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UNDERGRADUATE FULL-TIME TUITION
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UNDERGRADUATE FULL-TIME TUITION
UNDERGRADUATE FULL-TIME TUITION
UNDERGRADUATE FULL-TIME TUITION
UNDERGRADUATE FULL-TIME TUITION
UNDERGRADUATE FULL-TIME TUITION
UNDERGRADUATE FULL-TIME TUITION
UNDERGRADUATE FULL-TIME TUITION
UNDERGRADUATE FULL-TIME TUITION
UNDERGRADUATE FULL-TIME TUITION
UNDERGRADUATE FULL-TIME TUITION
UNDERGRADUATE FULL-TIME TUITION
UNDERGRADUATE FULL-TIME TUITION
UNDERGRADUATE FULL-TIME TUITION
UNDERGRADUATE FULL-TIME TUITION
BRIGHT COLLEGE TUITION
BRIGHT COLLEGE TUITION
2025-2026 Summary of Tuition
Summary is effective beginning summer 2025 through spring 2026 for Undergraduate Tuition Only. Other Tuition and Fees, including Room and Board, are made available in early February.
More information about ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ Cost of Attendance Budgets.
UNDERGRADUATE FULL-TIME TUITION
(for students entering 2025-2026 academic year with 12-18 credit hours/semester)
| Undergraduate Tuition Guarantee | |
| Ìý | (per semester) |
| Full Time (For students entering in the 2025–2026 academic year.) | $25,722 |
This tuition is fixed—it will not go up during a student’s time at Drake. Visit for more information. |
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UNDERGRADUATE FULL-TIME TUITION
(for students entering 2024-2025 academic year with 12-18 credit hours/semester)
| Undergraduate Tuition Guarantee | |
| Ìý | (per semester) |
| Full Time (For students entering in the 2024–2025 academic year.) | $25,722 |
UNDERGRADUATE FULL-TIME TUITION
(for students entering 2023-2024 academic year with 12-18 credit hours/semester)
| Undergraduate Tuition Guarantee | |
| Ìý | (per semester) |
| Full Time (For students entering in the 2023–2024 academic year.) | $24,733 |
UNDERGRADUATE FULL-TIME TUITION
(for students entering 2022-2023 academic year with 12-18 credit hours/semester)
| Undergraduate Tuition Guarantee | |
| Ìý | (per semester) |
| Full Time (For students entering in the 2022–2023 academic year.) | $23,782 |
UNDERGRADUATE FULL-TIME TUITION
(for students entering 2021-2022 academic year with 12-18 credit hours/semester)
| Undergraduate Tuition Guarantee | |
| Ìý | (per semester) |
| Full Time (For students entering in the 2021–2022 academic year.) | $22,867 |
UNDERGRADUATE FULL-TIME TUITION
(for students entering 2020-2021 academic year with 12-18 credit hours/semester)
| Undergraduate Tuition Guarantee | |
| Ìý | (per semester) |
| Full Time (For students entering in the 2020–2021 academic year.) | $22,094 |
| Ìý | Ìý |
UNDERGRADUATE FULL-TIME TUITION
(for students entering 2019-2020 academic year with 12-18 credit hours/semester)
| Undergraduate Tuition Guarantee | |
| Ìý | (per semester) |
| Full Time (For students entering in the 2019–2020 academic year.) | $21,347 |
| Ìý | Ìý |
UNDERGRADUATE FULL-TIME TUITION
(for students entering 2018-2019 academic year with 12-18 credit hours/semester)
| Undergraduate Tuition Guarantee | |
| Ìý | (per semester) |
| Full Time (For students entering in the 2018–2019 academic year.) | $20,625 |
| Ìý | Ìý |
UNDERGRADUATE FULL-TIME TUITION
(for students entering 2017-2018 academic year with 12-18 credit hours/semester)
| Undergraduate Tuition Guarantee | |
| Ìý | (per semester) |
| Full Time (for students entering 2017-2018 academic year) | $19,458 |
| Ìý | Ìý |
UNDERGRADUATE FULL-TIME TUITION
(for students entering 2016-2017 academic year and prior with 12-18 credit hours/semester)
| Undergraduate Students Tuition | |
| Ìý | (per semester) |
| Full Time (For students entering 2016-2017 academic year and prior) | $23,320 |
| Ìý | Ìý |
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2024-2025 Summary of Tuition
Summary is effective beginning summer 2024 through the spring 2025. Click on a section below to expand the Tuition, Fees, Room and Board Summary fees tables.
More information about ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ Cost of Attendance Budgets.
UNDERGRADUATE FULL-TIME TUITION
(for students entering 2024-2025 academic year with 12-18 credit hours/semester)
| Undergraduate Tuition Guarantee | |
| Ìý | (per semester) |
| Full Time (For students entering in the 2024–2025 academic year.) | $25,722 |
This tuition is fixed—it will not go up during a student’s time at Drake. Visit for more information. |
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UNDERGRADUATE FULL-TIME TUITION
(for students entering 2023-2024 academic year with 12-18 credit hours/semester)
| Undergraduate Tuition Guarantee | |
| Ìý | (per semester) |
| Full Time (For students entering in the 2023–2024 academic year.) | $24,733 |
UNDERGRADUATE FULL-TIME TUITION
(for students entering 2022-2023 academic year with 12-18 credit hours/semester)
| Undergraduate Tuition Guarantee | |
| Ìý | (per semester) |
| Full Time (For students entering in the 2022–2023 academic year.) | $23,782 |
UNDERGRADUATE FULL-TIME TUITION
(for students entering 2021-2022 academic year with 12-18 credit hours/semester)
| Undergraduate Tuition Guarantee | |
| Ìý | (per semester) |
| Full Time (For students entering in the 2021–2022 academic year.) | $22,867 |
UNDERGRADUATE FULL-TIME TUITION
(for students entering 2020-2021 academic year with 12-18 credit hours/semester)
| Undergraduate Tuition Guarantee | |
| Ìý | (per semester) |
| Full Time (For students entering in the 2020–2021 academic year.) | $22,094 |
| Ìý | Ìý |
UNDERGRADUATE FULL-TIME TUITION
(for students entering 2019-2020 academic year with 12-18 credit hours/semester)
| Undergraduate Tuition Guarantee | |
| Ìý | (per semester) |
| Full Time (For students entering in the 2019–2020 academic year.) | $21,347 |
| Ìý | Ìý |
UNDERGRADUATE FULL-TIME TUITION
(for students entering 2018-2019 academic year with 12-18 credit hours/semester)
| Undergraduate Tuition Guarantee | |
| Ìý | (per semester) |
| Full Time (For students entering in the 2018–2019 academic year.) | $20,625 |
| Ìý | Ìý |
UNDERGRADUATE FULL-TIME TUITION
(for students entering 2017-2018 academic year with 12-18 credit hours/semester)
| Undergraduate Tuition Guarantee | |
| Ìý | (per semester) |
| Full Time (for students entering 2017-2018 academic year) | $19,458 |
| Ìý | Ìý |
UNDERGRADUATE FULL-TIME TUITION
(for students entering 2016-2017 academic year and prior with 12-18 credit hours/semester)
| Undergraduate Students Tuition | |
| Ìý | (per semester) |
| Full Time (For students entering 2016-2017 academic year and prior) | $22,423 |
| Ìý | Ìý |
OTHER UNDERGRADUATE TUITION
| (per credit hour) | |
| ÌýÌýÌýFall/Spring Part-Time Undergraduates (less than 12 credit hours per semester) | $1,400 |
| ÌýÌýÌýSummer | $780 |
| ÌýÌýÌýAccelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) | $750 |
| ÌýÌýÌýBA Journalism & Mass Communication (BAJMC) Online | $650 |
| ÌýÌýÌýBA Journalism & Mass Communication (BAJMC) PR Online | $650 |
| Ìý | Ìý |
| *see for details regarding j-term tuition and financial aid. | |
UNDERGRADUATE COURSE READY PROGRAM
| Ìý | (per semester) |
| Full-Time (12-18 credit hours per semester) | $255 per semester |
| Ìý | (per credit hour) |
| Part-Time (less than 12 credit hours per semester) | $17 |
| Ìý | Ìý |
| Learn more about the Course Ready Program . | |
BRIGHT COLLEGE TUITION
(for students entering 2024-25 academic year)
| Ìý | (per semester) |
| Fall and Spring | $9,020 |
| Ìý | Ìý |
| Ìý | (per credit) |
| Summer | $290 |
BRIGHT COLLEGE TUITION
(for students entering 2023-24 academic year and prior)
| Ìý | (per semester) |
| Fall and Spring | $8,815 |
| Ìý | Ìý |
| Ìý | (per credit) |
| Summer | $290 |
GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS TUITION
| Ìý | Ìý |
| Graduate Online | (per credit hour) |
| ÌýÌýÌýMaster of Business Administration (MBA) | $718 |
| ÌýÌýÌýMaster of Public Administration (MPA) | $714 |
| ÌýÌýÌýMaster of Science in Education (MSE) | $535 |
| ÌýÌýÌýMaster of Arts in Communication (MAC) | $663 |
| ÌýÌýÌýMaster of Science in Business Analytics (MBSA) | $714 |
| ÌýÌýÌýCompliance and Risk Management (C&RM) | $867 |
| ÌýÌýÌýMaster of Health Informatics & Analytics | $714 |
| ÌýÌýÌýMaster of Science in Clinical Psychopharmacology | $600 |
| ÌýÌýÌýBusiness Analytics Certificate | $714 |
| ÌýÌýÌýEvidence Based Health Care Certificate | $714 |
| ÌýÌýÌýPsychopharmacotherapy Certificate | $600 |
| Ìý | Ìý |
| Zimpleman College of Business | (per credit hour) |
| ÌýÌýÌýMaster of Business Administration (MBA) | $718 |
| ÌýÌýÌýMaster of Public Administration (MPA) | $714 |
| ÌýÌýÌýMaster of Accounting (MAcc) | $714 |
| ÌýÌýÌýCybersecurity Management Certificate | $718 |
| Ìý | Ìý |
| School of Education | (per credit hour) |
| ÌýÌýÌýGraduate Programs, except as separately listed | $535 |
| ÌýÌýÌýDoctoral Programs (Ed. D. and Ph.D.) | $555 |
| ÌýÌýÌýMaster of Counseling | $550 |
| Ìý | Ìý |
| Law School | Ìý |
| ÌýÌýÌýJuris Doctor (JD) | (per semester) |
| ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýFull-Time (10-18 credit hours per semester) | $24,719 |
| Ìý | (per credit hour) |
| ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýPart-Time (less than 10 credit hours per semester) | $1,705 |
| Ìý | Ìý |
| ÌýÌýÌýMaster of Laws (LLM) | (per semester) |
| ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýFull-Time (10-18 credit hours per semester) | $24,719 |
| Ìý | (per credit hour) |
| ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýPart-Time (less than 10 credit hours per semester) | $1,705 |
| Ìý | Ìý |
| Ìý | (per credit hour) |
| ÌýÌýÌýMaster of Jurisprudence (MJ) | $863 |
| Ìý | Ìý |
| College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences | |
| ÌýÌýÌýPharmacy | |
| ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýFull-Time (12-18 credit hours per semester) | (per semester) |
| ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýP1-P3 | $22,488 |
| ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýP4 | $25,299 |
| Ìý | (per credit hour) |
| ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýPart-Time (less than 12 credit hours per semester) | $1,000 |
| Ìý | Ìý |
| ÌýÌýÌýOccupational Therapy | (per semester) |
| ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýFull-Time (12-18 credit hours per semester) | $20,452 |
| Ìý | (per credit hour) |
| ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýPart-Time (less than 12 credit hours per semester) | $925 |
| Ìý | Ìý |
| ÌýÌýÌýAthletic Training | (per semester) |
| ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýFull-Time (12-18 credit hours per semester) | $14,900 |
| Ìý | (per credit hour) |
| ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýPart-Time (less than 12 credit hours per semester) | $700 |
| Ìý | Ìý |
| Credit Hours Over 18 | based on the program rate |
| Ìý | Ìý |
OTHER PROGRAM TUITION
| Ìý | (per course) |
| Post-Secondary Education Option (PSEO) | $250 |
| Ìý | Ìý |
| Ìý | (per credit hour) |
| Senior Citizen(ages 62+)—Audit a Class | $60 |
| Ìý | Ìý |
| Continuing Education & Professional Development (School of Education) | |
| Ìý | Ìý |
| *Other tuition rates may be applied as specified in contractual terms with or as passed through by third party organizations. | |
FEES
| Student Activity Fees | |
| ÌýÌýÌýFull-Time | (per semester) |
| ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýUndergraduate | $108 |
| ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýBright College | $108 |
| ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýGraduate (≥9 credit hours) | $45 |
| ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýPharmacy | |
| ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýP1-P3 | $108 |
| ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýP4 | $45 |
| ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýOccupational Therapy | $45 |
| ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýAthletic Training | $45 |
| ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýLaw | $85 |
| ÌýÌýÌýPart-Time (excluding online) | $45 |
| Ìý | Ìý |
| Technology Fees | |
| ÌýÌýÌýFull-Time | |
| ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýGraduate (≥9 credit hours) | $270 |
| ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýGraduate Online (≥9 credit hours) | $270 |
| ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýBAJMC Online (≥12 credit hours) | $270 |
| ÌýÌýÌýPart-Time | $90 |
| ÌýÌýÌýSummer | $70 |
| Ìý | Ìý |
| Holistic Wellness Fees | |
| ÌýÌýÌýFull-Time | |
| ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýUndergraduate | $150 |
| ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýBright College | $150 |
| ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýGraduate (≥9 credit hours) | $45 |
| ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýGraduate Online (≥9 credit hours) | $45 |
| ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýPharmacy | |
| ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýP1-P3 | $150 |
| ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýP4 | $45 |
| ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýOccupational Therapy | |
| ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýOT1-OT2 | $150 |
| ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýOT3 | $45 |
| ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýAthletic Training | |
| ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýAT1 | $150 |
| ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýAT2 | $45 |
| ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýLaw | $150 |
| ÌýÌýÌýPart Time | $45 |
| Ìý | Ìý |
| New Student Fee - Undergraduate | $85 |
| Ìý | Ìý |
| Overload Fee (Credits hours over 18) | **Based on Program Rate** |
| Ìý | Ìý |
| Payment Plan Fees | $30 |
| Ìý | Ìý |
| Late Payment Fee | 1.5% per month |
| Ìý | Ìý |
| Ìý | (per instance) |
| Transcript Fee | $10 |
| Ìý | Ìý |
| Music Fees (selected courses) | (per course) |
| ÌýÌýÌýApplied Music | $375 |
| ÌýÌýÌýVoice Lesson Accompanist | $650 |
| ÌýÌýÌýTheatre Arts Accompanist | $325 |
| ÌýÌýÌýVocal Performance Coaching | $325 |
| Ìý | Ìý |
| Ìý | (per lesson) |
| DUCSOM (Community School of Music) Fee | $33 |
| Ìý | Ìý |
| Ìý | Ìý |
| J-Term Fee | (per credit) |
| ÌýÌýÌýUndergraduate & Pharmacy | $50 |
| Ìý | Ìý |
| Study Abroad | (per semester) |
| ÌýÌýÌýAffiliate Program: Semester | $500 |
| ÌýÌýÌýAffiliate Program: J-Term or Summer | $300 |
| Ìý | Ìý |
| Language Placement Exam | $10 |
| Ìý | Ìý |
| Ìý | (per semester) |
| International Pharmacy Rotation | $600 |
| Ìý | Ìý |
| Reserve Officer Training (ROTC) | $50 |
| Ìý | Ìý |
| *Other tuition rates may be applied as specified in contractual terms with or as passed through by third party organizations. | |
ROOM
| Residence Halls (includes all halls except Campus Suites at Dogtown) | |
| Fall and Spring | (per semester) |
| Room, Double, Triple, or Quad | $3,397 |
| Room, Single | $5,012 |
| Room, Double as Single | $5,413 |
| Ìý | Ìý |
| Summer | (per day) |
| Room, Double | $33 |
| Room, Single | $50 |
| Ìý | Ìý |
| J-Term | (per day) |
| Room and Board | $63 |
| Ìý | Ìý |
| Campus Suites at Dogtown (3rd & 4th year only) | |
| Ìý | (per semester) |
| Fall and Spring | $3,600 |
| Summer | $1,200 |
MEAL PLANS
| Residential Plans | (per semester) |
| ÌýÌýÌýUnlimited Plan + $100 Dining Dollars + 6 Guest Passes | $2,829 |
| ÌýÌýÌýUnlimited Plus Plan + $300 Dining Dollars + 6 Guest Passes | $3,030 |
| ÌýÌýÌý175 Block Plan + $650 Dining Dollars | $2,829 |
| ÌýÌýÌý205 Block Plan + $525 Dining Dollars | $2,829 |
| Ìý | Ìý |
| Commuter Plans | Ìý |
| ÌýÌýÌý40 Meal Plan + $300 Dining Dollars | $581 |
| ÌýÌýÌý75 Meal Plan + $300 Dining Dollars | $726 |
| ÌýÌýÌý125 Meal Plan + $200 Dining Dollars | $841 |
| ÌýÌýÌýAll Dining Dollar Plan ($250 Dining + 10 guest/bonus meals) | $250 |
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