The student population at Drake University is 4,685 (2,835 undergraduate and 1,850 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 454 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Drake is 60.51% which is decreased by 548 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 94 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.67 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

431 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 1,695.83% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,918 where 4,685 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

60.51% of total students is undergraduate students and 39.49% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 548 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 94 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.67 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Drake than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Drake University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-145,1393,3831,4751,9081,7566681,088
2014-155,062
-77
3,364
-19
1,465
-10
1,899
-9
1,698
-58
623
-45
1,075
-13
2015-164,991
-71
3,338
-26
1,454
-11
1,884
-15
1,653
-45
597
-26
1,056
-19
2016-175,001
10
3,267
-71
1,398
-56
1,869
-15
1,734
81
592
-5
1,142
86
2017-184,904
-97
3,098
-169
1,324
-74
1,774
-95
1,806
72
599
7
1,207
65
2018-194,869
-35
3,015
-83
1,271
-53
1,744
-30
1,854
48
594
-5
1,260
53
2019-204,884
15
2,954
-61
1,219
-52
1,735
-9
1,930
76
626
32
1,304
44
2020-214,774
-110
2,848
-106
1,171
-48
1,677
-58
1,926
-4
637
11
1,289
-15
2021-224,875
101
2,902
54
1,156
-15
1,746
69
1,973
47
658
21
1,315
26
2022-234,685
-190
2,835
-67
1,140
-16
1,695
-51
1,850
-123
612
-46
1,238
-77
Average4,9183,1001,3071,7931,8186211,197
Drake University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 3,100 where 2,835 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Drake University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-143,3833,1851,3681,81719810791
2014-153,3643,1771,3711,8061879493
2015-163,3383,1671,3621,8051719279
2016-173,2673,1021,3151,7871658382
2017-183,0982,9551,2521,7031437271
2018-193,0152,8341,1721,6621819982
2019-202,9542,8301,1531,6771246658
2020-212,8482,7311,0971,6341177443
2021-222,9022,7761,0871,6891266957
2022-232,8352,7441,0921,652914843
Average3,1003,1001,2271,7233,1008070
Drake University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,818 where 1,850 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Drake University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-141,756935381554821287534
2014-151,698891366525807257550
2015-161,653856348508797249548
2016-171,734862322540872270602
2017-181,806879327552927272655
2018-191,854926327599928267661
2019-201,930937334603993292701
2020-211,9269133325811,013305708
2021-221,9739213305911,052328724
2022-231,8508402895511,010323687
Average1,8181,8183365601,818285637
Drake University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 76.35%. The percentage was 81.69% 10 years ago and Drake still has a high percentage of white students. 4.53% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.44% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Drake University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14922115715524,19860
2014-151020016016314,11079
2015-16816817617014,04293
2016-17916616718104,072106
2017-18516620520603,966121
2018-19320219924303,891129
2019-20220723727003,872133
2020-21520423129713,750144
2021-22419724429603,794171
2022-23521225528723,577190
Average619420322713,927123
Drake University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

431 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 9% of total students. The number of online students has increased 1,695.83% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Drake University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-155,062241994,839
2015-164,99162554,730
2016-175,00103254,676
2017-184,904202194,665
2018-194,8691922354,442
2019-204,8842771,0363,571
2020-214,7741,4302,842502
2021-224,8754621,6862,727
2022-234,6854311,1973,057
Average4,8943168883,690

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