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Des Moines & Drake
Big enough to have lots of resources and opportunities, small enough to be accessible. That's Drake — and Des Moines, the city we call home.
And make no mistake — with nearly 18,000 Drake alumni living and working in Des Moines, this is Bulldog country.
What that means to you is opportunity — the opportunity to engage with local alumni professionally and personally, and to gain real-world experience in the many businesses, agencies and organizations that have relationships with Drake.
Being the capital city of Iowa and a center for insurance, government, publishing, business and more, Des Moines is a great place to land internships or start a career, enjoy modern art or classic architecture, experience metropolitan night life and entertainment or explore scenic bicycle trails.
But don't just take our word for it. Forbes magazine recently named Des Moines The Best City in the Country for business and careers and Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine named Des Moines one of the top ten cities for the coming decade — partly because of the collaboration that occurs between government, business and higher education.
