Des Moines, Iowa · Private Non-Profit
Student Counseling and Personnel Services at Drake University
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 54 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
2.1% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 2.1%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~54
- Schools with reported signal
- 436
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 63.9%
- Graduation rate
- 74%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $29,127/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $116,508
- Median debt
- $23,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $71,901/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 436 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is above the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($10,079 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($15,706 above). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 73% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Student Counseling and Personnel Services accounts for 2.1% of reported programs at Drake University, which is bigger than 82% of schools in this field set and above the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 54 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Drake University's average net price is $29,127 per year, about $116,508 over four years. That is $10,079 above the $19,048 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $71,901 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $15,706 above the $56,195 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Drake University #318 of 436 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.