Drake University (Drake) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Des Moines, IA.
It offers 30 graduate programs - 21 Master's, 4 Doctorate, 4 Post-bachelor's, and 1 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $12,777.
A total of 1,850 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 4,685 students at Drake. Drake offers online graduate programs and 419 out of 1,850 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 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $12,777. It offers thirty (30) 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 | 1,973 students
419 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) | $12,777 |
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| Student to Faculty | 10:1 (10.00%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 30 Graduate Programs
21 Master's, 4 Doctorate, 5 Post graduate certificates |
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2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Drake University
The following tables describe 2023-2024 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 $12,777 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $667.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $12,009 |
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| Fees | $768 |
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| Cost per Credit | $667 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,100 |
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| Room & Board | $11,858 (On-Campus) / $9,360 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $4,178 (On-Campus) / $4,619 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $29,913 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $27,856 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
| 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $11,818 | $11,932 | $11,988 | $12,128 | $12,777 |
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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 30 major areas - 21 Master's (4 online programs), 4 Doctorate, 4 Post-Bachelor's (1 online programs), 1 Post-Master's. 426 students have been conferred Master's degree and 257 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 | 426 | 257 | 6 | - |
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| Men | 139 | 96 | 2 | - |
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| Women | 287 | 161 | 4 | - |
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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 |
1 |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
Drake graduate schools have a total of 1,973 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 658 male and 1,315 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 921 full-time and 1,052 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 419 students enrolled through online exclusively and 248 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 1,681 White, 70 Black, and 59 Asian students are attending at Drake University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
128 grad students are younger than 22 and 337 students are older than 65. It has 994 students aged between 22 and 30 and 391 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 1,973 |
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| Men | 658 |
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| Women | 1,315 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 1,973 |
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| Full-time Students | 921 |
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| Part-time Students | 1,052 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 1,973 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 3 |
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| Asian | 59 |
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| Black | 70 |
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| Hispanic | 86 |
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| White | 1,681 |
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| Two or more races | 37 |
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| Un-Known | 9 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 1,973 |
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| 21 & Under | 128 |
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| 22-24 | 569 |
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| 25-29 | 425 |
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| 30-34 | 200 |
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| 35-39 | 191 |
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| 40 & Over | 337 |
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Online Population
At Drake University graduate schools, 419 students enrolled online exclusively and 248 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 1,850 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 419 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 248 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,183 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 419 |
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| Iowa Resident | 317 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 100 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 2 |
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