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Drake University - Campus Life
Environment | Campus Description | Housing | Regulations | Student Employment
Environment
- The Midwestern region of the country constitute a vast majority of U.S. students.
- The campus area is 120 acres.
- Campus is located within one mile of a city or town.
Campus Description and Transportation Services
- Description:
- 120-acre, suburban campus in Des Moines (population: 193,000). Served by
- air and bus; train serves Osceola (40 miles). School operates
- transportation to downtown area on weekends. Public transportation serves
- campus.
Housing
Types of Housing
- Coed Dorms are used by 55% of the on-campus students.
- Sorority housing are used by 11% of the students.
- Fraternity housing are used by 13% of the students.
- School-owned/operated Apartments.
- On-campus Married-student housing.
- 60% of all students live in school housing of some type.
- 40% of all students live off campus or commute.
- On average, 80% of all students are on campus during the weekend.
Students who are required to live on campus:
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All freshmen and sophomores within two years of secondary school
must live on campus.
Campus housing is available for all unmarried students regardless of year.
The school provides assistance in locating off-campus housing if on-campus housing is not available.
Campus Rules, Regulations & Policies
- All students may have cars on campus.
- 35% of all students have cars on campus.
- Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age but certain restrictions apply.
Other Policies
- Class attendance policies set by individual instructors
- Hazing Prohibited
Student Employment
- 40% of full-time undergraduates work on campus during the year.
- Undergraduates may expect to earn, on average, $1000 per year working part-time on campus.
- This school participates in College Work/Study Program.
- Institutional employment is available.
- Part-time off-campus employment opportunities are good.
- Freshmen are not discouraged from working during first term.
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