Drake University Top Questions

Describe your favorite campus traditions.

Lindsay

My school is best known for the Drake Relays- one of the biggest track meets in the country. It is a week long affair, and even includes fun activities outside the track, like the Beautiful Bulldog Contest. Allumni and althetes come from all around the country for this anual reunion. It is the best time of the year!

Lauren

Hearing "Drake University" I think of all the opportunites that are available for students. The school of law has a great repuatation, and the school of journalism encompasses everything from writing to broadcasting and editing.

Skye

Drake is best known for the Drake Relays. The Drake Relays is large nationally known track meet which includes competitors from the high school, collegiate and professional levels. Many well known olympians have competed at the Drake Relays.

Haley

Drake University is best known for its challenging, well-balanced academics. With heavy focus on career-based studies, Drake guarentees to provide the most positive and effective techniques and support in every area of study.

Amber

Drake University is best known for it's incredible education. You have small classes to exerience one on one situations with your professors building a professional relationship. Drake raises the bar in expectations of students and pushes you to do your best and be your best along with finding your place and what you love. At Drake, not only am I pushed and stressed to do my best, but I am doing my best and seeing results in my playing along with my understanding of the material.

Victoria

Drake University is best known for its ability to create an environment that is both academically and socially strong. It provides students with the ability to grow in their chosen field and learn the ins and outs of the program while gaining real-life work experience through the many internships available. Students at Drake are able to experience all the benefits of campus living, while still living in a bigger metro-area with many fun and exciting opportunities!

Jamie

They are best known for their pharmacy school and buisiness school. Also the Drake Relays.

Kristi

Drake nationally is known for our annual Drake Relays, America's Athletic Classic. Besides holding one of the biggest track and field meets in America, the Princeton Review has named Drake as one of the best universitites in the Midwest. Drake's journalism school is constantly recongized with countless awards in its student publications while the school of business has been recongized by companies like Google as one of the best schools to hire from.

Kateryna

Drake University is best known for their Acturial Science progrem as well as their Pharmacy School. Actuarial Science program is well organized, teachers are very good and orgazized. Teachers prepare students for acturial exams, and if the student passes the exam they get a refund from the school. There are people from all over the United States that come to drake, and the university is diverse.

Sarah

Currently, Drake is well known for the Mens basketball team. Drake is also well known for its academics too. It takes pride in having a high percetage (96{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c}?) of students graduating and receiving a professional job within six months of graduation. Drake also takes pride in the diversity on campus. Drake offers plenty of extra activities for students as well.

Whitney

The Drake Relays!

kate

DRAKE RELAYS! the bulldogs campus bars

Sarah

Our great basketball teams, our pharmacy program, our law program and it has won awards for best educational value.

Brittany

great pharmacy school and mens basketball

June

Journalism and Pharmacy Schools, Drake Relays

Derek

Basketball. Stellar Music Programs. It's the best known, largest college in Des Moines.

Mikaela

It is a prestigious Iowa school known for many programs such as English, Pharmacy, Law School, etc.

Melinda

I would say my school is best known for its recent rankings in the men's basketball system. The law program is also a strong contender for the school.

Van

pharmacy and law schools

Danielle

Drake is best known for the Drake Relays that are held every spring. It's a large national track meet for high school, colleges, and various athletes across the country. There are activities all week long. Last year, Olympian Lola Jones ran in the relays. This event is larger than homecoming for our school.

Molly

journalism

E.

Business/Finance/Acedemics