Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 14,308
Graduate Enrollment: 8,803
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded: Graduate
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Large City (>250k)
Four-year, large, primarily residential // full-time, more selective, higher transfer-in

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 82.63%

Male/Female: 43% / 57% (2017)

First generation college students: 29.2% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 7.2% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.6% (2017)

Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
2022 Median Admit SAT: 1,317
SAT 25th Percentile - 75th: 1210 - 1410

2022 Median Admit ACT: 29
ACT 25th Percentile - 75th: 26 - 32

Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 74.5% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 60.9% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 51.8% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 41.6% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 47.6%
Black: 7.6%
Hispanic: 7.5%
Asian: 22.5%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.0%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.0%
2+ races: 3.9%
Non-resident alien: 8.9%
Unknown race: 2.0%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $59,319
In-State tuition: $57,136
Out-of-State tuition: $57,136

Estimated books and supplies: $1,700 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $16,488 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $1,200 (2022)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $17,442 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $1,200 (2022)

Average Family Income: $99,878 (2017)
Median Family Income: $52,511 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 24.3%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 49.5%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $25,325 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $268 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $11,843
$30k-48k $14,724
$48k-75k $19,656
$75k-110k $25,062
$110k+ $31,912

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 31%
6-year graduation rate: 78%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 95.5% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $25,325 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $8,750 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $20,550 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $23,549 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 84.8% (2015)
@3 year 87.5% (2017)
@5 year 90.6% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 61.3% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 65.0% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $65,794 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $77,980 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Master's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 4
Master's Degree Animal Sciences. 20
Master's Degree Food Science and Technology. 7
Bachelor's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 26 $28,956 $317 $33,478 ($2,790) $57,416 ($4,785)
Master's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 6
Doctoral Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 1
Bachelor's Degree Architecture. 24 $31,000 $329 $58,739 ($4,895) $70,265 ($5,855)
Master's Degree Interior Architecture. 14
Doctoral Degree Communication and Media Studies. 5
Bachelor's Degree Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. 11
Master's Degree Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. 10 $517
Bachelor's Degree Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. 54 $27,000 $257 $41,824 ($3,485)
Master's Degree Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. 25 $44,299 ($3,692)
Master's Degree Publishing. 5
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 20 $32,375 $331 $44,031 ($3,669) $46,996 ($3,916)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 12
Master's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 96 $506 $49,738 ($4,145) $55,005 ($4,584)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 4
Master's Degree Education, Other. 3
Doctoral Degree Education, Other. 7
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Engineering, General. 1
Bachelor's Degree Engineering, General. 8
Bachelor's Degree Architectural Engineering. 47 $31,000 $329 $68,697 ($5,725) $79,862 ($6,655)
Master's Degree Architectural Engineering. 2
Doctoral Degree Architectural Engineering. 4
Bachelor's Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 102 $30,697 $315 $69,979 ($5,832) $88,294 ($7,358)
Master's Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 80 $75,685 ($6,307) $91,048 ($7,587)
Doctoral Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 11
Bachelor's Degree Chemical Engineering. 76 $30,860 $316 $68,598 ($5,717) $90,679 ($7,557)
Master's Degree Chemical Engineering. 19 $78,015 ($6,501) $94,275 ($7,856)
Doctoral Degree Chemical Engineering. 7
Bachelor's Degree Civil Engineering. 84 $31,000 $329 $65,755 ($5,480) $78,509 ($6,542)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 5
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 17
Bachelor's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 2
First Professional Degree Law. 134 $821 $56,367 ($4,697) $82,453 ($6,871)
Bachelor's Degree Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. 25 $27,978 $285
Master's Degree Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. 38 $583 $52,219 ($4,352)
Bachelor's Degree English Language and Literature/Letters, Other. 14 $27,000 $286 $32,814 ($2,735) $54,305 ($4,525)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 3
Graduate/Professional Certificate Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems. 8
Bachelor's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 65 $27,154 $260 $57,003 ($4,750) $68,338 ($5,695)
Master's Degree Library Science and Administration. 81 $466 $47,423 ($3,952) $50,487 ($4,207)
Bachelor's Degree Biology, General. 133 $27,000 $286 $32,789 ($2,732) $56,036 ($4,670)
Master's Degree Biology, General. 33 $844 $42,537 ($3,545)
Doctoral Degree Biology, General. 12
Master's Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 12
Doctoral Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 5
Master's Degree Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. 14 $568 $60,394 ($5,033)
Doctoral Degree Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. 4
Master's Degree Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. 4
Master's Degree Pharmacology and Toxicology. 16
Graduate/Professional Certificate Pharmacology and Toxicology. 2
Master's Degree Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. 9 $99,609 ($8,301)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. 1
Master's Degree Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. 36 $609 $56,172 ($4,681) $77,019 ($6,418)
Doctoral Degree Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. 1
Graduate/Professional Certificate Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. 3
Master's Degree Neurobiology and Neurosciences. 6
Doctoral Degree Neurobiology and Neurosciences. 5
Master's Degree Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other. 58 $639 $25,206 ($2,101)
Bachelor's Degree Mathematics. 21 $30,899 $328 $76,043 ($6,337) $81,966 ($6,831)
Master's Degree Mathematics. 3
Doctoral Degree Mathematics. 3
Master's Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 48 $487 $51,566 ($4,297)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 4
Master's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 8
Graduate/Professional Certificate Criminal Justice and Corrections. 11
Master's Degree Homeland Security. 2
Master's Degree Public Policy Analysis. 4
Bachelor's Degree Anthropology. 5
Bachelor's Degree Criminology. 16 $27,000 $286 $40,675 ($3,390)
Bachelor's Degree Economics. 48 $29,000 $309 $66,258 ($5,522) $83,676 ($6,973)
Master's Degree Economics. 10
Doctoral Degree Economics. 1
Bachelor's Degree Political Science and Government. 16 $56,114 ($4,676)
Bachelor's Degree Sociology. 9
Master's Degree Urban Studies/Affairs. 4
Bachelor's Degree Visual and Performing Arts, General. 22 $27,000 $286
Bachelor's Degree Dance. 7
Bachelor's Degree Design and Applied Arts. 220 $27,000 $286 $35,638 ($2,970) $62,097 ($5,175)
Master's Degree Design and Applied Arts. 15 $68,110 ($5,676)
Bachelor's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 8
Bachelor's Degree Film/Video and Photographic Arts. 45 $25,379 $257 $21,277 ($1,773) $38,897 ($3,241)
Bachelor's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 6
Bachelor's Degree Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. 92 $24,030 $244 $33,058 ($2,755) $70,001 ($5,833)
Master's Degree Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. 5
Doctoral Degree Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. 1
Graduate/Professional Certificate Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. 10
First Professional Degree Medicine. 243 $2,948 $63,041 ($5,253) $100,391 ($8,366)
Bachelor's Degree Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 17 $27,000 $232 $45,326 ($3,777)
Master's Degree Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 19 $641 $40,142 ($3,345) $50,937 ($4,245)
Doctoral Degree Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 2
Graduate/Professional Certificate Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 1
Master's Degree Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. 1
Doctoral Degree Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. 6
Bachelor's Degree Public Health. 16 $27,000 $286 $35,463 ($2,955)
Master's Degree Public Health. 63 $704 $48,155 ($4,013) $73,839 ($6,153)
First Professional Degree Public Health. 2
Graduate/Professional Certificate Public Health. 22
Master's Degree Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. 51 $969 $46,735 ($3,895) $50,080 ($4,173)
Doctoral Degree Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. 5 $1,052 $71,088 ($5,924) $76,503 ($6,375)
First Professional Degree Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. 53
Master's Degree Medical Illustration and Informatics. 9
Graduate/Professional Certificate Medical Illustration and Informatics. 10
Master's Degree Hospitality Administration/Management. 5
Master's Degree Human Resources Management and Services. 8 $69,153 ($5,763) $96,880 ($8,073)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Human Resources Management and Services. 1
Bachelor's Degree International Business. 41 $28,667 $302 $56,872 ($4,739) $86,072 ($7,173)
Bachelor's Degree Management Information Systems and Services. 78 $29,933 $317 $65,841 ($5,487) $86,476 ($7,206)
Bachelor's Degree Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. 108 $28,750 $299 $67,844 ($5,654) $86,702 ($7,225)
Master's Degree Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. 64
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Marketing. 8
Bachelor's Degree Marketing. 165 $27,000 $267 $53,810 ($4,484) $68,543 ($5,712)
Master's Degree Marketing. 26
Bachelor's Degree Real Estate. 8
Master's Degree Real Estate. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Construction Management. 1
Bachelor's Degree Construction Management. 25 $31,000 $329 $74,518 ($6,210) $88,760 ($7,397)
Master's Degree Construction Management. 33 $496 $98,915 ($8,243)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Construction Management. 6
Bachelor's Degree History. 6
Master's Degree Physics. 6
Bachelor's Degree Information Science/Studies. 37 $29,125 $307 $76,253 ($6,354) $93,411 ($7,784)
Master's Degree Information Science/Studies. 57 $496 $86,174 ($7,181) $107,321 ($8,943)
Doctoral Degree Information Science/Studies. 2
Bachelor's Degree Computer Science. 118 $29,333 $307 $80,950 ($6,746) $104,182 ($8,682)
Master's Degree Computer Science. 24 $111,901 ($9,325)
Doctoral Degree Computer Science. 4
Graduate/Professional Certificate Computer Science. 13
Master's Degree Computer Software and Media Applications. 4
Bachelor's Degree Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. 42 $31,000 $329 $72,873 ($6,073)
Master's Degree Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. 14
Graduate/Professional Certificate Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. 3
Bachelor's Degree Culinary Arts and Related Services. 14
Master's Degree Culinary Arts and Related Services. 4
Doctoral Degree Physics. 5
Graduate/Professional Certificate Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education. 4
Master's Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 44 $466 $61,417 ($5,118) $61,168 ($5,097)
Doctoral Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 64 $643 $94,390 ($7,866) $100,152 ($8,346)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Educational Administration and Supervision. 62 $90,168 ($7,514)
Master's Degree Educational/Instructional Media Design. 7
Graduate/Professional Certificate Educational/Instructional Media Design. 5
Graduate/Professional Certificate Special Education and Teaching. 5
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 7
Master's Degree Civil Engineering. 14 $73,286 ($6,107) $86,542 ($7,212)
Doctoral Degree Civil Engineering. 2
Bachelor's Degree Computer Engineering. 80 $28,166 $286 $82,007 ($6,834) $99,180 ($8,265)
Master's Degree Computer Engineering. 23 $101,629 ($8,469)
Bachelor's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 94 $29,986 $315 $77,244 ($6,437) $91,677 ($7,640)
Master's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 35 $101,592 ($8,466) $115,730 ($9,644)
Doctoral Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 15
Bachelor's Degree Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. 15 $30,983 $328 $60,321 ($5,027) $76,436 ($6,370)
Master's Degree Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. 20 $78,955 ($6,580)
Doctoral Degree Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. 2
Bachelor's Degree Materials Engineering 24 $31,000 $329 $64,685 ($5,390) $86,535 ($7,211)
Master's Degree Materials Engineering 14
Doctoral Degree Materials Engineering 10
Bachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 219 $31,000 $326 $71,225 ($5,935) $85,140 ($7,095)
Master's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 41 $86,561 ($7,213) $101,326 ($8,444)
Doctoral Degree Mechanical Engineering. 10
Master's Degree Systems Engineering. 8
Graduate/Professional Certificate Systems Engineering. 4
Bachelor's Degree Engineering Technology, General. 14 $31,000 $329 $70,490 ($5,874) $87,840 ($7,320)
Master's Degree Engineering Technology, General. 5
Master's Degree Engineering-Related Fields. 17 $98,836 ($8,236) $129,086 ($10,757)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Engineering-Related Fields. 20 $87,696 ($7,308) $104,840 ($8,737)
Master's Degree Science, Technology and Society. 2
Bachelor's Degree Nutrition Sciences. 11
Master's Degree Nutrition Sciences. 20 $57,429 ($4,786)
Doctoral Degree Nutrition Sciences. 2
Bachelor's Degree International/Global Studies. 21 $29,046 $308 $36,162 ($3,014) $65,148 ($5,429)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. 1
Master's Degree Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. 14
Graduate/Professional Certificate Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. 1
Bachelor's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 32 $27,672 $286 $20,195 ($1,683) $53,919 ($4,493)
Master's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 14 $45,851 ($3,821) $59,280 ($4,940)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Philosophy. 2
Bachelor's Degree Philosophy. 4
Bachelor's Degree Chemistry. 16 $29,667 $315 $41,176 ($3,431)
Master's Degree Chemistry. 2
Doctoral Degree Chemistry. 3
Bachelor's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 4
Bachelor's Degree Physics. 16 $30,847 $327 $55,361 ($4,613)
Bachelor's Degree Psychology, General. 90 $30,000 $286 $36,042 ($3,004) $51,752 ($4,313)
Master's Degree Psychology, General. 21
Doctoral Degree Psychology, General. 13 $51,034 ($4,253)
Bachelor's Degree Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management. 81 $25,468 $263 $24,788 ($2,066) $39,325 ($3,277)
Master's Degree Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management. 28 $419 $42,994 ($3,583) $51,482 ($4,290)
Master's Degree Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. 7 $109,952 ($9,163) $133,308 ($11,109)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Health and Medical Administrative Services. 48
Bachelor's Degree Health and Medical Administrative Services. 67 $30,811 $232 $50,111 ($4,176) $51,645 ($4,304)
Master's Degree Health and Medical Administrative Services. 94 $505 $71,596 ($5,966) $74,340 ($6,195)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Health and Medical Administrative Services. 7
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. 11
Master's Degree Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. 11 $98,585 ($8,215) $105,286 ($8,774)
Master's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 73 $1,456 $113,045 ($9,420) $120,373 ($10,031)
Master's Degree Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. 49 $999 $25,424 ($2,119) $75,151 ($6,263)
Master's Degree Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. 2
Bachelor's Degree Hospitality Administration/Management. 14 $38,482 ($3,207) $20,390 ($1,699)
Bachelor's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 630 $30,750 $149 $77,282 ($6,440) $84,218 ($7,018)
Master's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 358 $583 $106,990 ($8,916) $113,512 ($9,459)
First Professional Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 25
Graduate/Professional Certificate Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 60
Master's Degree Business/Commerce, General. 156 $466 $100,424 ($8,369) $120,741 ($10,062)
Doctoral Degree Business/Commerce, General. 11
Bachelor's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 93 $27,000 $286 $57,561 ($4,797) $77,268 ($6,439)
Master's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 25 $584 $85,810 ($7,151) $125,681 ($10,473)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Business Administration, Management and Operations. 4
Bachelor's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 257 $28,832 $288 $62,764 ($5,230) $76,765 ($6,397)
Master's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 64
Bachelor's Degree Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. 24 $49,380 ($4,115) $67,226 ($5,602)
Bachelor's Degree Graphic Communications. 19
Bachelor's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 4


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $103,257
Full time faculty: 53%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 10.0

School's endowment start of year: $798,335,000 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $965,854,000 (2022)