Division I · Missouri Valley Conference
Drake University · Athletics
Des Moines, IA · City · Private · Doctoral/professional university · the Bulldogs · Website ↗
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16
Programs on the site
of the sports Drake sponsors
480
Roster spots
$15M
Team budgets
combined, listed programs
$5M
Athletic aid
$3.3M women's · $1.7M men's
$217k
Recruiting spend
$68k women's · $149k men's
Every team
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Missouri Valley Conference | 31 | 3 over | 4 | $973k | $31,383 | 997 | |
| Men's Basketball | Missouri Valley Conference | 12 | room 3 | 7 | $4.3M | $356,265 | 968 | |
| Women's Basketball | Missouri Valley Conference | 33 | 18 over | 6 | $2.5M | $75,345 | 990 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Missouri Valley Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | 998 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Missouri Valley Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | 998 | |
| Football | Pioneer Football League | 110 | 5 over | 16 | $1.5M | $13,589 | 969 | |
| Men's Golf | Missouri Valley Conference | 7 | room 2 | 1 | $358k | $51,149 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | Missouri Valley Conference | 9 | at cap | 1 | $418k | $46,493 | 991 | |
| Women's Rowing | Metro Conference | 32 | room 36 | 2 | $359k | $11,203 | 984 | |
| Men's Soccer | Missouri Valley Conference | 30 | 2 over | 5 | $749k | $24,964 | 967 | |
| Softball | Missouri Valley Conference | 23 | room 2 | 3 | $1.1M | $45,920 | 983 | |
| Men's Tennis | Mid-American Conference | 8 | room 2 | 1 | $354k | $44,261 | 1000 | |
| Women's Tennis | Missouri Valley Conference | 7 | room 3 | 1 | $314k | $44,830 | 982 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Missouri Valley Conference | 78 | 33 over | 4 | $816k | $10,465 | 983 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Missouri Valley Conference | 80 | 35 over | 4 | $878k | $10,975 | 969 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Missouri Valley Conference | 20 | 2 over | 4 | $821k | $41,063 | 966 |
The department
- Athletics directorBrian Hardin
- Sports informationDave Shindelar
- NicknameBulldogs
- NCAA member since9/1/1912
- Primary conferenceMissouri Valley Conference
- Athletics sitegodrakebulldogs.com ↗
- NCAA directoryRecord ↗
Aid per roster spot
- Women's teams$14,089 $3.3M across 235 spots
- Men's teams$6,887 $1.7M across 245 spots
Averages across every team of that gender. Programs differ enormously — see each team's page for its own budget and roster.
Where it ranks
Among Division I schools; every list Drake University is on.
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