Pushing boundaries, raising standards, lifting spirits and gaining knowledge that's how the Drake community lives education. And that's how you will be empowered to live your life choices at Drake.
Educational Value
A Drake University education provides high returns on your investment
in both your personal and professional lives.
Educational quality — Drake is ranked as a “best value”
in higher education by both U.S.News
and World Report and Barron’s
300 Best Buys in College Education.
Student achievement — Drake scored in the top percentile for
high quality and effective learning experiences by the National
Study on Student Engagement, a survey in which students rate
their academic experience.
Personalized Education
Drake’s faculty members work hard to involve themselves with students
on a personal level — both in the classroom as teachers and out
of the classroom as mentors.
Expert faculty, not teaching assistants, teach courses and provide
personalized feedback and support.
Students choose from more than 70
programs of study; design a personal academic plan; combine
majors or create their own major.
Drake’s student-to-faculty ratio of 14:1 offers a quality experience
unmatched by large universities.
Professors will know their students’ names and become active partners
in their success, both in and out of the classroom.
Affordable Results
The cost of a Drake education is competitive with public universities. Students who plan properly complete their degrees in four years and begin working in their chosen profession soon after graduation.
Approximately 98 percent of Drake students receive financial
aid. Domestic students entering Drake direct from high school in fall 2008 averaged $21,130 in combined grants, scholarships, need-based loans, and need-based work study.
Drake students get real-world experience through professional internships
that prepare them for lifelong success. Nearly 80 percent of Drake
students graduate having had at least one internship.
Students acquire valuable leadership
skills from area business, government, civic and community leaders
— many of who are Drake alumni.
Nearly all Drake graduates (92 percent in 2008) find career employment
or enter graduate school within six months after receiving their degrees.
Drake awards more than $65 million along with 5,000 scholarships and grants to students annually.
Educational quality — Drake is ranked as a “best value”
in higher education by both 
Expert faculty, not teaching assistants, teach courses and provide
personalized feedback and support.
Approximately 98 percent of Drake students receive 
