- The Inkwell
- Pennsylvania
- Drexel University
Philadelphia, PACity: largeZIP 19104Founded 1891
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1891
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- drexel.edu
- Member of
- CUMU
PennsylvaniaPrivate nonprofit
Drexel University
Drexel University is a private nonprofit university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with 13,233 undergraduates. It admits 79% of applicants, graduates 78% within six years and costs $37,529 a year after aid.
78%graduate
Admission rate79%
Retention90%
4-year graduation32%
Pell Grant share32%
Federal loans49%
$37,529net price / year
79%admission rate
1345average SAT
78%graduate in 6 years
$92,338median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,166median debt
#100 of 1,704 for earnings#1,630 of 1,739 for lowest net price#217 of 1,738 for graduation rate#848 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $78,335tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $64,212
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $64,212
- Average net price
- $37,529national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$28,843
$30,001–48,000$28,147
$48,001–75,000$31,498
$75,001–110,000$38,569
$110,001+$46,936
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 79%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1345
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 620–700
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 620–740
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 27–32
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college79%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college90%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college78%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college32%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 78%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 32%
- First-year retention
- 90%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 74%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $74,463
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $92,338middle 50%: $60,850–$124,601
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,166
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$124,601
Median, Drexel University$92,338
Lower quarter$60,850
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 13,233
- Part-time
- 7.0%
- Women / men
- 49% / 51%
- Average age at entry
- 23.3
- First-generation students
- 29%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 32%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 58%
- Average faculty salary
- $12,380 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $22,377
- Endowment, end of year
- $1,069,294,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White40%
Hispanic9.1%
Black10%
Asian24%
Two or more races4.6%
U.S. nonresident9.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown2.2%
25 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions18%
Engineering16%
Business & management16%
Visual & performing arts11%
Computer & information sciences11%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies4.8%
Biological & biomedical sciences4.2%
Psychology2.9%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| University of Miami Coral Gables, FL | $36,483 | 84% | $84,093 |
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| Boston University Boston, MA | $36,503 | 90% | $89,087 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 212054. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q603034.