Drake University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $354,089 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $313,811 |
How much does Drake University spend on men's tennis?
Drake University reported $354,089 in total men's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #193 of 962 men's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Drake University offer athletic scholarships for men's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Drake University's athletically related student aid averaged about $8,479 per men's athlete across all men's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Drake University spend on recruiting men's athletes?
Drake University reported $149,484 in total recruiting expenses for men's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all men's sports).
How does Drake University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Drake University reported $354,089 in total men's tennis expenses and $313,811 in total women's tennis expenses.
Can college athletes in Iowa earn NIL money?
Iowa's college NIL law (Iowa Code chapter 261I, effective July 1, 2021) permits college athletes to earn NIL compensation. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://www.iahsaa.org/handbook/name-image-likeness-guidance/.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the Drake University men's tennis roster?
Drake University listed 8 players on its men's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 20% below the NCAA Division I median of 10.
Drake University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 9 in 2020.
A smaller squad usually means each recruit is closer to the lineup, and one injury or transfer changes the team's season more.
| Survey year | Players | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | 2 |
| 2021 | 9 | 2 |
| 2022 | 12 | 2 |
| 2023 | 10 | 2 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 |
How many coaches does Drake University men's tennis have?
Drake University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, 16% below the Summit League median of 4.8.
Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.
What does Drake University spend on men's tennis?
Drake University reported $354,089 in total men's tennis expenses for 2025, 19% below the NCAA Division I median of $435,301.
Day-to-day operating spending on the men's team came to about $10,011 per player in 2025, 19% above the Summit League median of $8,404.
Against the NCAA Division I median it is in line with the NCAA Division I median of $10,527.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all men's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $751 per male athlete in 2025, well below the NCAA Division I median of $1,534, by 51%.
Total men's tennis expenses have swung between $301,537 (2021) and $517,719 (2023) without a clear direction.
Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
What is Drake University like academically?
Drake University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 64% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1292, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $64,835 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $29,127 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 55% of the sticker price on average.
74% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 84% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $71,901, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Drake University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 22% of degrees, followed by Education (8%) and Visual & Performing Arts (8%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data; a recruit should ask the coach how practice and travel fit around a specific major’s lab or clinical hours.
- Marketing (60 degrees)
- Psychology, General (48 degrees)
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (47 degrees)
- Non-Professional Legal Studies (46 degrees)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (41 degrees)
- Data Analytics (40 degrees)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (34 degrees)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (34 degrees)
- Journalism (32 degrees)
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research (31 degrees)
What is Des Moines, IA like to live in?
Drake University sits in Des Moines, a mid-sized city of about 212,000 people in Polk County, Iowa.
Household incomes in Des Moines, a median of about $63,966, sit below the Iowa median and likewise below the national one, 19% lower than the country as a whole.
Home values are in step with the rest of Iowa, around $183,700 and a typical rent of $1,054 a month is 11% over the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 20 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The population skews young, with a median age of 35 against 39 nationally and 23% under 18.
What other teams does Drake University field?
Drake University also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division I |
|---|---|
| Conference | Summit League |
| Sport | Men's Tennis |
| Location | Des Moines, IA |
| Enrollment | 2,543 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Drake University have a men's tennis team?
- Yes. Drake University fields a NCAA Division I men's tennis team in the Summit League and reported 8 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Drake University men's tennis?
- Drake University competes in NCAA Division I in the Summit League. Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
- How does the Drake University men's tennis roster compare with other NCAA Division I programs?
- With 8 players in 2025, Drake University is 20% below the NCAA Division I median of 10, based on 237 NCAA Division I programs that reported men's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Drake University men's tennis team have?
- 2 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 1 assistant), about 4 players per coach, 16% below the Summit League median of 4.8.
- How much does it cost to attend Drake University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $64,835 a year, and an average net price of $29,127 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Drake University?
- Drake University is in Des Moines, IA, in the Plains region, in what the Department of Education classes as a city.
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