Drake University - Campus LifeOverview - Services & Facilities - Campus Life - Extracurriculars
Address: OverviewPercentage 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 HousingDoes the school offer students housing? YesPercentage 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? Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? Yes Percentage of students with cars on campus: 65% Student EmploymentIs there school employment? YesPercent 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 campusNavy ROTC: Not offered Air Force ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Iowa State University) Rules and RegulationsIs legal alcohol permitted on campus? YesOther policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited, other CampusMost 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 |