Drake University

Des Moines, IA

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Acceptance Rate

64%

Enrollment

2,669

Graduation Rate

77%

Student-Faculty Ratio

10:1

Median Earnings (10yr)

$71,901

Retention Rate

84%

Admissions

SAT Range (25th–75th)1190–1390

8001600

ACT Range (25th–75th)24–30

136

Test Policy: Test Optional

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Scale

SAT

ACT

Test-optional

Extracurriculars

LimitedExceptional

Cost & Financial Aid

In-State Tuition

$49,944

Out-of-State Tuition

$49,944

Avg Net Price

$30,042

Room & Board

$11,858

Total COA

$62,407

Median Debt

$23,000

Net Price by Family Income

$0–30,000

$27,372

$30,001–48,000

$25,335

$48,001–75,000

$26,358

$75,001–110,000

$32,215

$110,001+

$32,993

Pell Grant Rate: 21%

Federal Loan Rate: 47%

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Family Income

Sticker Price$61,802

Estimated Net Price$30,042 (avg)

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Outcomes

Graduation Rate

77%

Median Earnings (10yr)

$71,901

Retention Rate

84%

Median Debt

$23,000

Top Programs

Business & Marketing

25.8%

Communication

12.5%

Health Professions

9.2%

Social Sciences

7.2%

Biology

5.9%

Visual & Performing Arts

5.7%

Psychology

5.3%

Legal Studies

4.3%

Education

4.2%

Interdisciplinary Studies

4.2%

Top Majors

Major	Graduates	Earnings (4yr)
Marketing	60	$70,052
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	53	$102,111
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	49	$58,012
Finance and Financial Management Services	39	$81,311
Data Analytics	37	—
Accounting and Related Services	37	$75,593
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	34	—
Journalism	31	$48,432
Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate)	31	—
Psychology, General	29	$43,336
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	28	—
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	27	—
English Language and Literature, General	25	$40,765
Computer and Information Sciences, General	23	$77,918
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	23	$47,254