Colleges / Drexel University
College · Private nonprofit · Philadelphia, PA · City
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Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Address3141 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Websitedrexel.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate79%
6-yr median pay$69k
Net price / yr$39k
Undergrad size13,233
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $39k/yr for a shot at a $69k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 79% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1345 · ACT 29.

If you get in

13,233 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $77k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $39k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$307k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$154k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$153k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$62.4k
Room & board
$18.1k
Books & supplies
$1,700

How students pay for it.

Pell grants27%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans49%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention90%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr78%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$69k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$85k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
13,233
Location
Philadelphia, PA
Region
Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Also known as
Drexel
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White40%
  • Asian24%
  • Black10%
  • Hispanic9%
  • International9%
  • Two or more races5%
  • Unknown2%
First-gen students29%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time7%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$53k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 86

What you can study.

Colleges / Drexel University
College · Private nonprofit · Philadelphia, PA · City
Pom

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Address3141 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Websitedrexel.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate79%
6-yr median pay$69k
Net price / yr$39k
Undergrad size13,233
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $39k/yr for a shot at a $69k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 79% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1345 · ACT 29.

If you get in

13,233 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $77k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $39k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$307k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$154k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$153k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$62.4k
Room & board
$18.1k
Books & supplies
$1,700

How students pay for it.

Pell grants27%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans49%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention90%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr78%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$69k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$85k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
13,233
Location
Philadelphia, PA
Region
Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Also known as
Drexel
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White40%
  • Asian24%
  • Black10%
  • Hispanic9%
  • International9%
  • Two or more races5%
  • Unknown2%
First-gen students29%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time7%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$53k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 86

What you can study.