Drake University Healthcare Programs

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.

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

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?

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.

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.

Can I Afford Drake University?

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 52% of students took out student loans averaging $8,953 a year. That adds up to $35,812 over four years for those students.

Drake University Undergraduate Student Diversity

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 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	66	66
Occupational Therapy	12	0	0	48	60
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	41	0	0	0	41
Medical Informatics	0	0	12	0	12
Athletic Training	5	0	4	0	9
Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	7	0	0	0	7
Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality	0	5	0	0	5
Health Care Management	1	0	0	0	1
TOTAL	66	5	16	114	201

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Limitingflame1 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.