Private nonprofit · Des Moines, Iowa
Drake University: cost, debt and earnings by major
36 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $29,415
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 71%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 64%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 2,543
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $21,500
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 2.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $28,458 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $25,119 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $25,416 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $28,365 |
| $110,000+ | $32,318 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (24)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$97,132
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$90,639
- Economics$88,638
- Finance and Financial Management Services$88,637
- Accounting and Related Services$87,582
- Data Analytics$77,302 (1 yr)
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration$75,867
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$73,523
- Marketing$71,246
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$67,547
- Political Science and Government$67,257
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$63,302
- Journalism$62,969
- Design and Applied Arts$58,834
- English Language and Literature, General$57,563
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$54,950
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$50,591
- International Relations and National Security Studies$49,764
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$49,289
- Psychology, General$47,706
- Non-Professional Legal Studies$44,185 (1 yr)
- History$42,256
- Music$42,233
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$41,178 (1 yr)
Master's programs (9)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$137,890
- Legal Professions and Studies, Other$95,134 (1 yr)
- Accounting and Related Services$91,269
- Public Administration$83,764
- Educational Administration and Supervision$68,233
- Curriculum and Instruction$62,724
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services$59,658
- Communication and Media Studies$58,440 (1 yr)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$56,615