Drake University Business Programs

Drake University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Des Moines, Iowa. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is Drake University?

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

How Do I Get Into Drake?

You can apply to Drake online at: www.drake.edu/admission

Admission Requirements for Drake

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Drake?

The acceptance rate at Drake is 67%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 63%, and the acceptance rate for women is 71%.

Average Test Scores

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.

Drake received ACT scores from 36% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 24 and 32. Math scores were between 23 and 0. Composite scores were between 25 and 30.

Can I Afford Drake University?

The overall average net price of Drake is $37,912. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Drake, approximately 51% of students took out student loans averaging $10,212 a year. That adds up to $40,848 over four years for those students.

Drake University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,902 undergraduate students at Drake, with 2,776 being full-time and 126 being part-time.

There are also 1,973 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,776 full-time undergraduates at Drake, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Drake University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	133
Black or African American	165
Hispanic or Latino	205
White	2,028
International Students	113
Other Races/Ethnicities	132

Geographic Diversity

Iowa students aren't the only ones who study at Drake University. At this time, 32 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 45 countries are represented at Drake. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Malaysia, China, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at Drake University

There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 12 master’s degree programs available online at Drake. In 2022-2023, 1,628 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Drake has changed over the last few years.

Drake University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	12	0	85	97
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	60	0	0	60
Accounting	24	0	13	37
Public Relations	36	0	0	36
Actuarial Science	32	0	0	32
Finance	30	1	0	31
International Business/Trade/Commerce	14	0	0	14
Advertising	11	0	0	11
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	9	0	0	9
Business Management & Marketing	6	0	0	6
Accounting and Finance	5	0	0	5
Entrepreneurship	4	0	0	4
General Economics	4	0	0	4
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	3	0	0	3
Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	1	0	0	1
Other Economics	1	0	0	1
Accounting and Business/Management	0	0	0	0
Other Finance and Financial Management Services	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	252	1	98	351

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Limitingflame1 under License

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