Drake University

Des Moines, IA · Private Nonprofit

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Acceptance rate

64%

Average SAT

1,292

ACT midpoint

Enrollment

2,543

In-state tuition

$52,130

Out-of-state tuition

$52,130

Avg net price

$29,127

4-yr grad rate

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Test scores

Admitted students score between 1110 and 1350 on the SAT (25th–75th percentile).

ACT midpoint: 28

Popular programs at Drake University

Bachelor’s degree programs ranked by Stairway Ranking — a composite letter grade comparing this school’s program against every other school’s in the same major nationally. Ties broken alphabetically.

#	Program	Graduates/yr	Earnings (1yr)	Earnings (4yr)
1	Marketing.	60	$51,968	$71,246
2	Psychology, General.	48	N/A	$47,706
3	Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.	47	$44,492	$63,302
4	Non-Professional Legal Studies.	46	N/A	N/A
5	Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.	41	$80,044	$97,132
6	Data Analytics.	40	N/A	N/A
7	Computer and Information Sciences, General.	34	$69,835	$90,639
8	Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.	34	N/A	N/A
9	Journalism.	32	$41,913	$62,969
10	Natural Resources Conservation and Research.	31	N/A	N/A
11	Finance and Financial Management Services.	30	$62,049	$88,637
12	Accounting and Related Services.	29	$65,922	$87,582
13	Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.	28	$41,630	$49,289
14	Political Science and Government.	25	N/A	$67,257
15	Music.	24	N/A	$42,233
16	Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.	20	N/A	$67,547
17	International Relations and National Security Studies.	16	N/A	$49,764
18	History.	16	N/A	$42,256
19	Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.	15	N/A	$50,591
20	Mathematics.	15	N/A	N/A