Drake University School of Education

Education School Admissions

Application

Director of admissions Tom Delahunt
Application deadline July 15
Application fee $25

Drake University School of Education
TOEFL

TOEFL required for international students Yes
Minimum TOEFL score required 550 paper test
79 internet-based test

Post-baccalaureate certificate programs

Applications 117
Acceptance rate 100.0%
Enrollment 2 full-time
97 part-time
Test requirements Either GRE or MAT scores are considered or required for some or all of the programs

Master’s programs

Applications 283
Acceptance rate 76.7%
Enrollment 76 full-time
401 part-time
Test requirements Either GRE or MAT scores are considered or required for some or all of the programs

Education Specialist programs

Applications 18
Acceptance rate 100.0%
Enrollment 2 full-time
49 part-time
Test requirements Either GRE or MAT scores are considered or required for some or all of the programs

Ph.D./Ed.D. programs

Applications 27
Acceptance rate 92.6%
Enrollment 0 full-time
33 part-time
Test requirements Either GRE or MAT scores are considered or required for some or all of the programs

Education School Academics

Degree and Program Offerings

Degree programs offered bachelor’s, post-baccalaureate certificate, master’s, education specialist, Ed.D.
(7)
Categories of study offered to master’s students teaching track, counseling/psychology track, administration track, other
Categories of study offered to education specialist students administration track, other
Any programs in education offered off campus Yes
Any programs in education offered through distance education No

Program Specialization
100.0 percent of students reported specialty information. Totals may exceed 100% due to students with multiple specialities.

education administration and supervision 22%
student counseling and personnel services 19%
curriculum and instruction 9%
elementary teacher education 5%
secondary teacher education 12%
special education 2%
other 32%

Graduates (2010)

Certificate program graduates 62
Master’s program graduates 184
Education specialist program graduates 24
Doctoral program graduates 5

Faculty Resources

Full-time faculty 18
Part-time faculty 58
Full-time faculty with doctoral degrees 100%
Full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty who received awards or were editors of educational journals during 2009 and 2010 0.0%

Research Expenditures (2009-2010)

Total amount of externally funded research conducted by the school (in millions) $0.9
Full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty engaged in externally funded research 20.0%

Education School Ranking

Education Ranking Scores

Score 36
Peer assessment score (out of 5) 2.6
Superintendent assessment score (out of 5) 3.8
Average GRE verbal score, entering doctoral students 495 – Medium
Average GRE quantitative score, entering doctoral students 535 – Medium
Doctoral programs acceptance rate 92.6% – High
Ratio of doctoral degrees granted to full-time faculty 0.2:1 – Low
Student-faculty ratio 0.6:1 – Low
Average amount of externally funded research expenditure per faculty member (in thousands) $43.4
Total amount of externally funded research conducted by the school (in millions) $0.9

Education School Cost

Financial Aid Contact Information

Financial aid director Susan Ladd
Financial aid phone (515) 271-2905

Expenses

Tuition
Full-time: $415 per credit
Part-time: $415 per credit
Required fees $171 per year
Room and board $8,130
Books and supplies $800
Miscellaneous expenses $0

Financial Aid Availability

Fellowships 0
Teaching assistants 0
Research assistants 2
Other appointments 0
Students receiving grants and/or scholarships 112