Drake University (Drake) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Des Moines, IA.
It offers 31 graduate programs - 22 Master's, 4 Doctorate, 4 Post-bachelor's, and 1 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $12,825.
A total of 1,760 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 4,345 students at Drake. Drake offers online graduate programs and 533 out of 1,760 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
Drake have a law school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at Law School. In addition, you can find Drake's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $12,825. It offers thirty-one (31) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Drake University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 2507 University Avenue, Des Moines, IA |
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| Graduate School Students | 1,802 students
533 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $12,825 |
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| Student to Faculty | 11:1 (9.09%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 31 Graduate Programs
22 Master's, 4 Doctorate, 5 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Drake University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Drake University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $12,825 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $670.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $12,057 |
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| Fees | $768 |
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| Cost per Credit | $670 |
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| Books & Supplies | $510 |
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| Room & Board | $12,452 (On-Campus) / $10,701 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $3,150 (On-Campus) / $3,303 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $28,937 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $27,339 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $11,932 | $11,988 | $12,128 | $12,777 | $12,825 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Drake University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 31 major areas - 22 Master's (4 online programs), 4 Doctorate, 4 Post-Bachelor's (3 online programs), 1 Post-Master's. 378 students have been conferred Master's degree and 269 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 378 | 269 | 9 | - |
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| Men | 145 | 94 | 6 | - |
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| Women | 233 | 175 | 3 | - |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| General Studies | NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
Drake graduate schools have a total of 1,802 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 609 male and 1,193 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 820 full-time and 982 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 533 students enrolled through online exclusively and 257 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 1,471 White, 80 Black, and 78 Asian students are attending at Drake University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 1,802 |
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| Men | 609 |
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| Women | 1,193 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 1,802 |
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| Full-time Students | 820 |
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| Part-time Students | 982 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 1,802 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 3 |
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| Asian | 78 |
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| Black | 80 |
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| Hispanic | 90 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 1 |
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| White | 1,471 |
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| Two or more races | 43 |
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| Un-Known | 4 |
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Online Population
At Drake University graduate schools, 533 students enrolled online exclusively and 257 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 1,760 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 533 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 257 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 970 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 533 |
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| Iowa Resident | 425 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 107 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 1 |
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