2507 University Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50311
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1881
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 3,141
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $116,968,473
Admissions
Application Fee: $25
Application Deadline: Rolling
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $22,682
Room/Board: $6,500
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: N/A
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, other
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: 60%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Principal Financial Group, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, Wells Fargo, Meredith Corporation, Hewitt Associates, General Electric, Pioneer Hi-Bred, John Deere
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 721,210
Number of current serial subscriptions: 32,994
Number of microforms: 1,038,442
Number of audiovisuals: 2,362
Number of ebooks: 30,000
Other library facilities: The Dickson Media Resource Center; The School of Education Curriculum Library;The Daniel B. Goldberg Playwriting Lab; The Dorman Hundling Silent Motion Picutre Music Library and music department band choral and orchestra libraries. Cowles: The Cowles papers; Ding Darling Cartoons and Rare Books Room. Opperman: Rare Books Room which includes autographed first editions; Neal Smith Congressional Archives, The Charles Wennerstrum World War II war crime trial papers (Iowa Supreme Court Justice)and the National Bar Association Archives.
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Andersen Gallery, Geological Exhibit (Harvey Ingham), valuable art work in several buildings including Allee painted by Stuart Davis, Drake University Municipal Observatory in Waveland Park, Pioneer Hi-bred International Greenhouse, Environmental Instructional Facility and Biodiversity Center and the American Judicature Society. Center for Magazine Studies, in Meredith Hall. Eco-house, a residence for sustainability-minded students.
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 400
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 170
Classrooms: 0
Labs: 0
Other areas: 12
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in all classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 2,000
Recommended operating system: Other
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 61%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 30%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 22%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 80%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 61%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (52%), sorority housing (11%), fraternity housing (9%), other housing options (28%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 3%
Doubles: 78%
Triples or Suites: 3%
Apartments: 16%
Other: 0%
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 196
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 2%
Fire alarms: 11%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 150 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Des Moines (6), Omaha (135)
Nearest train station: Osceola (40)
Nearest bus station: Des Moines (2)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 65%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 15%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,600
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered on campus
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Iowa State University)
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited, other
Campus
Most popular events: Black History Month, Hispanic Heritage Month, Drake Relays, Streetpainting, International Night, Bucksbaum Lectures, Supreme Court Day, Dwight D. Opperman Supreme Court Justice Lectureship Program (where a sitting Supreme Court Justice lectures to the entire campus and also teaches a law course), Rainbow Union Coming Out Week and Pride Week, In Celebration of Womyn Week, Sweetheart Sing, Siblings Weekend, Homecoming, Parent’s Weekend, Welcome Weekend (new students welcomed to campus), Writers and Critics Series, Hawley Lectureship series