Drake University

Drake University is a private institution that was founded in 1881. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,835 (fall 2022), its setting is city, and the campus size is 150 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Drake University's ranking in the 2024 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, #178. Its tuition and fees are $50,114.

Drake University, located in Des Moines, Iowa, offers a range of student activities. The Donald V. Adams Leadership Institute offers courses, workshops and other opportunities for students throughout the year. Among the more than 150 student organizations are Colleges Against Cancer, a campus newspaper and a number of club and intramural sports teams, including badminton, racquetball and tennis. A sizeable Greek community encompasses about a dozen fraternities and sororities. Drake provides housing in its eight residence halls, and the majority of students live on campus. The Drake Bulldogs compete primarily in the Division I Missouri Valley Conference.

Drake is made up of six schools and colleges. Graduate programs include those in the School of Education, School of Law and the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Campus traditions include Street Painting, an annual celebration during which organizations decorate a street on campus, and the Beautiful Bulldog Contest, held every year to find a mascot for the annual Drake Relays outdoor track and field competition. One student rite of passage: receiving a kiss from your loved one on the kissing rock on Drake's campus.