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Drexel University

Basic Information

Type Private
Location Philadelphia, PA
Population 5,000,000
Website http://www.drexel.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 13,509
Men / Women 51% / 49%
White 43%
Asian 18%
Black 13%
Hispanic 10%
International 9%
Mixed 5%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 31%
Business & Economics 23%
Life & Natural Sciences 23%
Arts 10%
Humanities & Social Sciences 7%
Education 3%
Professional 3%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $62,412
Est. Cost of Attendance $76,835
10-Year ROI $208,000
ROI Percentile 84th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 90%
4-Year Graduation Rate 30%
6-Year Graduation Rate 78%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,540 (45th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 248 (54th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 8%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $52M #114
Life & Natural Sciences $98M #119
Humanities & Social Sciences $7M #151
Graduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 394 #70
Engineering, Computing & Math 59 #92
Humanities & Social Sciences 260 #94

Honors College

Name Pennoni Honors College
Students 1,500 (11%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 39%
SAT Range 1,240 – 1,440
ACT Range 27 – 32

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Arts and Sciences 642 42% / 58% 12% $78,728
Data Science 24 — 83% / 17% 42% —
Mathematics 17 +11 53% / 47% 24% $91,826
Physics 11 — 82% / 18% 9% —
Biology 156 — 31% / 69% 5% $72,694
Chemistry 16 +1 50% / 50% 6% $90,321
Culinary Science/Culinology 10 — 60% / 40% 10% —
Environmental Science 17 — 41% / 59% 0% $67,458
Environmental Studies 5 — 40% / 60% 0% $67,458
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences 3 — 100% / 0% 0% —
Business Analytics 111 +10 49% / 51% 28% —
Economics 6 — 67% / 33% 17% $99,535
Economics 29 +1 66% / 34% 45% $99,535
Economics and Computer Science 3 — 100% / 0% 33% —
Political Economy 6 — 50% / 50% 0% —
Advanced Legal Research/Studies 11 +6 45% / 55% 0% —
Anthropology
Criminology 18 — 28% / 72% 6% —
East Asian Languages 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% —
English 13 +1 31% / 69% 0% —
French
German 2 +1 100% / 0% 0% —
History 3 — 100% / 0% 0% —
Intercultural and International Studies 18 +1 6% / 94% 0% $80,127
Latin American Languages 1 — 100% / 0% 0% —
Legal Professions and Studies 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $92,571
Philosophy 4 — 75% / 25% 0% —
Political Science 20 +1 35% / 65% 5% —
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 40 — 30% / 70% 5% —
Research and Experimental Psychology 75 +5 24% / 76% 3% —
Sociology 5 +1 20% / 80% 0% —
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects 12 — 67% / 33% 0% —
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia 3 — 67% / 33% 33% —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Computing and Informatics 372 76% / 24% 15% $122,196
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Computer Science 192 — 88% / 12% 23% $133,784
Computer Software and Media Applications 45 — 76% / 24% 9% —
Information Science/Studies 19 +1 47% / 53% 11% $114,284
User Experience and Interaction Design 23 — 43% / 57% 4% —
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design 17 — 59% / 41% 12% —
Cybersecurity 76 — 70% / 30% 1% $94,900
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Engineering 597 74% / 26% 9% $109,290
Architectural Engineering 37 — 46% / 54% 3% $92,898
Biomedical Engineering 101 — 60% / 40% 8% $109,524
Chemical Engineering 55 — 64% / 36% 11% $104,773
Civil Engineering 43 +11 79% / 21% 9% $95,188
Computer Engineering 68 +1 88% / 12% 18% $122,402
Computer Software Engineering 38 — 84% / 16% 3% $122,402
Electrical Engineering 43 +10 79% / 21% 7% $117,924
Electromechanical Engineering 21 — 86% / 14% 5% —
Engineering Undeclared
Environmental Engineering 19 +1 47% / 53% 0% $83,529
General Engineering 2 — 0% / 100% 0% —
Materials Engineering 17 — 47% / 53% 0% $101,111
Mechanical Engineering 153 +2 88% / 12% 10% $111,286
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Nursing and Health Professions 525 14% / 86% 2% $103,308
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist 7 — 14% / 86% 0% —
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs 89 — 10% / 90% 2% $85,301
Nursing 381 — 15% / 85% 2% $111,290
Health Administration 39 — 13% / 87% 0% $75,778
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor 9 — 0% / 100% 0% $62,784
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Dornsife School of Public Health 13 23% / 77% 8% $88,066
Public Health 13 — 23% / 77% 8% $88,066
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
LeBow College of Business 517 63% / 37% 7% $93,468
Accounting and Business/Management 46 — 50% / 50% 9% $92,505
Accounting and Finance 118 +76 78% / 22% 5% $92,505
Actuarial Science
Business
Business Analytics 37 — 84% / 16% 16% $98,531
Business Management and Administration 55 +1 64% / 36% 4% $105,896
Entrepreneurship 40 — 75% / 25% 5% $89,097
Hospitality Management 10 — 10% / 90% 20% —
International Business 22 +10 55% / 45% 14% $95,462
Management Information Systems and Statistics 24 +53 50% / 50% 4% $96,556
Marketing 90 +44 38% / 62% 9% $85,214
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management 3 +12 0% / 100% 33% $105,896
Operations Management 13 +12 85% / 15% 0% $105,896
Real Estate 11 +7 73% / 27% 0% —
Sports Management 25 +8 88% / 12% 8% $75,658
Construction Management 23 — 70% / 30% 4% $107,972
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Education 81 31% / 69% 5% $60,337
Elementary Education 32 — 12% / 88% 3% $48,284
General Education 46 — 46% / 54% 7% $69,509
Secondary Education and Teaching 3 +1 0% / 100% 0% $48,284
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Westphal College of Media Arts and Design 293 34% / 66% 2% $66,355
Architectural Studies 8 — 38% / 62% 0% —
Architecture 37 — 62% / 38% 3% $77,057
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 8 — 25% / 75% 0% —
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management 14 +1 50% / 50% 0% $56,002
Dance 7 — 0% / 100% 0% —
Design and Applied Arts 26 — 4% / 96% 12% $68,591
Fashion Design 21 +1 0% / 100% 0% $68,591
Film Production 31 — 42% / 58% 6% —
Film/Cinema/Media Studies 1 — 100% / 0% 0% —
Graphic Design 36 — 19% / 81% 0% $68,591
Interior Design 27 — 4% / 96% 4% $68,591
Music Management 48 — 67% / 33% 0% $56,002
Photography 13 +1 8% / 92% 0% —
Playwriting and Screenwriting 12 — 50% / 50% 0% —
Visual and Performing Arts 4 — 75% / 25% 0% —

Rankings

My Tribe

Call Your Mother! Most Jewish
Huge Community

Engineering, Computing & Math

Pixels, Psychology, and Post-its Human-Computer Interaction
Portfolio Polishers

Arts

Actually Employable Aesthetes Applied Design
Quietly Cranking Out Pros
Trapped in the Render Queue Digital Arts & Photography
Digital Innovators
Runways, Retail, and Rhinestones Fashion & Apparel
Built for the Garment District