by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Drake University was awarded 32 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is business, management & marketing.
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Drake landed the #340 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 20% of all schools in the nation.
Out of the 37 colleges in Iowa, Drake is ranked at #5.
If you're applying to Drake University you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 67%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
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.
The student to faculty ratio at Drake is an impressive 10 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Drake University is 68%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 83% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Drake University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Drake the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 69%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,848 undergraduates at Drake with 2,731 being full-time and 117 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $27,327 | $27,280 | $28,798 | $30,343 | $32,542 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Drake, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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.
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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/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Law | 108 | NA |
| Educational Administration | 105 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 97 | $47,806 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 81 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 74 | $41,630 |
| Data Analytics | 62 | NA |
| Marketing | 60 | $51,968 |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies | 50 | NA |
| General Psychology | 48 | NA |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 47 | $44,492 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 1,628 students took at least one online class at Drake University. This is a decrease from the 2,148 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,628 | 431 |
| 2021-2022 | 2,148 | 462 |
| 2020-2021 | 4,272 | 1,430 |
| 2018-2019 | 427 | 192 |
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Footnotes
*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.
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