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Drake University

Des Moines,  Iowa
College Board code: 6168

Main Address

2507 University Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50311-4505
(515) 271-2011
www.drake.edu

Admission Office

2507 University Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50311-4505
(515) 271-3181
(800) 443-7253
Fax: (515) 271-2831
admission@drake.edu
Contact: Laura Linn
Director of Admission

Type of School

  • Private
  • University
  • Four-year
  • Coed
  • Percent applicants admitted: 74%
  • Regionally Accredited
  • North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
  • College Board member
Calendar: Semester

Degrees offered:

  • Bachelor's
  • Master's
  • Doctoral
  • Doctoral (Professional Practice)

Setting

  • Urban setting
  • Large city (250,000 - 499,999)
  • Residential campus

Size

  • Total undergrads: 3,548
  • First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 863
  • Degree-seeking undergrads: 3,543
  • Graduate enrollment: 2,105

Student Body

How Do I Stack Up?

How does my academic performance stack up?

1st-year students:
  • 33% In-state students
  • 67% Out-of-state students
  • 0% Part-time students
  • 60% Women
  • 40% Men
  • 2% Asian/Pacific Islander
  • 2% Black/Non-Hispanic
  • 2% Hispanic
  • 71% White/Non-Hispanic
  • 3% Non-Resident Alien
  • 21% Race/ethnicity unreported
  • 38% in top 10th of graduating class
  • 70% in top quarter of graduating class
  • 92% in top half of graduating class
  • 50% had h.s. GPA of 3.75 and higher
  • 19% had h.s. GPA between 3.5 and 3.74
  • 15% had h.s. GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
  • 9% had h.s. GPA between 3.0 and 3.24
  • 6% had h.s. GPA between 2.5 and 2.99
  • 1% had h.s. GPA between 2.0 and 2.49
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