About Drake University

A national, coeducational, independent and private university founded in 1881, Drake offers more than 70 undergraduate majors in six colleges and schools, and graduate programs in business, education and law.

Your student will learn from and interact with outstanding, accessible faculty and other students. Approximately 3,000 full-time undergraduate students from 45 states and 62 countries attend Drake.  Your student will benefit from a lifelong connection to Drake: After graduating, he or she will automatically become a member of the Drake National Alumni Association, connecting him or her to the University and to a network of more than 60,000 Drake alumni worldwide.

Drake Parents Association

At Drake, we welcome and encourage parents to get involved in their students’ education and invite you to make the most of your automatic membership in the Drake University Parents Association.

Parents Association Board members and University staff are ready and willing to answer your questions and listen to your ideas about your student’s education. As we anticipate your student's arrival on campus, we also look forward to you joining our extended campus community.  Welcome!

The Drake University Parents Association provides a variety of special events for parents, such as the Parents and Family Weekend, President’s Assembly and other activities designed to introduce you to the Drake faculty and administration.

As a Drake parent, you can:

• Expect that your student’s education needs and adjustment to college life are Drake’s first priority.
• Help recruit other students (and parents) for Drake.
• Contribute to the Parents Annual Fund, which provides important financial support to benefit students.
• Receive Drake-related offers in the mail, such as the MBNA MasterCard, GradMed short-term health insurance for new Drake graduates and diploma frames that display your student’s degree.

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