Drake University offers 88% of incoming freshmen merit aid. The average merit aid award is $20,868. Drake University is a private college located in Des Moines, Iowa. Its student population is 4,869. It is a four-year, medium, highly residential campus. It has an acceptance rate of 68%. Drake University 4 year graduation rate is 70% .
FRESHMAN W/O NEED, RECEIVING MERIT AID
$20,868
AVG. MERIT AID AWARD
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$5,512
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Recent Financial Aid Offers For the 2019 Admissions Year
Parents who completed the admissions process in 2019 submitted their offer data as presented here.
Money You Don’t Need To pay | Money Your Family Needs To pay | Federal Student Loans (Government) | Work Study | ||||||||||
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Expected Family Contribution | State of Residence | Unweighted GPA | Composite SAT | Composite ACT | Admission Type | College Estimated Cost of Attendance | College Grants & Scholarships (NOT BASED on financial need) | Is this money automatically renewable? | College Grants & Scholarships (BASED on financial need) | Net Cost to your family (before loans & work study) | Subsidized | Unsubsidized | Amount you can earn |
Above $60000 | MN | 3.5 | 0 | 27 | Early Action | $53000 | $20000 | Yes | $0 | $33000 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Colleges with Similar Merit Aid Award Percentages and Award Amounts
Name | Cost ![]() | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() | Acceptance Rate ![]() | Merit Match ![]() |
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Drake University | $46,400 | 88% | $20,868 | 68% | |
Pace University New York | $70,250 | 90% | $22,832 | 76% | |
Lewis & Clark College | $16,698 | 86% | $22,324 | 74% | |
Spring Hill College | $59,062 | 87% | $21,716 | 66% | |
Dominican University Of California | $47,469 | 91% | $20,178 | 87% | |
California Lutheran University | $64,271 | 88% | $19,700 | 71% | |
Drew University | $58,488 | 91% | $18,859 | 69% |
Colleges in Plains Region with similar merit aid awards levels
Name | Cost ![]() | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() | Acceptance Rate ![]() | |
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Drake University | $46,400 | 88% | $20,868 | 68% | |
St Olaf College | $63,280 | 87% | $17,556 | 50% | |
Creighton University | $56,674 | 93% | $18,644 | 71% |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and median earnings of alumni after 10 years
Name | Acceptance Rate ![]() | 10 Year Salary ![]() |
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Drake University | 68 | $99,900 |
University Of Scranton | 73 | $99,700 |
University Of Rhode Island | 69 | $99,700 |
San Francisco State University | 72 | $99,500 |
University Of Vermont | 68 | $99,400 |
Prairie View A & M University | 74 | $99,400 |
Butler University | 68 | $99,300 |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and cost of attendance
College | Acceptance Rate ![]() | Attendance Cost ![]() |
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Drake University | 68 | $46,400 |
University Of Missouri St Louis | 73 | $41,812 |
Indiana Institute Of Technology | 63 | $41,888 |
Viterbo University | 76 | $41,945 |
Wayne State University | 71 | $42,178 |
Carson Newman University | 66 | $42,234 |
Asbury University | 67 | $42,311 |
William Woods University | 64 | $42,338 |
Quincy University | 68 | $42,362 |
Spring Arbor University | 71 | $42,470 |
Southern Oregon University | 76 | $42,481 |
Olivet College | 71 | $42,552 |
Washington State University | 77 | $42,569 |
University Of Saint Mary | 61 | $42,592 |
Tiffin University | 69 | $42,650 |
Rowan University | 73 | $42,698 |
Wesley College | 62 | $42,723 |
The University Of Virginia's College At Wise | 77 | $42,748 |
Northwest Nazarene University | 71 | $42,990 |
Northwood University | 68 | $43,030 |
Mount Saint Joseph University | 60 | $43,120 |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and similar 4 year graduation rates
Name | Acceptance Rate ![]() | 4 year graduation ![]() |
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Drake University | 68 | 70% |
University Of Portland | 75 | 74% |
Wheaton College | 70 | 74% |
Bryant University | 76 | 73% |
Washington College | 64 | 73% |
Furman | 61 | 73% |
University Of Delaware | 66 | 73% |
University Of Scranton | 73 | 72% |
Wabash College | 65 | 72% |
Knox College | 74 | 72% |
Sewanee The University Of The South | 65 | 72% |
Illinois Wesleyan University | 59 | 71% |
Quinnipiac University | 72 | 71% |
University Of Redlands | 75 | 71% |
Luther College | 63 | 71% |
University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign | 62 | 70% |
Augustana College | 64 | 70% |
Elizabethtown College | 76 | 69% |
Allegheny College | 64 | 69% |
Creighton University | 71 | 69% |
Comparing merit aid in colleges with similar acceptance rates.
Name | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() |
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Drake University | 88% | $20,868 |
Westmont College | 97% | $23,845 |
Pace University New York | 90% | $22,832 |
Wittenberg University | 97% | $22,445 |
Lewis & Clark College | 86% | $22,324 |
Spring Hill College | 87% | $21,716 |
Mount St. Mary's University | 94% | $20,831 |
Mercer University | 95% | $20,411 |
Sewanee The University Of The South | 93% | $19,708 |
California Lutheran University | 88% | $19,700 |
University Of Portland | 96% | $19,661 |
Stonehill College | 95% | $19,657 |
Hamline University | 97% | $19,218 |
Loyola University Chicago | 96% | $19,101 |
Drew University | 91% | $18,859 |
University Of Dayton | 86% | $18,655 |
Creighton University | 93% | $18,644 |
Le Moyne College | 80% | $18,527 |
Butler University | 94% | $18,181 |
Saint Anselm College | 94% | $18,134 |
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