Drexel University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with 13,233 undergraduates. It admits 79% of applicants, costs an average of $37,529 a year after grants and graduates 78% of its students.
Figures from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, released October 15, 2026. What each number covers.
Drexel University acceptance rate and admissions
Drexel University admitted 79% of applicants for fall 2024. The median acceptance rate at 4-year colleges is 77%.
Test scores: Considered but not required (as reported for fall 2024 admission). That means you can apply without SAT or ACT scores. Check the admissions office for the current policy.
The colored band is the middle 50% of enrolled students in fall 2024 (reading and writing 620 to 700, math 620 to 740). The tick marks the typical 4-year college. Check how your scores fit.
Drexel University application deadlines 2026-27
| Round | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Early decision | Nov 15, 2026 |
| Early action | Nov 15, 2026 |
| Regular decision | Jan 15, 2027 |
Next deadline: Early decision, Nov 15, 2026. Application fee through the Common App: $65 for U.S. applicants. Confirm dates on Drexel University’s admissions page; see every college on the deadline calendar.
Source: Common App 2026-27 first-year deadlines, fees and requirements grid, updated Sep 25, 2026.
Drexel University tuition, cost and net price
| Tuition and fees (2025-26) | $64,212 |
|---|---|
| On-campus housing and food (2025-26) | $18,831 |
| Total cost of attendance (2024-25) | $78,335 |
| Average net price after grants (2024-25) | $37,529 |
Students who get federal aid pay an average of $37,529 a year after grants and scholarships, $40,806 less than the full cost of attendance.
What families pay, by income
Average yearly cost after grants for aided first-time students, by family income (2024-25):
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Drexel University graduation rate, earnings and debt
- 78% of first-time, full-time students finished within six years (students who started in 2019).
- Former students earned a median of $92,338 a year, 10 years after they started (students who received federal aid and were working).
- Students who completed left with a median of $25,166 in federal student loans.
Earnings compared
Debt compared
Median debt is 27% of median earnings 10 years after entry. Many advisers suggest keeping total student debt below one year of expected pay. See the monthly payment.
Drexel University majors and what graduates earn
Drexel University awarded bachelor's degrees in 74 fields recently. The best-paid graduates four years out came from computer engineering ($117,537).
All 74 majors at Drexel University
| Major | Graduates (2023-24) | Earnings 1 yr after | Earnings 4 yrs after | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer engineering | 107 | $93,353 | $117,537 | $27,000 |
| Computer science | 192 | $89,683 | $113,610 | $27,000 |
| Construction Management | 23 | $78,338 | $105,887 | $31,000 |
| Business analytics and operations research | 37 | $75,103 | $104,599 | $27,000 |
| Electrical engineering | 53 | $84,372 | $102,978 | $29,000 |
| Management information systems | 77 | $77,065 | $101,790 | $25,000 |
| IT and network administration | 76 | $78,924 | $101,488 | $27,000 |
| Biomedical engineering | 101 | $73,731 | $101,362 | $29,666 |
| Nursing | 381 | $95,930 | $100,646 | $12,500 |
| Accounting | 240 | $74,446 | $100,317 | $26,000 |
| Chemical engineering | 55 | $85,445 | $99,338 | $29,000 |
| Mathematics | 28 | n/a | $98,709 | $23,000 |
| Information science | 20 | $73,172 | $98,548 | $23,000 |
| Economics | 36 | $77,900 | $98,178 | $27,000 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | 0 | $77,839 | $97,379 | $31,000 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | 89 | $34,872 | $95,081 | $23,916 |
| Materials Engineering | 17 | $84,983 | $94,694 | $31,000 |
| International business | 32 | $65,215 | $94,595 | $25,000 |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | 3 | n/a | $93,811 | n/a |
| Mechanical engineering | 155 | $78,977 | $93,638 | $29,325 |
| Marketing | 134 | $61,010 | $89,486 | $27,000 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | 17 | $63,974 | $87,416 | $27,000 |
| Business | 0 | n/a | $86,878 | n/a |
| Architectural Engineering | 37 | $76,062 | $85,839 | $29,833 |
| Civil engineering | 54 | $76,518 | $84,992 | $29,250 |
| Liberal arts and general studies | 46 | $52,320 | $84,166 | $27,000 |
| Business administration | 96 | $64,839 | $84,040 | $25,000 |
| Chemistry | 17 | $60,075 | $82,185 | $26,378 |
| Architecture | 37 | $68,070 | $72,915 | $30,000 |
| Public health | 13 | n/a | $72,736 | $22,375 |
| International/Globalization Studies | 19 | $50,370 | $72,375 | $25,146 |
| Biology | 156 | $45,187 | $72,197 | $24,832 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | 40 | $50,499 | $71,613 | $22,875 |
| Political science | 27 | $45,113 | $66,756 | $25,000 |
| Public relations and advertising | 40 | $49,873 | $66,750 | $27,000 |
| Graphic and industrial design | 111 | $50,567 | $66,294 | $25,923 |
| Health administration | 39 | $56,096 | $65,999 | $25,000 |
| Criminology | 18 | $43,464 | $58,751 | $24,645 |
| Environmental science | 22 | $38,455 | $58,495 | $31,000 |
| Kinesiology and exercise science | 33 | $44,976 | $58,488 | $22,500 |
| Teacher education by grade level | 36 | $49,337 | $54,571 | $27,000 |
| Mental health counseling | 9 | $42,622 | $54,395 | $27,000 |
| Arts management | 63 | $35,030 | $54,328 | $24,500 |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | 10 | n/a | $48,094 | n/a |
| Film and photography | 46 | $36,908 | $42,980 | $21,500 |
| Data analytics | 121 | n/a | n/a | $25,458 |
| Research and experimental psychology | 80 | $44,334 | n/a | $27,000 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | 62 | $25,721 | n/a | $31,000 |
| Data science | 24 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Computer and information sciences | 23 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Electromechanical Engineering | 21 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Environmental engineering | 20 | $72,403 | n/a | $31,000 |
| Real Estate | 18 | $67,672 | n/a | $30,250 |
| English | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Graphic Communications | 12 | $29,943 | n/a | $27,000 |
| Theater | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Physics | 11 | $81,707 | n/a | n/a |
| Hospitality management | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Architectural history | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Fine and studio arts | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Dance | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Nutrition and dietetics | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Sociology | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Philosophy | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Art and design, general | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Radio, TV and digital media | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Romance languages | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Economics and Computer Science | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Geology and earth sciences | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| History | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Engineering, general | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Anthropology | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Four-year earnings: graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. Fields with few graduates have no published earnings.
Graduate programs at Drexel University
126 graduate programs awarded degrees recently. Largest first.
Show 126 graduate programs
| Program | Degree | Graduates (2023-24) | Earnings 1 yr after | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | Master's | 303 | $118,536 | $51,250 |
| Medicine | Professional doctorate | 254 | $68,105 | $284,748 |
| Business analytics and operations research | Master's | 149 | n/a | $41,000 |
| Law | Professional doctorate | 136 | $72,824 | $105,404 |
| Education leadership | Doctoral | 93 | $108,315 | $70,008 |
| Data analytics | Master's | 92 | n/a | n/a |
| Health administration | Master's | 89 | $108,031 | $41,000 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | Master's | 84 | $55,768 | $63,136 |
| Public health | Master's | 79 | $62,645 | $58,898 |
| Business administration | Master's | 78 | $87,207 | $43,261 |
| Allied health (PA, radiography, therapy and more) | Master's | 69 | $123,911 | $134,797 |
| Biomedical engineering | Master's | 66 | $81,370 | $41,000 |
| Computer science | Master's | 64 | $112,811 | n/a |
| Ecology and evolutionary biology | Master's | 61 | $65,617 | $64,409 |
| Physical and occupational therapy | Professional doctorate | 60 | n/a | n/a |
| Data science | Master's | 58 | n/a | n/a |
| Computer engineering | Master's | 55 | $101,464 | n/a |
| Library Science and Administration | Master's | 52 | $47,854 | $40,967 |
| Human Computer Interaction | Master's | 43 | n/a | $41,000 |
| Teacher education by subject | Master's | 39 | $58,344 | $47,214 |
| IT and network administration | Master's | 36 | n/a | $41,000 |
| Physical and occupational therapy | Master's | 36 | $63,369 | $89,101 |
| Mechanical engineering | Master's | 31 | $91,398 | n/a |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Master's | 31 | n/a | n/a |
| Clinical and counseling psychology | Master's | 31 | $59,338 | $46,125 |
| Medical lab science | Master's | 29 | $42,149 | $95,044 |
| Mental health counseling | Master's | 29 | $55,641 | $93,912 |
| Business analytics and operations research | Doctoral | 29 | n/a | n/a |
| Information science | Master's | 28 | $103,290 | $41,000 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | Master's | 27 | $83,018 | $44,889 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | Master's | 27 | $73,213 | $61,500 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's | 25 | $63,210 | $41,000 |
| Arts management | Master's | 21 | $52,236 | $35,875 |
| Nutrition and dietetics | Master's | 21 | n/a | n/a |
| Electrical engineering | Master's | 20 | $112,200 | n/a |
| Biology | Master's | 19 | $48,528 | $41,000 |
| Biochemistry and molecular biology | Master's | 19 | $75,687 | n/a |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Master's | 18 | n/a | n/a |
| Systems Engineering | Master's | 17 | $124,652 | n/a |
| Public relations and advertising | Master's | 16 | $66,063 | n/a |
| Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences | Master's | 15 | n/a | n/a |
| Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems | Master's | 14 | n/a | n/a |
| Biomedical engineering | Doctoral | 13 | n/a | n/a |
| Chemical engineering | Master's | 13 | $86,566 | n/a |
| Materials Engineering | Master's | 13 | n/a | n/a |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | Master's | 13 | $93,782 | n/a |
| Research and experimental psychology | Master's | 13 | n/a | n/a |
| Chemistry | Doctoral | 12 | n/a | n/a |
| Research and experimental psychology | Doctoral | 12 | n/a | n/a |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering | Master's | 11 | n/a | n/a |
| Medical assisting | Master's | 11 | $101,287 | n/a |
| Radio, TV and digital media | Master's | 10 | $63,516 | n/a |
| Special education | Master's | 10 | n/a | n/a |
| Environmental engineering | Master's | 10 | n/a | n/a |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | Master's | 10 | n/a | n/a |
| Public Policy Analysis | Master's | 10 | $80,296 | n/a |
| Marketing | Master's | 10 | n/a | n/a |
| Mechanical engineering | Doctoral | 9 | n/a | n/a |
| Kinesiology and exercise science | Master's | 9 | n/a | n/a |
| Clinical and counseling psychology | Doctoral | 9 | n/a | n/a |
| Nursing | Professional doctorate | 9 | n/a | n/a |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Master's | 8 | n/a | n/a |
| Civil engineering | Master's | 8 | $81,103 | n/a |
| Biochemistry and molecular biology | Doctoral | 8 | n/a | n/a |
| Neuroscience | Doctoral | 8 | n/a | n/a |
| Mathematics | Master's | 8 | n/a | n/a |
| Business | Master's | 8 | $113,962 | $41,000 |
| Environmental science | Master's | 7 | n/a | n/a |
| Communication | Master's | 7 | n/a | n/a |
| Education, Other | Master's | 7 | n/a | n/a |
| Electrical engineering | Doctoral | 7 | n/a | n/a |
| Materials Engineering | Doctoral | 7 | n/a | n/a |
| Graphic and industrial design | Master's | 7 | n/a | n/a |
| Computer and information sciences | Master's | 6 | n/a | n/a |
| Education | Doctoral | 6 | n/a | n/a |
| Education leadership | Master's | 6 | $66,908 | n/a |
| Ecology and evolutionary biology | Doctoral | 6 | n/a | n/a |
| Economics | Master's | 6 | n/a | n/a |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Doctoral | 6 | n/a | n/a |
| Physical and occupational therapy | Doctoral | 6 | $77,849 | $121,839 |
| Computer science | Doctoral | 5 | n/a | n/a |
| Environmental engineering | Doctoral | 5 | n/a | n/a |
| Biology | Doctoral | 5 | n/a | n/a |
| Physiology | Master's | 5 | n/a | n/a |
| Nutrition Sciences | Master's | 5 | n/a | n/a |
| Mental health counseling | Doctoral | 5 | n/a | n/a |
| Human resources | Master's | 5 | n/a | n/a |
| Construction Management | Master's | 5 | n/a | n/a |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | Doctoral | 4 | n/a | n/a |
| Mathematics | Doctoral | 4 | n/a | n/a |
| Physics | Doctoral | 4 | n/a | n/a |
| Pharmacy | Master's | 4 | n/a | n/a |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics | Master's | 4 | n/a | n/a |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Master's | 4 | n/a | n/a |
| Information science | Doctoral | 3 | n/a | n/a |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | Doctoral | 3 | n/a | n/a |
| Neuroscience | Master's | 3 | n/a | n/a |
| Economics and Computer Science | Master's | 3 | n/a | n/a |
| Physics | Master's | 3 | n/a | n/a |
| Pharmacy | Doctoral | 3 | n/a | n/a |
| Environmental science | Doctoral | 2 | n/a | n/a |
| Communication | Doctoral | 2 | n/a | n/a |
| Chemical engineering | Doctoral | 2 | n/a | n/a |
| Civil engineering | Doctoral | 2 | n/a | n/a |
| Nutrition Sciences | Doctoral | 2 | n/a | n/a |
| Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians | Master's | 2 | n/a | n/a |
| Public health | Doctoral | 2 | n/a | n/a |
| Food Science and Technology | Master's | 1 | n/a | n/a |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Doctoral | 1 | n/a | n/a |
| Architectural Engineering | Master's | 1 | n/a | n/a |
| Architectural Engineering | Doctoral | 1 | n/a | n/a |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | Master's | 1 | n/a | n/a |
| Public health | Professional doctorate | 1 | n/a | n/a |
| Accounting | Master's | 1 | n/a | n/a |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's | 0 | n/a | n/a |
| Education, Other | Doctoral | 0 | n/a | n/a |
| Nanotechnology | Master's | 0 | n/a | n/a |
| Liberal arts and general studies | Master's | 0 | n/a | n/a |
| Chemistry | Master's | 0 | n/a | n/a |
| Public Policy Analysis | Doctoral | 0 | n/a | n/a |
| Economics | Doctoral | 0 | n/a | n/a |
| Health professions, general | Master's | 0 | n/a | n/a |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Master's | 0 | n/a | n/a |
| Nursing | Doctoral | 0 | n/a | n/a |
| Business | Doctoral | 0 | n/a | n/a |
| Business administration | Doctoral | 0 | n/a | n/a |
Trade and career programs at Drexel University
Certificate and associate programs in the trades we track. One-year earnings are for graduates of 2020-21 and 2021-22, four-year earnings for graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, both in 2024 dollars.
| Program | Credential | Graduates (2023-24) | Earnings 1 yr after | Earnings 4 yrs after | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical assistant | Certificate | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Medical billing and coding | Certificate | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Culinary arts | Certificate | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Students and location
- 13,233 degree-seeking undergraduates (fall 2024)
- 49% women, 51% men
- 9 students for every faculty member
- Setting: large city
- Accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Frequently asked questions
What is the acceptance rate at Drexel University?
Drexel University admitted 79% of applicants for fall 2024, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
How much does Drexel University cost?
Tuition and fees for 2025-26 are $64,212. After grants and scholarships, aided students paid an average net price of $37,529 a year in 2024-25.
What SAT score do you need for Drexel University?
The middle 50% of enrolled students scored 620 to 700 in reading and writing and 620 to 740 in math, and 27 to 32 on the ACT. Scores inside these ranges are typical for admitted students.
Is Drexel University test-optional?
For fall 2024 admission, Drexel University reported that test scores were: considered but not required. Policies change, so confirm with the admissions office.
What is the graduation rate at Drexel University?
78% of first-time, full-time students finished within six years.
How much do Drexel University graduates make?
Former students who received federal aid earned a median of $92,338 a year 10 years after they started, in 2024 dollars.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, data release of October 15, 2026. What each figure means and the year it covers.