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Drexel University

Drexel University is a private campus in Philadelphia proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. International students are a visible presence at Drexel University — 9% of its 13,233 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$27,737

family income
under $30k

$29,749

$30–48k

$35,842

$48–75k

$39,204

$75–110k

$47,490

over $110k

Average net price

$38,5092023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Drexel University has wandered from 2008 to 2023 — up to $38,509 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at $38,509.

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$36,775
2009	$32,939
2010	$33,788
2011	$34,150
2012	$33,742
2013	$35,219
2014	$37,747
2015	$36,050
2016	$37,427
2017	$33,631
2018	$34,914
2019	$35,963
2020	$23,167
2021	$35,596
2022	$38,428
2023	$38,509

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$76,8352024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Drexel University rose from $46,521 (2009) to $76,835 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$46,521
2010	$48,581
2011	$50,611
2012	$52,535
2013	$53,831
2014	$56,402
2015	$66,078
2016	$67,821
2017	$69,462
2018	$66,841
2019	$67,955
2020	$69,397
2021	$59,319
2022	$72,427
2023	$75,167
2024	$76,835

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$17,207
2001	$17,982
2002	$19,000
2003	$19,900
2004	$23,105
2005	$24,280
2006	$25,500
2007	$29,065
2008	$30,440
2013	$37,505
2014	$47,051
2015	$48,791
2016	$51,030
2017	$52,002
2018	$53,244
2019	$54,516
2020	$56,238
2021	$57,136
2022	$58,965
2023	$60,663

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Drexel University reports published tuition of $62,412 in this record. Drexel University's $62,412 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Drexel University reports 13,233 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

78.2% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Drexel University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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78.2%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Drexel University rose from 49.5% (entered 1991) to 78.2% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	49.5%
1992 cohort	54%
1993 cohort	48%
1994 cohort	55.8%
1995 cohort	55.2%
1996 cohort	55.9%
1997 cohort	56.5%
1998 cohort	57.4%
1999 cohort	59.4%
2000 cohort	59.8%
2001 cohort	64.3%
2002 cohort	62.2%
2003 cohort	66.2%
2004 cohort	67.8%
2005 cohort	68.2%
2006 cohort	65.3%
2007 cohort	69.5%
2008 cohort	67.4%
2009 cohort	68%
2010 cohort	69.8%
2011 cohort	70.9%
2012 cohort	73.6%
2013 cohort	69.3%
2014 cohort	70.8%
2015 cohort	78.2%
2016 cohort	78.2%
2017 cohort	77.1%
2018 cohort	78.2%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	—	$10,312
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$17,125	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$17,125	$4,295
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$18,559	$4,813
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$18,001	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$5,000
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$19,125	$5,750
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$21,625	$6,000
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$23,000	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$26,000	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$25,556	$12,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$25,500	$12,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$26,000	$7,875
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$26,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$26,000	$10,250
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$26,146	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$26,000	$8,394
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$25,325	$8,750

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$69,063

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$79,235

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$84,648

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Drexel University admitted 29,642 of 37,314 applicants in Fall 2024. The 79.4% rate describes that application pool.

79.4%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $60,663 tuition · 2023–24 13,233 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1240–14401600

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Admissions

Drexel University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Drexel University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 620–700 and Math was 620–740 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1240–1440 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	620	660	700
SAT Math	620	680	740
ACT Composite	27	30	32

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Drexel University received 37,314 applications and admitted 29,642 (79.4%), with 2,399 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

79.4%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	75.1%
Fall 2002	71.5%
Fall 2003	59.1%
Fall 2004	71%
Fall 2005	82.3%
Fall 2006	76.6%
Fall 2007	71.7%
Fall 2008	68.2%
Fall 2009	54.6%
Fall 2010	55.1%
Fall 2011	57.5%
Fall 2012	74.9%
Fall 2013	81.5%
Fall 2014	76%
Fall 2015	74.7%
Fall 2016	74.7%
Fall 2017	79%
Fall 2018	76.9%
Fall 2019	74.7%
Fall 2020	77.2%
Fall 2021	82.6%
Fall 2022	79.6%
Fall 2023	77.5%
Fall 2024	79.4%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1240–1440Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1050	1250
Fall 2002	1070	1280
Fall 2003	1100	1290
Fall 2004	1100	1310
Fall 2005	1080	1300
Fall 2006	980	1260
Fall 2007	1090	1300
Fall 2008	1110	1290
Fall 2009	1110	1300
Fall 2010	1110	1310
Fall 2011	1100	1310
Fall 2012	1120	1320
Fall 2013	1070	1310
Fall 2014	1100	1300
Fall 2015	1095	1310
Fall 2016	1080	1300
Fall 2017	1160	1360
Fall 2018	1170	1380
Fall 2019	1190	1390
Fall 2020	1180	1380
Fall 2021	1210	1410
Fall 2022	1230	1430
Fall 2023	1230	1430
Fall 2024	1240	1440

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

27–32Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2006	20	27
Fall 2007	23	28
Fall 2008	23	28
Fall 2010	23	28
Fall 2011	24	29
Fall 2012	24	29
Fall 2013	24	30
Fall 2014	23	27
Fall 2015	25	30
Fall 2016	25	30
Fall 2017	24	30
Fall 2018	25	30
Fall 2019	25	31
Fall 2020	25	31
Fall 2021	26	32
Fall 2022	27	32
Fall 2023	27	33
Fall 2024	27	32

IPEDS Fall 2006–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

13,233Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Drexel University rose from 10,974 (Fall 2002) to 13,233 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	10,974
Fall 2003	11,011
Fall 2004	11,544
Fall 2005	11,936
Fall 2006	12,395
Fall 2007	12,722
Fall 2008	13,138
Fall 2009	13,069
Fall 2010	13,652
Fall 2011	14,727
Fall 2012	15,593
Fall 2013	16,257
Fall 2014	16,681
Fall 2015	16,227
Fall 2016	15,350
Fall 2017	15,335
Fall 2018	15,557
Fall 2019	15,287
Fall 2020	14,492
Fall 2021	14,308
Fall 2022	13,933
Fall 2023	13,509
Fall 2024	13,233

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

90%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Drexel University has held near 90% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	82%
Fall 2003 cohort	82%
Fall 2004 cohort	80%
Fall 2005 cohort	84%
Fall 2006 cohort	83%
Fall 2007 cohort	86%
Fall 2008 cohort	83%
Fall 2009 cohort	83%
Fall 2010 cohort	85%
Fall 2011 cohort	85%
Fall 2012 cohort	86%
Fall 2013 cohort	84%
Fall 2014 cohort	84%
Fall 2015 cohort	89%
Fall 2016 cohort	89%
Fall 2017 cohort	89%
Fall 2018 cohort	89%
Fall 2019 cohort	88%
Fall 2020 cohort	90%
Fall 2021 cohort	87%
Fall 2022 cohort	90%
Fall 2023 cohort	90%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Drexel University

Faculty pay at Drexel University averages $148,560 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Drexel University as a primarily residential campus of 13,233 undergraduates — and 89.5% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Drexel University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1240–1440 — their midpoint is above the PA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Drexel University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Drexel University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Drexel University79.4%

Pennsylvania median81.7%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Drexel University$62,412

Pennsylvania median$33,730

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Drexel University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Drexel University$84,648

Pennsylvania median$62,101

National median$53,781

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Drexel University, Pennsylvania and national reference values
Metric & basis	Drexel University	Pennsylvania median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	79.4%	81.7%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$62,412	$33,730	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$84,648	$62,101	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Drexel University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Drexel University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 48 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Finance and Financial Management Services	$121,832
Computer Engineering	$117,537
Computer Science	$113,610
Construction Management	$105,887
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$104,599
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	$102,978
Management Information Systems and Services	$101,790
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	$101,488
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$101,362
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$100,646
Accounting and Related Services	$100,317
Chemical Engineering	$99,338
Mathematics	$98,709
Information Science/Studies	$98,548
Economics	$98,178
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	$97,379
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	$95,081
Materials Engineering	$94,694
International Business	$94,595
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	$93,811
Mechanical Engineering	$93,638
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$92,778
Marketing	$89,486
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	$87,416
Business/Commerce, General	$86,878
Architectural Engineering	$85,839
Civil Engineering	$84,992
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$84,166
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$84,040
Chemistry	$82,185
Architecture	$72,915
Public Health	$72,736
International/Globalization Studies	$72,375
Biology, General	$72,197
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	$71,613
Political Science and Government	$66,756
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$66,750
Design and Applied Arts	$66,294
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$65,999
Psychology, General	$63,287
Criminology	$58,751
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$58,495
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$58,488
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$54,571
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$54,395
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	$54,328
Culinary Arts and Related Services	$48,094
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$42,980

These 48 fields listed for Drexel University measure earnings after completion. The $84,648 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 38 additional Drexel University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Drexel University report?

Drexel University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1240–1440 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Drexel University's acceptance rate?

79.4% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 29,642 admitted from 37,314 applicants.

How much does Drexel University cost?

At Drexel University, tuition is $62,412. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Drexel University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $84,648. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Pennsylvania

Duquesne University — 83.6% admitted
Elizabethtown College — 77.9% admitted
Chestnut Hill College — 74.5% admitted
Chatham University — 62% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.