The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.
  • Drake University is a private (not-for-profit) and ISU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
  • Drake University has more expensive tuition & fees ($49,944) than ISU ($21,734).
  • It is harder to admit to Drake University than ISU.
  • ISU has more students with 8,658 students while Drake University has 4,685 students.
  • Drake University has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while ISU's ratio is 16 to 1.
  • ISU has more full-time faculties with 457 faculties while Drake University has 300 full-time faculties.
The following table compares the two rival schools - Drake University and Indiana State University.
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Drake Universityvs.ISU
Des Moines, IowaLocationTerre Haute, Indiana
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)School Typefour-years, Public
Doctor's degreeHighest Degree OfferedDoctor's degree
Doctoral / Research UniversityCarnegie ClassificationDoctoral / Research University
$49,9442024 Tuition & Fees
In-State$9,992
Out-Of-State$21,734
97%% Receiving Financial Aid92%
$29,576Average Amount of Financial Aid$8,858
67.23 %Acceptance Rates92.30 %
12.65 %Yield (Enrollment Rates)8.97 %
1,270SAT Score-
28ACT Score-
76 %Graduation Rate44 %
-Transfer-out Rate-
83 %Retention Rate64 %
4,685Student Population8,658
300Number of Faculties457
10 to 1Students to Faculty Ratio16 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher CertificationSpecial Learning OpportunitiesDistance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement servicesOn Campus Student ServicesAcademic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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