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Drake University

Des Moines, IA · Private · Midsize city · Drake

Private institution in Des Moines, IA · 2,669 undergraduates · 64% acceptance rate · $71,901 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$30,0421,720th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$49,9441,805th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$49,9441,802nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$62,4071,719th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$23,000990th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$71,901249th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$58,233279th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
77.3%250th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
83.9%486th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
64.1%481st most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1288218th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
28177th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
2,669765th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
10.0:1427th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
20.9%1,655th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 228 mi (MSP)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 44 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBusinessbachelors$85,760$78,971
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$71,015$64,990
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$60,094$62,409
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$60,072$57,705
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$57,092$59,485
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$53,810$49,270
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$53,358$65,238
MarketingBusinessbachelors$50,856$50,439
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCommunicationsbachelors$47,260$41,870
International Relations and National Security StudiesSocial Sciencesbachelors$41,937$28,236
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$41,426$39,909
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducationbachelors$40,461$44,835

Campus facts

Athletics — 9 sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $4,998,364 (M $1,687,380 · W $3,310,984)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Drake University’s 2,669 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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