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Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA · CDS 20252026 · City: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
69.9%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
7.3%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
71.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$84,846
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
9:1
Avg loan debt at graduation

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates12,318
Total all graduate8,471
Grand total all students20,789

Admissions

Total applicants38,030
Total admitted26,583
Total enrolled1,948
Overall admit rate69.9%
Admit rate — women69.9%
Admit rate — men69.8%
Yield rate7.3%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date15-Nov
ED notification date15-Dec
# admitted under ED plan234
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date15-Nov
EA notification date15-Dec
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT35.0%
% submitting ACT4.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile630
SAT EBRW 75th %ile710
SAT Math 25th %ile630
SAT Math 75th %ile730
ACT Comp 25th %ile28
ACT Comp 75th %ile33
% in top 10% of HS class31.8%
% in top 25% of HS class63.2%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$63,078
Tuition — out-of-state$63,078
Required fees$2,370
Room and board$19,398
Total cost — in-state$84,846
Total cost — out-of-state$84,846

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$35,138
Avg % of need met71.0%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$21,696
Avg loan debt at graduation

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist
# admitted from waitlist
Waitlist admit rate
Transfer applicants (total)2,596
Transfer admit rate58.2%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio9:1
% faculty full-time

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)79.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$38,509Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)79.2%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)75.4%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate89.5%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$91,041Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant26.0%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan49.3%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full17.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress35.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress20.5%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged0.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Defaulted3.1%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time7.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white40.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black10.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino9.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian24.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races4.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international9.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown2.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women48.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men51.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white62.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino4.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian10.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international14.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown2.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Health Professions And Related Programs17.8%
Engineering16.4%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services16.4%
Visual And Performing Arts10.7%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services10.6%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies4.8%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences4.2%
Psychology2.9%