UIU vs Drake University

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
Drake University has more expensive tuition & fees ($49,944) than UIU ($19,000).
It is harder to admit to Drake University than UIU.
Drake University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,050) than UIU (1,050).
Drake University has higher submitted ACT score (16) than UIU (16).
Drake University has more students with 4,685 students while UIU has 3,072 students.
Drake University has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while UIU's ratio is 13 to 1.
Drake University has more full-time faculties with 300 faculties while UIU has 61 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Upper Iowa University and Drake University.

UIU	vs.	Drake University
Fayette, Iowa	Location	Des Moines, Iowa
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
$19,000	2024 Tuition & Fees	$49,944
73%	% Receiving Financial Aid	97%
$12,470	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$29,576

93.38 %	Acceptance Rates	64.13 %
24.35 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	12.87 %
1,050	SAT Score	1,280
16	ACT Score	27
42 %	Graduation Rate	76 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
57 %	Retention Rate	83 %
3,072	Student Population	4,685
61	Number of Faculties	300
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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