Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large city
Overview
Drexel University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 21,153 students in fall 2024, including 13,309 undergraduates and 7,844 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity.
Drexel University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 270 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Computer Science, and Medicine. It awarded 6,629 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 61 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
90% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 9 to 1.
Mission
Drexel University is an urban research university that integrates education, scholarship, diverse partnerships, and our global community to address society’s most pressing challenges through an inclusive learning environment, immersive experiential learning, external partnerships, transdisciplinary and applied research, and creative activity. We prepare graduates of diverse backgrounds to become purpose-driven professionals and agents for positive change.
Key figures
21,153
Students enrolled
90%
First-year retention
6,629
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
270
Programs and majors
9:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 270
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
90%
First-year retention, part-time students
84%
Student-to-faculty ratio
9:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
2,830
Master's degrees
2,242
Doctoral degrees (research)
297
Professional doctorates
692
Other doctoral degrees
18
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
136
Postbaccalaureate certificates
399
Post-master's certificates
15
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
21,153
Undergraduates, fall 2024
13,309
Graduate students, fall 2024
7,844
Full-time, fall 2024
79%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
25,090
Undergraduates, 2024-25
14,582
Graduate students, 2024-25
10,508
Full-time, 2024-25
75%
Size category
20,000 students or more
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
56%
Men
44%
White
43%
Hispanic or Latino
8%
Black or African American
11%
Asian
19%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
11%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
61
Programs with a fully online option
26
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
18%
Students taking some online courses
47%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Quarter
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Colonial Athletic Association
President
Antonio Merlo
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization