Paying for Drake

For the academic year 2022-2023, the tuition & required fees is $49,944 for prospective students at Drake. The tuition & fees is increased by 4.61% compared to last year. The graduate school tuition & fees is $12,777.
The living costs including room, board, and other expenses is $14,720 when a student lives on campus and $15,395 when a student lives off campus at Drake University.
  • Undergraduate Tuition: $49,944
  • Graduate Tuition: $12,777

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Cost of Attendance (COA)

For the academic year 2022-2023, the tuition & required fees is $49,944 for prospective students at Drake. The tuition & fees is increased by 4.61% compared to last year. The graduate school tuition & fees is $12,777.
97 out of total 2,835 undergraduate students (3%) received financial aid(grants or scholarship) and the average amount of the aid is $29,576.
The living costs including room, board, and other expenses is $14,720 when a student lives on campus and $15,395 when a student lives off campus at Drake University. The total cost of attendance (COA) is $65,764 before receiving financial aid and the net price with financial aid is $36,188.
Drake University 2023 Cost of Attendance
Tuition & Fees$49,944 (2023)
Living Costs$14,720 (On-campus)
$15,395 (Off-campus)
Cost of attendance
Living on Campus$63,562
Living off Campus$64,237
Average Financial Amount$29,576
Net Price after Aid
Living on Campus$33,986
Living off Campus$34,661

Drake 2023 Tuition & Fees

For the academic year 2022-2023, the tuition & fees of Drake University is $49,944 for undergraduate programs. The undergraduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.99% compared to previous academic year.
The 2023 graduate tuition & fees is $12,777. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 1.17% compared to previous academic year at Drake.
2022-2023 Tuition & fees at Drake University
UndergraduateGraduate
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2018-2019$41,250$146$10,260$250
2019-2020$42,694$146$11,568$250
2020-2021$44,188$178$11,682$250
2021-2022$45,734$178$11,738$250
2022-2023$47,564$178$11,878$250
2023-2024$49,944-$12,009$768

Drake 2023 Living Costs

For the academic year 2022-2023, the living cost is $15,395 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Drake University. On-campus living costs are decreased by -2.60% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living cost is $15,395. Off-campus living costs are increased by 1.87% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Costs at Drake University
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther Expense
2018-2019$10,528$3,700$10,528$3,700
2019-2020$10,848$3,700$10,848$3,700
2020-2021$11,152$3,700$11,152$3,700
2021-2022$11,288$3,825$11,288$3,825
2022-2023$11,570$3,150$11,570$3,825
2023-2024$11,858$4,178$9,360$4,619

Drake 2023 Tuition per Credit Hour

For the academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour at Drake University is $1,271 for undergraduate programs. The undergraduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.01% compared to previous academic year.
The graduate tuition per credit hour is $660 at Drake University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 1.23% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Tuition per Credit Hour Drake University
UndergraduateGraduate
2018-2019$845$570
2019-2020$1,100$640
2020-2021$1,133$649
2021-2022$1,246$652
2022-2023$1,271$660
2023-2024$1,330$695

Drake 2023 Book & Supply Costs

For the academic year 2022-2023, The average books & supplies cost at Drake University is $1,100. The book & supply costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Costs for Books & Supplies Drake University
Books & Supplies Costs
2018-2019$1,100
2019-2020$1,100
2020-2021$1,100
2021-2022$1,100
2022-2023$1,100
2023-2024$1,100

Drake Alternative Tuition Plans

Drake University offers alternative tuition plans including Tuition guaranteed plan and Tuition payment plan.
Alternative Tuition Plans offered by Drake University
Tuition guaranteed plan
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Tuition payment plan
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