Drake University Student Population

How many students at Drake?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Drake University has a total enrollment of 4,345 students, including 2,585 undergraduate and 1,760 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,630 male students (37.5%) and 2,715 female students (62.5%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 3,155 White students (72.6%) and 347 Hispanic students (8%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 2,585 undergraduate students (59.5%) and 1,760 graduate students (40.5%).
• Class Delivery: 546 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 844 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University - which average 6,371 - Drake's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 1,630 male (37.51%) and 2,715 female (62.49%) students are attending Drake University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 60.04.

By class level, 2,585 (59.49%) are undergraduate students and 1,760 (40.51%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 39.46% are male and 60.54% are female, while among graduate students, 34.66% are male and 65.34% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 3,155 White, 274 Black, and 208 Asian students out of a total of 4,345 are attending at Drake University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Drake University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 45.8% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Drake has 33 students under 18 years old and 1 students over 65 years old. There are 3,304 students under 25 years old, and 1,200 students over 25 years old out of 4,504 total students.

Drake has 2,612 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 90 students aged 25 and over.

It has 692 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,110 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Drake University, 546 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 844 students are enrolled in some online courses.

435 students who live in Iowa or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 111 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,585 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 120 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.64%.106 students have transferred in as full-time status and 14 students transferred in as part-time status.