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Drake University

Drake University
2507 University Ave
Des Moines, Iowa 50311

Website: Drake University

Type of college:4-year private, not-for-profit

Degree types offered: Bachelor's, Doctor's, First-professional degree, Master's, Post-Masters certificate, Postbaccalaureate certificate

Degree Programs offered:

  • Accounting & Finance
  • Accounting Other
  • Actuarial Science
  • Administration of Special Education
  • Adult and Continuing Teacher Education
  • Advertising & Marketing
  • Art History Criticism and Conservation
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Biology General
  • Broadcast Journalism
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Business Management and Administrative
  • Business Marketing and Marketing Management
  • Business Teacher Education (Vocational)
  • Chemistry General
  • Computer and Information Sciences General
  • Counselor Education / Counseling and Guidance
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Drama / Theater Arts General
  • Drawing
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Economics General
  • Education of the Specific Learning Disability
  • Education Other
  • Educational / Instructional Media Design
  • Elementary Middle and Secondary Education
  • Elementary Teacher Education
  • English Language and Literature General
  • English Teacher Education
  • Environmental Science / Studies
  • Finance General
  • Foreign Languages Teacher Education
  • French Language and Literature
  • General Studies
  • Geography
  • German Language and Literature
  • Graphic Design Commercial Art and Illustration
  • Higher Education Administration
  • History General
  • Information Sciences and Systems
  • Insurance and Risk Management
  • Interior Design
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • Journalism
  • Law (LLB JD)
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences / Liberal Studies
  • Management Info. Systems & Business Data
  • Management Science
  • Marine / Aquatic Biology
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Music - General Performance
  • Music General
  • Music Other
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Nursing Other
  • Painting
  • Pharmacy (B Pharm Pharm D )
  • Philosophy
  • Physics General
  • Political Science and Government General
  • Pre-Elementary / Early Childhood / Kindergarten
  • Printmaking
  • Psychology General
  • Public Administration
  • Public Relations
  • Radio and Television Broadcasting
  • Rehabilitation / Therapeutic Services Operations
  • Religion / Religious Studies
  • Science Teacher Education General
  • Sculpture
  • Secondary Teacher Education
  • Social Science Teacher Education
  • Social Sciences and History Other
  • Sociology
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Special Education Other
  • Speech and Rhetorical Studies
  • Teacher Education Specific Programs Other

Classification: Master’s Colleges and Universities I: These institutions typically offer a wide range of baccalaureate programs, and they are committed to graduate education through the master’s degree. They award 40 or more master’s degrees per year across three or more disciplines.


2004-2007 Enrollment

Total enrollment 5,126
Undergraduate enrollment 2,890
Percent of undergraduate enrollment by gender
Men 42%
Women 58%
Percent of undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity
Non-resident alien 0%
Black non-Hispanic 3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 1%
Asian or Pacific Islander 3%
Hispanic 2%
White non-Hispanic 69%


Information provided by the National Center for Education Statistics and the Carnegie Foundation.

Drake University Information