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Drake College Of Business

Overview of Drake College Of Business

The main campus of Drake is in Elizabeth, NJ (a large suburb). The school is a private, for-profit school. Drake offers degrees up to the Certificate.

Areas of Study

The school tends to concentrate its instruction in a few key disciplines. Drake students most commonly major in a field related to business and management.

Drake Selectivity

The school admits all qualified candidates under its open-admission policy. Students attending Drake come from a variety of places, in and out of state.

Student Body

In 2007, the school had 512 enrolled students. Drake has a larger minority student population than most schools.

More complete details are provided below.

Contacting Drake

Drake College Of Business
125 Broad St
Elizabeth, NJ 07201
General Phone: (908) 352-5509
http://www.drakecollege.com

Drake Programs and Degrees (2007)

General CategoryDegreesMost Common Majors [see all]
Medical Support And Technology292allied health and medical assisting
Business And Management167MIS

Number of programs and degrees for Drake in 2007:

Degree LevelTotal
Awarded
Number of
Programs
Award of less than 1 academic year4592

Drake Student Body

In 2007, Drake had a total enrollment of 512 students (512 full-time equivalent).

Students By Class:

GroupPercent
Undergraduate100%

Racial Diversity:
RacePercent
White4%
Black48%
Hispanic39%
Asian1%
American Indian5%
Unknown1%
(Foreign Students)1%

Students by Age:

AgePercent
Under 184%
18-1923%
20-2121%
22-2415%
25-2921%
30-3410%
35-394%
40-491%
50-640%

Drake Graduation, Retention, and Transfers

Graduation and Transfer Rates (2007):
(Graduation rate is percent of students graduating within 150% of the normal time.)

ItemPercent
Graduating70%

Drake Room and Board (2007)

The school does not offer campus housing.

(Please refer to our profile of Elizabeth, New Jersey for details about the area surrounding the campus. Also see our list of other New Jersey Colleges).

The school does not offer students a meal plan.

Drake Expenses and Financial Aid (2007)

Expenses and Financial Aid:

ExpenseAmount
In-state tuition and fees$ 4,000
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 4,000
Books and supplies$ 600

Financial Aid:
Drake participates in Federal Title IV financial aid programs. (The school's OPE ID is 2223900)

Drake Degree Programs (2007)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
Management Information Systems, General

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services, Other

Drake Highlights

(Details are provided further down on this page.)

What Sets Drake Apart:

CategoryTrophy 
Degrees concentrated in limited number of degree programs
(vs. all colleges)
Top 4%Drake Degrees concentrated in limited number of degree programs
Minority % of student body
(vs. all colleges)
Top 8%Drake Minority % of student body
Number of students
(for colleges of its size and type)
Top 9%Drake Number of students
% of degrees in business and management
(vs. all colleges)
Top 12%Drake % of degrees in business and management
Lowest tuition & fees (in-state)
(vs. colleges of similar size)
Top 15%Drake Lowest tuition & fees (in-state)
Female % of student body
(vs. all colleges)
Top 18%Drake Female % of student body
Explanation of the Highlights categories

Notable:
Open admission
Career counseling
Career services
Remedial classes for students
On-campus library

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