Drake vs. Illinois State

Compare two graduate schools with tuition, enrollment, programs, and more academic characteristics. Drake ranked 140th and Illinois State ranked 168th in college ranking.

Drakevs.Illinois State

Drake is a private school while Illinois State is a public school. Drake is located in Des Moines, IA and Illinois State is located in Normal, IL.
  • Drake Graduate School has more expensive graduate school tuition of $12,777 than Illinois State Graduate School ($12,646).
  • Illinois State Graduate School is larger with 2,628 graduate students than Drake Graduate School (1,850 students).
  • Illinois State Graduate School is more graduate programs of 163 programs than Drake Graduate School (95 programs).
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#2 in Iowa
Rankings#121 in National Universities
#8 in Illinois
Private, 4 yearsSchool TypePublic, 4 years
Des Moines, IALocationNormal, IL
Academic
$70Graduate School Application Fee$55
Doctoral/Research UniversityCarnegie ClassificationResearch University (high research activity)
Master's
Doctorate (Research)
Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Post-Bachelor Certificate
Post-Master Certificate
Offered Graduate DegreesMaster's
Doctorate (Research)
Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Post-Bachelor Certificate
Post-Master Certificate
95 ProgramsNumber of Graduate Programs163 Programs
6 ProgramsNumber of Online Graduate Programs
Tuition & Fees
$12,777Average Graduate Programs$10,009 Illinois residents
$12,646 out-of-state
Student Population
4,685Total Students20,683
1,850Graduate Enrollment2,628
431Online Graduate Enrollment986
Special Learning Opportunities and Student Services
Online Degree/Certificate Program Offered for Both Undergraduate and GraduateDistance Learning (Online Classes)Online Degree/Certificate Program Offered for Both Undergraduate and Graduate
ROTC
Study Abroad
Weekend/Evening College
Teacher Certifiate
Special OpportunitiesROTC
Study Abroad
Teacher Certifiate
✔ (Dormitory Capacity: 1,758)
$6,314 average annual costs
On-Campus Living✔ (Dormitory Capacity: 6,156)
$5,740 average annual costs
✔ (20 meals per week)
$5,256 average annual costs
Meal PlanNot offered or not Reported
Faculties and Staffs
10 to 1Students to Faculty Ratio19 to 1
300 Full-time
160 Part-time
Number of Faculties915 Full-time
279 Part-time
980 Full-time
198 Part-time
Number of Staffs3,191 Full-time
347 Part-time
$89,285 for Faculties
$55,684 Part-time
Average Salary$77,055 for Faculties
$59,803 Part-time
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