Drake University Student Population and Demographics

Drake Student Population

There are 4,345 students including 2,585 undergraduate and 1,760 graduate students at Drake University for the academic year 2024-2025. By attending status, there are 3,279 full-time and 1,066 part-time students with gender distribution of 1,630 male and 2,715 female students.

Drake University is offering the distance learning opportunity (online degree program) and total 546 students have enrolled online program exclusively.

Student Gender Distribution

Drake University has a total enrollment of 4,345 with a gender distribution of 37.51% male (1,630 students) and 62.49% female (2,715 students). There are 1,020 male and 1,565 female students in undergraduate school and 610 male and 1,150 female students are attending graduate school at Drake University.

Student Population By Gender
Drake University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	4,345	1,630	2,715
Undergraduate	2,585	1,020	1,565
Graduate	1,760	610	1,150
Full-time	3,279	1,244	2,035
Part-time	1,066	386	680

[Chart] Drake University 2025 Gender Distribution of Enrollment

Enrollment by Attending Status

Drake University has 3,279 full-time and 1,066 part-time students. In undergraduate school, 2,489 students are attending classes with full-time status, and 96 students are attending with part-time status. In graduate school, 790 students are full-time and 970 are part-time students.

Student Population By Attendance Status
Drake University
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	4,345	3,279	1,066
Undergraduate	2,585	2,489	96
Graduate	1,760	790	970
Men	1,630	1,244	386
Women	2,715	2,035	680

[Chart] Drake University Enrollment by Attending Status

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

At Drake University, 546 students have enrolled exclusively in online courses and 844 students have enrolled in some online courses out of total 4,345 students.

In undergraduate schools, 600 students take at least one online course and in graduate schools, 790 students are attending some online courses.

2025 Distance Learning Enrollment
Drake University
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	4,345	2,585	1,760
Online Exclusively	546	13	533
In Some Online Classes	844	587	257
Not In Online Classes	2,955	1,985	970

[Chart] Drake University Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

Race/Ethnicity Distribution

This section analyzes the student population by race/ethnicity at Drake University. There are 5 American Indian/Native American, 3,155 White, 274 Black/African American, 208 Asian, 347 Hispanic, 2 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 85 students with other races.

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
Drake University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	4,345	1,630	2,715
American Indian/Native American	5	1	4
Asian	208	79	129
Black/African American	274	114	160
Hispanic	347	139	208
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1	1
White	3,155	1,143	2,012
Two More	188	76	112
Race Un-Known	25	9	16

[Chart] Drake UniversityRace/Ethnicity Distribution

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