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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?

3,500 Undergraduate Awards
$53,330 Avg Cost After Aid
77% Acceptance Rate
  • The student loan default rate at Drexel is 2%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
  • The highest award offered at Drexel is the doctor's degree.
  • For the 2019-2020 academic year, 55% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, Drexel bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $76,378 a year. That's about 87% more than their peers at other schools.

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Drexel University Rankings

We have ranked Drexel as #387 out of 2,018 colleges and universities in the country in our 2023 Best Colleges list.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Drexel has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#139 Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Drexel.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Interior Architecture Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Construction Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Doctor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Marine Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#3 Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#11 Best Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#13 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#13 Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#17 Best Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#86 Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Drexel has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Interior Architecture Schools College Factual
#13 Best Accounting Schools College Factual
#15 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools College Factual
#57 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools College Factual
#94 Best Health Professions Schools College Factual
#154 Best Business Schools Business Degree Central

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: www.drexel.edu
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/drexeluniv
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrexelNews

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 required
High School Rank recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program recommended
Recommendations required
SAT or ACT Scores required
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Drexel?

77% Acceptance Rate
51% Of Accepted Are Women
88% Submit SAT Scores
Drexel has an acceptance rate of 77%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 49% of accepted students are men and 51% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 76%, and the acceptance rate for women is 78%.

Average Test Scores

About 88% 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 590 and 680. Math scores were between 590 and 700.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Drexel University  ( 590 to 680 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Drexel University  ( 590 to 700 )
200
800
Drexel received ACT scores from 21% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 24 and 33. Math scores were between 25 and 30. Composite scores were between 25 and 31.

ACT English Scores for Drexel University  ( 24 to 33 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Drexel University  ( 25 to 30 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Drexel University  ( 25 to 31 )
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36

Can I Afford Drexel University?

$53,330 Net Price
58% Take Out Loans
1.9% Loan Default Rate
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 58% of students took out student loans averaging $11,474 a year. That adds up to $45,896 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Drexel is 1.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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.

Online Learning at Drexel University

18,832 Took All Classes Online
20,931 Took At Least One Class Online
106.9% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 20,931 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Drexel has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 5th most popular in Pennsylvania for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Drexel

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Drexel University was $56,238 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Drexel is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Health/Medical Prep Programs #1 #1
Real Estate #1 #1
Museum Studies #4 #4
Interdisciplinary Studies #6 #6
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology #7 #7
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology #7 #7
Communication & Journalism (Other) #7 #7
General Engineering Technology #7 #7
Pharmacology & Toxicology #10 #10
Animal Science #10 #10
Arts & Media Management #10 #10
Health Sciences & Services #19 #19
Construction Management #22 #22
Legal Professions (Other) #22 #22
Legal Research #28 #28
Hospitality Management #31 #31
Medical Illustration & Informatics #40 #40
Entrepreneurial Studies #41 #41
Legal Professions #46 #46
Public Relations & Advertising #46 #46
Allied Health Professions #52 #52
Computer Science #52 #52
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations #57 #57
Systems Engineering #58 #58
Computer Engineering #61 #61
General Biology #64 #64
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies #70 #70
Other Education #73 #73
Visual & Performing Arts #73 #73

Online Affordability Rankings of Drexel Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Drexel University was $56,238 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Drexel is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
General Engineering Technology #1 #1
Animal Science #1 #1
Marine Engineering #1 #1
Pharmacology & Toxicology #4 #4
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations #4 #4
Alternative Medicine & Systems #10 #10
Construction Management #13 #13
Legal Research #16 #16
Electrical Engineering #19 #19
Criminology #20 #20
Systems Engineering #21 #21
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities #22 #22
Liberal Arts General Studies #22 #22
Entrepreneurial Studies #22 #22
Other Education #24 #24
Medical Illustration & Informatics #24 #24
Public Relations & Advertising #24 #24
Biological & Biomedical Sciences #25 #25
Legal Professions #25 #25
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies #25 #25
Engineering-Related Fields #26 #26
Computer Science #30 #30
Health & Physical Education #39 #39
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies #46 #46
Homeland Security #58 #58

Online Growth Rankings of Drexel

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Drexel University was 106.9%. This is the #405 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Drexel regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Drexel majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Alternative Medicine & Systems 38%
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 3%
Business Administration & Management 15%
Business, Management & Marketing 3%
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 5%
Computer & Information Sciences 16%
Computer Science 1%
Education 6%
Educational Administration 15%
English Language & Literature 59%
Health Professions 2%
Health/Medical Prep Programs 25%
Information Science 38%
Information Technology 22%
Legal Professions 14%
Mental & Social Health Services 6%
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 14%
Other Education 36%
Pharmacology & Toxicology 23%
Public Administration & Social Service 72%
Public Health 3%
Public Policy 72%
Special Education 75%
Systems Engineering 35%
Teacher Education Grade Specific 15%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Drexel ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Drexel.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Marine Engineering #1
General Engineering Technology #1
Human Computer Interaction #1
Animal Science #2
Alternative Medicine & Systems #6
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology #7
Pharmacology & Toxicology #7
Other Education #9
Medical Illustration & Informatics #9
Construction Management #10
Systems Engineering #10
Information Science #12
Homeland Security #12
Multilingual Education #13
Criminology #13
Engineering-Related Fields #13
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations #13
Public Relations & Advertising #15
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods #16
Electrical Engineering #16
Computer Science #17
Health & Physical Education #19
Legal Research #19
Health Sciences & Services #22
Marketing #24
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies #25
Mental & Social Health Services #26
Entrepreneurial Studies #30
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology #32
Biological & Biomedical Sciences #37
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies #43
Public Health #43
Legal Professions #45
Instructional Media Design #46
Engineering #46
Engineering Technologies #46
General Psychology #47
Information Technology #57
Human Resource Management #61
Communication & Journalism #62
Educational Administration #65
Teacher Education Subject Specific #69
Psychology #73
Social Sciences #74
Computer Information Systems #77
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies #95
Health & Medical Administrative Services #97
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting #134
Computer & Information Sciences #162
Liberal Arts General Studies #166
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities #166
Education #215
Health Professions #253
Business Administration & Management #262
Business, Management & Marketing #373

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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 0 533 37 335 14 919
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 180 5 81 0 266
Accounting 0 256 0 7 0 263
Medicine 0 0 0 0 247 247
Design & Applied Arts 0 193 0 12 0 205
General Business/Commerce 0 0 0 175 29 204
Mechanical Engineering 0 168 0 28 4 200
Computer Science 0 121 19 54 1 195
Marketing 13 156 0 14 0 183
Health & Medical Administrative Services 12 54 11 102 0 179
Information Science 0 24 2 144 6 176
General Biology 0 136 0 34 3 173
Law 0 0 0 0 167 167
Biomedical Engineering 0 83 0 54 6 143
Arts & Media Management 0 95 0 38 0 133
Computer Engineering 0 84 0 46 0 130
Public Health 0 24 60 44 1 129
Health/Medical Prep Programs 0 101 13 7 3 124
Business Administration & Management 0 99 5 19 0 123
Chemical Engineering 0 92 0 20 9 121
Educational Administration 0 0 12 22 76 110
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 0 43 63 106
Teacher Education Subject Specific 14 0 9 76 0 99
Electrical Engineering 0 59 0 17 9 85
Legal Research 0 26 1 52 0 79
Management Information Systems 0 75 0 0 0 75
Allied Health Professions 0 0 0 74 0 74
Civil Engineering 0 61 0 8 4 73
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 0 0 0 70 0 70
Information Technology 0 40 4 20 0 64
Liberal Arts General Studies 3 54 0 3 0 60
Public Relations & Advertising 0 36 0 21 0 57
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 3 52 0 55
Library & Information Science 0 0 0 54 0 54
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 0 0 50 0 50
Economics 0 39 0 10 1 50
Materials Engineering 0 27 0 15 7 49
Mental & Social Health Services 0 21 1 22 4 48
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 44 0 0 0 44
Romance Languages 39 3 0 0 0 42
Chemistry 0 25 0 9 6 40
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 24 15 0 0 39
Health & Physical Education 0 24 2 13 0 39
Construction Management 1 23 1 13 0 38
General Psychology 0 34 0 4 0 38
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 0 2 27 6 35
Graphic Communications 0 35 0 0 0 35
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 0 4 27 2 33
Environmental Engineering 0 18 0 8 4 30
International Business 0 29 0 0 0 29
Natural Resources Conservation 0 17 0 7 5 29
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 0 0 18 10 28
Entrepreneurial Studies 2 19 0 7 0 28
Engineering-Related Fields 0 0 7 21 0 28
Architectural Engineering 0 26 0 2 0 28
Mathematics 0 22 0 3 2 27
Physics 0 12 0 6 9 27
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 0 2 24 0 26
Criminology 0 24 0 0 0 24
General Architecture 0 22 0 0 0 22
Interior Architecture 0 0 0 22 0 22
East Asian Languages 20 2 0 0 0 22
Alternative Medicine & Systems 0 0 16 5 0 21
Systems Engineering 0 0 7 13 0 20
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 9 0 0 11 0 20
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 3 0 16 0 19
Public Policy 0 0 1 17 0 18
Hospitality Management 0 16 0 1 0 17
Nutrition Science 0 8 0 4 3 15
General Engineering Technology 0 12 0 2 0 14
English Literature (Other) 0 14 0 0 0 14
International Studies 0 14 0 0 0 14
Special Education 0 0 11 1 0 12
Political Science & Government 0 12 0 0 0 12
Food Science Technology 0 0 0 11 0 11
Real Estate 0 11 0 0 0 11
Other Education 0 0 0 8 3 11
Computer Software & Applications 0 6 0 4 0 10
Medical Illustration & Informatics 0 0 4 6 0 10
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 0 1 4 4 9
Human Computer Interaction 0 0 5 4 0 9
Culinary Arts 0 9 0 0 0 9
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 0 0 1 6 7
Philosophy 2 5 0 0 0 7
Communication & Media Studies 0 0 0 5 1 6
Marine Engineering 0 0 6 0 0 6
Multilingual Education 0 0 5 0 0 5
Germanic Languages 5 0 0 0 0 5
History 0 5 0 0 0 5
Sociology 0 5 0 0 0 5
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 0 4 0 4
General Education 0 0 0 0 4 4
Instructional Media Design 0 0 0 4 0 4
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 3 1 0 0 0 4
Health Sciences & Services 0 0 2 2 0 4
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 1 3 0 4
Anthropology 0 4 0 0 0 4
Fine & Studio Arts 0 4 0 0 0 4
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 3 0 0 0 3
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 0 0 2 0 2
Human Resource Management 0 0 2 0 0 2
Urban Studies 0 0 0 2 0 2
General Visual & Performing Arts 0 2 0 0 0 2
General Engineering 0 1 0 0 0 1
Science, Technology & Society 0 0 0 1 0 1
Dance 0 1 0 0 0 1
Drama & Theater Arts 0 1 0 0 0 1
Animal Science 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
Computer Information Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0
Teaching English or French 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
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
TOTAL 123 3,377 276 2,165 719 6,660

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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