Drake University
Common Data Set 2018-19
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Acceptance Rate
67.7%
Applications
6,886
Admitted
4,659
Enrolled
750
Federal outcomes
Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.
$71,901
10 yrs after enrollment
74%
6-year completion
$29,127
sticker minus grants
$23,000
federal loans only
All Extracted Fields
156fields parsed from this CDS.
Enrollment And Persistence
5 TABLESFirst-Time, First-Year Admission
5 TABLESTotal academic units16
English4
Mathematics3
Science2
Of these, units that must be lab1
Foreign language2
Social studies4
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7416
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.4912
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.2410
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.995
Total100
Is your early action plan a “restrictive” plan under which you limit students from applying to other early plans?No
Transfer Admission
1 TABLEMaximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:84
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:credit
Student Life
2 TABLESPercent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)65%
Percent of males who join fraternities38%
Percent of females who join sororities28%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing98%
Percent who live off campus or commute2%
Percent of students age 25 and older0%
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)65%
Percent of males who join fraternities36%
Percent of females who join sororities29%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing70%
Percent who live off campus or commute30%
Percent of students age 25 and older3%
Average age of full-time students18
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18
Average age of full-time students20
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)20
Annual Expenses
3 TABLESMinimum2
Financial Aid
5 TABLESAcademic Year2018-2019 estimated
Federal$3,537,967
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$32,001,771
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$742,009
Total Scholarships/Grants$38,481,162
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$11,813,525
Federal Work-Study$2,655,015
Total Self-Help$14,468,540
Parent Loans$10,416,573
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$796,911
Federal$673,796
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$20,431,265
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$541,750
Total Scholarships/Grants$21,652,685
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$15,302,119
Total Self-Help$15,302,119
Parent Loans$32,630,365
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$3,690,047
If yes, starting date (Month):1
If yes, starting date (Day):1
If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:New undergraduate students enrolling full time in 2019-2020 will have a guarantee that their full-time tuition will not increase for at least four years of study in their Bachelor's degree program. ##
Instructional Faculty And Class Size
1 TABLEFall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio10
based on ____ students2,018