time undergraduates at Drake, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 133
Black or African American 165
Hispanic or Latino 205
White 2,028
International Students 113
Other Races/Ethnicities 132

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.

Online Learning at Drake University

431 Took All Classes Online
1,628 Took At Least One Class Online
There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 12 master’s degree programs available online at Drake. In 2022-2023, 1,628 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Drake has changed over the last few years.

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Drake University Healthcare Concentrations

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

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Pharmacy 0 0 0 81 81
Occupational Therapy 5 0 0 39 44
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 34 0 0 0 34
Athletic Training 1 0 5 0 6
Medical Informatics 0 0 6 0 6
Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality 0 2 0 0 2
TOTAL 40 2 11 120 173

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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