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Drake University

Des Moines, Iowa
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  • Independent university, founded 1881
  • Calendar semesters
  • Degrees bachelor's, master's, doctoral, first professional, and post-master's certificates
  • Suburban 120-acre campus
  • Endowment $119.0 million
  • Coed, 3,141 undergraduate students, 93% full-time, 57% women, 43% men
  • Moderately difficult entrance level, 82% of applicants were admitted
Costs (2006 - 07)
  • Comprehensive fee: $29,182 includes full-time tuition ($22,270), mandatory fees ($412), and room and board ($6500). Full-time tuition and fees vary according to class time, course load, and student level. Part-time tuition: $430 per hour. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to class time
  • Required fees: $40 per semester part-time
  • Room and board: college room only: $3190. Room and board charges vary according to board plan
  • Payment plan: installment
  • Waivers: children of alumni, senior citizens, and employees or children of employees
Financial Aid
  • Of all full-time matriculated undergraduates who enrolled in 2005,: 2,147 applied for aid, 1,787 were judged to have need, 606 had their need fully met. 1,220 Federal Work-Study jobs (averaging $1519). 44 state and other part-time jobs (averaging $6882)
  • In 2005,: 886 non-need-based awards were made
  • Average percent of need met: 84%
  • Average financial aid package: $17,453
  • Average need-based loan: $5472
  • Average need-based gift aid: $10,719
  • Average non-need-based aid: $9026
  • Average indebtedness upon graduation: $25,691
Freshmen
  • Admission 3,668 applied, 3,006 admitted, 809 enrolled, 3.67 average high school GPA
  • Average high school GPA 3.67
  • Test scores SAT verbal scores over 500 84%, SAT math scores over 500 82%, ACT scores over 18 100%, SAT verbal scores over 600 49%, SAT math scores over 600 50%, ACT scores over 24 78%, SAT verbal scores over 700 9%, SAT math scores over 700 16%, ACT scores over 30 17%
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