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Drexel University Overview

Drexel University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is Drexel University Known For?

3,999 Undergraduate Awards
$53,330 Avg Cost After Aid
80% Acceptance Rate
  • Students at Drexel may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 9 to 1.
  • The highest award offered at Drexel is the doctor's degree.
  • During a recent academic cycle, 55% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, Drexel bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $84,648 a year. That's about 107% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is Drexel University?

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Contact details for Drexel are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 3141 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215-895-2000
Website: drexel.edu
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/drexeluniv
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrexelNews

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How Do I Get Into Drexel?

You can apply to Drexel online at: https://drexel.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for Drexel

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 1
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Drexel?

80% Acceptance Rate
53% Of Accepted Are Women
41% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate at Drexel University is 80%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 45% of accepted students are men and 53% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 78%, and the acceptance rate for women is 81%.

Average Test Scores

About 41% of students accepted to Drexel submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 610 and 700. Math scores were between 620 and 730.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Drexel University  ( 610 to 700 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Drexel University  ( 620 to 730 )
200
800
Drexel received ACT scores from 7% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 26 and 34. Math scores were between 25 and 0. Composite scores were between 27 and 32.

ACT English Scores for Drexel University  ( 26 to 34 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Drexel University  ( 27 to 32 )
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36

Can I Afford Drexel University?

$53,330 Net Price
63% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Drexel is $53,330. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Drexel, approximately 63% of students took out student loans averaging $10,865 a year. That adds up to $43,460 over four years for those students.

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Drexel University Undergraduate Student Diversity

13,156 Full-Time Undergraduates
47% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 14,616 undergraduate students at Drexel, with 13,156 being full-time and 1,460 being part-time.

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There are also 8,973 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 13,156 full-time undergraduates at Drexel, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Drexel University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 2,980
Black or African American 792
Hispanic or Latino 909
White 6,388
International Students 1,255
Other Races/Ethnicities 832

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Drexel University. At this time, 40 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 127 countries are represented at Drexel. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Vietnam.

Drexel University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Undergraduate Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Nursing 0 470 24 296 12 802
Accounting 0 333 0 3 0 336
Computer Science 0 209 43 48 4 304
Medicine 0 0 0 0 243 243
Mechanical Engineering 0 183 0 32 4 219
General Business/Commerce 0 4 0 186 15 205
Data Analytics 0 134 0 64 0 198
General Biology 0 152 0 30 8 190
Computer Engineering 0 107 30 44 0 181
Health & Medical Administrative Services 8 45 9 117 0 179
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 69 5 86 17 177
Marketing 3 148 0 8 0 159
Design & Applied Arts 0 142 0 12 0 154
Biomedical Engineering 0 87 0 52 14 153
Law 0 0 0 0 152 152
Public Health 0 29 29 80 4 142
Health/Medical Prep Programs 0 104 8 1 17 130
Arts & Media Management 0 95 0 33 0 128
Business Administration & Management 0 109 1 13 1 124
Child Development & Psychology 0 85 0 22 15 122
Electrical Engineering 0 78 0 25 5 108
Information Technology 0 64 4 36 0 104
Information Science 0 34 0 64 5 103
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 0 27 73 100
Chemical Engineering 0 76 0 16 4 96
Educational Administration 0 0 9 20 64 93
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 0 6 75 8 89
Legal Research 0 27 1 59 0 87
Teacher Education Subject Specific 16 0 10 60 0 86
Management Information Systems 0 83 0 0 0 83
Civil Engineering 0 61 0 17 0 78
Allied Health Professions 0 0 0 76 0 76
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 69 0 0 0 69
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 0 0 0 67 0 67
Public Relations & Advertising 0 42 3 21 0 66
Economics 0 53 0 11 2 66
Liberal Arts General Studies 3 52 0 2 0 57
Teacher Education Grade Specific 18 35 0 0 0 53
Romance Languages 49 2 0 0 0 51
Health & Physical Education 0 37 0 13 0 50
Entrepreneurial Studies 2 41 1 5 0 49
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 5 42 0 47
General Architecture 0 43 0 0 0 43
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 0 4 34 5 43
Computer Software & Applications 0 32 0 8 2 42
Library & Information Science 0 0 0 41 0 41
Data Science 0 26 0 13 0 39
Construction Management 1 23 2 12 0 38
Mathematics 0 30 0 4 4 38
Natural Resources Conservation 0 30 0 6 2 38
Chemistry 0 28 0 5 5 38
Human Computer Interaction 0 0 6 31 0 37
Materials Engineering 0 18 0 11 6 35
East Asian Languages 31 4 0 0 0 35
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 0 0 35 0 35
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 0 6 27 0 33
International Business 0 33 0 0 0 33
Mental & Social Health Services 0 23 0 4 4 31
Environmental Engineering 0 15 0 13 2 30
Alternative Medicine & Systems 0 0 7 22 0 29
Architectural Engineering 0 21 0 5 2 28
Electromechanical Engineering 0 27 0 0 0 27
Criminology 0 27 0 0 0 27
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 14 0 0 12 0 26
Engineering-Related Fields 0 0 5 20 0 25
Systems Engineering 0 0 12 13 0 25
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 0 0 19 5 24
International Studies 0 24 0 0 0 24
Political Science & Government 0 24 0 0 0 24
Physics 0 8 0 9 6 23
Other Education 0 0 5 16 1 22
Computer Information Systems 0 19 2 0 0 21
Writing Studies 0 0 0 21 0 21
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 2 0 18 0 20
Graphic Communications 0 20 0 0 0 20
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 0 0 0 19 0 19
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 7 0 10 0 17
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 0 0 7 8 15
Human Resource Management 0 0 3 12 0 15
Real Estate 0 14 1 0 0 15
Instructional Media Design 0 0 9 6 0 15
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences 0 0 0 14 0 14
Public Policy 0 0 2 9 2 13
Special Education 0 0 4 8 0 12
Medical Illustration & Informatics 0 0 2 10 0 12
Hospitality Management 0 11 0 0 0 11
Germanic Languages 11 0 0 0 0 11
History 0 10 0 0 0 10
Culinary Arts 0 10 0 0 0 10
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 0 0 5 4 9
General English Literature 0 9 0 0 0 9
General Education 0 0 1 0 7 8
Nutrition Science 0 0 0 5 2 7
Sociology 0 7 0 0 0 7
Drama & Theater Arts 0 7 0 0 0 7
Communication & Media Studies 0 0 0 6 0 6
General Engineering Technology 0 5 0 0 0 5
Urban Studies 0 0 0 5 0 5
General Engineering 0 4 0 0 0 4
Marine Engineering 0 0 4 0 0 4
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 4 0 0 0 0 4
Dance 0 4 0 0 0 4
Architectural History 0 3 0 0 0 3
Health Sciences & Services 0 0 1 2 0 3
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 0 0 2 1 3
Philosophy 1 2 0 0 0 3
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 3 0 0 0 3
Biology & Biotech Lab Technician 0 0 0 3 0 3
Anthropology 0 3 0 0 0 3
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 0 2 0 2
Nanotechnology 0 0 0 2 0 2
Engineering Physics 0 0 2 0 0 2
Robotics Engineering 0 0 0 2 0 2
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 2 0 0 2
Fine & Studio Arts 0 2 0 0 0 2
Food Science Technology 0 0 0 1 0 1
Teaching English or French 0 0 1 0 0 1
General Visual & Performing Arts 0 1 0 0 0 1
Animal Science 0 0 0 0 0 0
Interior Architecture 0 0 0 0 0 0
Biotechnology 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finance & Financial Management 0 0 0 0 0 0
Communication & Journalism (Other) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Publishing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Audiovisual Communications 0 0 0 0 0 0
Multilingual Education 0 0 0 0 0 0
English Literature (Other) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 0 0 0 0 0 0
Legal Professions (Other) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Library & Archives Assisting 0 0 0 0 0 0
Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0
Museum Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0
Science, Technology & Society 0 0 0 0 0 0
Natural Resource Management 0 0 0 0 0 0
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 0 0 0 0 0
Homeland Security 0 0 0 0 0 0
Security Science and Technology 0 0 0 0 0 0
General Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 161 3,838 269 2,292 735 7,295

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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