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Drake University

Drake University
2507 University Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50311

Official telephone: (800) 443-7253
Website: https://www.drake.edu/
Screen last updated on: October 2026
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 83%
Student:Faculty ratio: 11:1
Total faculty: 185 men, 216 women
Full-time faculty: 126 men, 138 women
Part-time faculty: 59 men, 78 women
Graduation rate: 75% within six years

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning, external degree program, online courses
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • General Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Accounting and Business/Management
  • Accounting and Finance
  • Acting
  • Actuarial Science
  • Advertising
  • American Government and Politics (United States)
  • Anthropology, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Astronomy
  • Athletic Training/Trainer
  • Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Chemistry, General
  • Commercial and Advertising Art
  • Communication and Media Studies, Other
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Data Analytics, General
  • Design and Applied Arts, Other
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Drama and Dance Teacher Education
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other
  • Drawing
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, General
  • Economics, Other
  • Education, Other
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations, Other
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Studies
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Finance and Financial Management Services, Other
  • Finance, General
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • Journalism, Other
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Neuroscience
  • Occupational Therapy/Therapist
  • Painting
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Pharmacy
  • Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health, Other
  • Public Relations/Image Management
  • Radio and Television
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Rhetoric and Composition
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Sports Communication
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Writing, General
  • Zoology/Animal Biology, Other
Diplomas

  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Data Analytics, General
  • General Studies
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality
Doctorates

  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Law
  • Legal Studies
  • Occupational Therapy/Therapist
  • Pharmacy
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
  • Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Athletic Training/Trainer
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Communication and Media Studies, Other
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Data Analytics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Legal Professions and Studies, Other
  • Legal Studies
  • Medical Informatics
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Psychopharmacology
  • Public Administration
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
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