Drake University
Cost & Tuition
Student Debt
Median total debt: $19,500
Students with federal loans: 47.1%
Students with Pell grants: 20.9%
Career Outcomes
All graduates median earnings:
After 1 year: $51,837
After 5 years: $67,733
Majors(49 programs)
- Marketing.(60 graduates)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.(53 graduates)
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.(49 graduates)
- Finance and Financial Management Services.(39 graduates)
- Data Analytics.(37 graduates)
- Accounting and Related Services.(37 graduates)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.(34 graduates)
- Journalism.(31 graduates)
- Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate).(31 graduates)
- Psychology, General.(29 graduates)
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.(28 graduates)
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research.(27 graduates)
- English Language and Literature, General.(25 graduates)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General.(23 graduates)
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.(23 graduates)
- Mathematics.(23 graduates)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations.(22 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(21 graduates)
- Political Science and Government.(21 graduates)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(19 graduates)
- Biology, General.(18 graduates)
- History.(18 graduates)
- Music.(17 graduates)
- Economics.(15 graduates)
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences.(14 graduates)
- International Business.(14 graduates)
- Chemistry.(12 graduates)
- International Relations and National Security Studies.(12 graduates)
- Physics.(11 graduates)
- Sociology.(11 graduates)
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.(11 graduates)
- Anthropology.(9 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(8 graduates)
- Design and Applied Arts.(7 graduates)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(5 graduates)
- Fine and Studio Arts.(5 graduates)
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations.(5 graduates)
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(4 graduates)
- Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other.(4 graduates)
- Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(3 graduates)
- Religion/Religious Studies.(3 graduates)
- Philosophy.(2 graduates)
- Astronomy and Astrophysics.(2 graduates)
- Management Information Systems and Services.(2 graduates)
- Visual and Performing Arts, Other.(1 graduates)
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication.
- Legal Professions and Studies, Other.
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.
Institution Details
Undergraduate Enrollment: 2,669 students
Admission Rate: 64.1%
Retention Rate: 83.9%
Graduation Rate: 77.3%
Student Demographics
White (70.5%)
Hispanic (7.8%)
Black (6.9%)
Asian (4.9%)
Two or More (5.4%)
International (3.8%)
Gender Distribution
Men (39.9%)
Women (60.1%)