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Drake University
Mission Statement:
Mission Statement
Drake's mission is to provide an exceptional learning environment that prepares students for meaningful personal lives, professional accomplishments, and responsible global citizenship. The Drake experience is distinguished by collaborative learning among students, faculty, and staff
and by the integration of the liberal arts and sciences with professional preparation.
Address:
2507 University Ave
Des Moines, IA 50311-4505
www.drake.edu
Phone:
General: (515) 271-2011
Admissions: (515) 271-3181
Financial aid: (515) 271-2905
Degrees offered:
Accounting
Accounting and Related Services, Other
Actuarial Science
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
Advertising
Art Teacher Education
Astronomy
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Broadcast Journalism
Business Administration and Management, General
Business Teacher Education
Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services, Other
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other
Chemistry, General
Commercial and Advertising Art
Computer and Information Sciences, General
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
Creative Writing
Curriculum and Instruction
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
Economics, General
Education, Other
Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities
Educational Leadership and Administration, General
Elementary Education and Teaching
Elementary, Middle and Secondary Education Administration
English Language and Literature, General
English/Language Arts Teacher Education
Environmental Science/Studies
Finance, General
Foreign Language Teacher Education
French Language and Literature
History, General
Information Science/Studies
Insurance
Interior Design
International Business/Trade/Commerce
International Relations and Affairs
Journalism
Journalism, Other
Law (LLB, JD)
Legal Professions and Studies, Other
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Management Information Systems, General
Management Science, General
Marketing/Marketing Management, General
Mathematics Teacher Education
Mathematics, General
Music Performance, General
Music Teacher Education
Music, General
Music, Other
Painting
Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])
Philosophy
Physics, General
Political Science and Government, General
Pre-Elementary/Early Childhood/Kindergarten Teacher Education
Psychology, General
Public Administration
Public Relations/Image Management
Radio and Television
Religion/Religious Studies
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
Sculpture
Secondary Education and Teaching
Social Science Teacher Education
Sociology
Spanish Language and Literature
Special Education and Teaching, Other
Speech and Rhetorical Studies
Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas, Other
Classification:
Type: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Highest degree offered: Doctoral and first-professional
Carnegie class: Masters Colleges and Universities I
These institutions typically offer a wide range of baccalaureate programs, and they are committed to graduate education through the masters degree. They award 40 or more masters degrees per year across three or more disciplines.
Enrollment Information:
| Total enrollment: | 5221 | |
| Total undergraduate: | 2835 | |
| Total graduate: | 1112 | |
| Total professional: | 1274 | |
| | | | |
| Total full-time: | 3878 | |
| Full-time undergraduate: | 2583 | |
| Full-time graduate: | 42 | |
| Full-time professional: | 1253 | |
| | | | |
| Total part-time: | 1343 | |
| Part-time undergraduate: | 252 | |
| Part-time graduate: | 1070 | |
| Part-time professional: | 21 | |
| | | | |
| Men total: | 2118 | |
| Women total: | 3103 | |
| | | | |
| Nonresident alien: |
215 |
(04.12%) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native: |
13 |
(00.25%) |
| Asian or Pacific Islander: |
193 |
(03.70%) |
| Black non-Hispanic: |
163 |
(03.12%) |
| Hispanic: |
74 |
(01.42%) |
| White non-Hispanic: |
4159 |
(79.66%) |
| Race/ethnicity unknown: |
404 |
(07.74%) |
