Drake University

Drake University is a co-educational, private university located in Des Moines, Iowa. It was founded in 1881. It has a campus stretching across nearly 150 acres of urban land and grants admission to more than 3,000 students every year.

The academic buildings within the campus include:

College of Arts & Sciences
College of Business & Public Administration (CBPA)
College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
School of Education
School of Journalism & Mass Communication (SJMC)
School of Law

Drake University has various Greek-letter student organizations, such as Kappa Kappa Gamma, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Tau Kappa Epsilon and Alpha Lambda Delta.

The Drake Bulldogs participate in a host of intercollegiate sports, including crew, cross country, football, basketball, volleyball, golf, soccer, tennis, track & field and softball.

Campus Location

2507 University Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50311-4505
USA
Main Tel: (515) 271-2011
Web Site

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Highlights

Where the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

Many students concentrating in media, law, medicine, and business and management.
Large number of programs of study offered.
High female/male ratio.
Number of dorm rooms for students.
Large number of students.
High faculty salary.
High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).

Other important characteristics:

Faculty tenure system
Library on-campus
Campus housing available
Study abroad option
Distance learning available
Part-time classes available
ROTC
Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
Bachelor	735	63
Master	418	27
	247	2
Post-master's certificate	20	2

Students

Student enrollment was 5,617 in 2007-2008 (5,279 full-time equivalent).

About 40% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 60% of the class.

Undergrads are 26% of enrolled students and graduate students are 74%.

About 3% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 97% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

Item	Cost
State Tuition and fees	$ 24,892
Room	$ 3,960
Board	$ 3,540
Books and supplies	$ 900
Other	$ 3,560

Financial Aid: Drake participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Similar Schools

Based on computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Drake:

	School	Location	Enrollment
1	Bradley University	Peoria, IL	6,053
2	Butler University	Indianapolis, IN	4,479
3	Loyola University New Orleans	New Orleans, LA	4,360
4	Baylor University	Waco, TX	14,174
5	North Central College	Naperville, IL	2,559
6	Marquette University	Milwaukee, WI	11,516
7	University of Dayton	Dayton, OH	10,395
8	Texas Christian University	Fort Worth, TX	8,668
9	Loyola College in Maryland	Baltimore, MD	6,028
10	Fairfield University	Fairfield, CT	5,024

Faculty

Tenure (2008-2009):

Full-Time Faculty		Total
With tenure		147
Without tenure; working toward tenure		60
Without tenure; tenure not available		63

Housing and Meals

Drake provides on-campus housing for 2,220 of its 5,279 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009).

Athletics

School sports include football (Pioneer Football League), basketball (Missouri Valley Conference), baseball (), and track (Missouri Valley Conference).

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 114 male students received the aid (men were 51% of those receiving aid) and 108 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 49% of students receiving such aid) .

Admissions (2008-2009)

Applicants	Admitted
Men	68%
Women	70%
All	69%

SAT Test Scores:

SAT	Middle 50%
Verbal	520-640
Math	550-660

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2008-2009 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (316 awarded)

Accounting
Accounting and Business/Management
Accounting and Finance
Accounting and Related Services
Actuarial Science
Business Administration and Management
Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
Finance and Financial Management Services
Finance
International Business/Trade/Commerce
Management Information Systems
Management Science
Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (3 awarded)

Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (9 awarded)

Environmental Science
Environmental Studies

DESIGN (24 awarded)

Graphic Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (12 awarded)

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (296 awarded)

Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
Art Teacher Education
Business Teacher Education
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
Curriculum and Instruction
Drama and Dance Teacher Education
Early Childhood Education and Teaching
Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances
Educational Leadership and Administration
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision
Elementary Education and Teaching
English/Language Arts Teacher Education
French Language Teacher Education
History Teacher Education
Mathematics Teacher Education
Music Teacher Education
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
Secondary Education and Teaching
Social Science Teacher Education
Spanish Language Teacher Education
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (101 awarded)

Public Administration

FINE ARTS (8 awarded)

Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Painting

LAW (149 awarded)

Law (LLB, JD)
Legal Professions and Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (108 awarded)

Anthropology
Creative Writing
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
Economics
English Language and Literature
History
International Relations and Affairs
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
Political Science and Government
Sociology
Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (10 awarded)

Mathematics

MEDIA (111 awarded)

Advertising
Broadcast Journalism
Journalism
Mass Communication/Media Studies
Public Relations/Image Management
Radio and Television

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (6 awarded)

Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration

MEDICINE (126 awarded)

Neuroscience
Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])

MUSIC (11 awarded)

Music Pedagogy
Music Performance
Music
Voice and Opera

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (1 awarded)

Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (21 awarded)

Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (1 awarded)

Drawing

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (5 awarded)

Ethics
Philosophy
Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (72 awarded)

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Biology/Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (30 awarded)

Psychology