Drexel University

Common Data Set 2016-17

Acceptance Rate

74.6%

Applications

28,535

Admitted

21,298

Enrolled

2,324

Federal outcomes

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.

Median earnings
$84,648
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
78%
6-year completion
Average net price
$38,509
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$25,325
federal loans only

All Extracted Fields

§ Extraction182fields parsed from this CDS.

General Information

3 TABLES
Institutional Control
Source of institutional control (Check only one):Private (nonprofit)
Classification
Classify your undergraduate institution:Coeducational college
Academic Year
Academic year calendar:Quarter

Enrollment And Persistence

4 TABLES
Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category
B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity
Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity. Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
MeasureFirst-time first-yearDegree-seeking undergraduatesTotal undergraduates
Nonresidents241Not reportedNot reported
Hispanic/Latino157Not reportedNot reported
Black or African American, non-HispanicNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
White, non-HispanicNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic6Not reportedNot reported
Asian, non-Hispanic418Not reportedNot reported
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic3Not reportedNot reported
Two or more races, non-HispanicNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Race and/or ethnicity unknownNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Total2324Not reportedNot reported
Persistence
B3 degrees awarded
Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.
B3 degrees awarded. Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.
MeasureNumber awarded
Certificate/diploma106
Associate degrees29
Bachelor's degrees3657
Postbachelor's certificates201
Master's degrees2445
Post-master's certificates43
Doctoral degrees, research/scholarship214
Doctoral degrees, professional practice488
Doctoral degrees, otherNot reported
Graduation Rates
B4 current graduation-rate cohort
Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
B4 current graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
MeasurePell GrantSubsidized Stafford, no PellNeither Pell nor subsidized StaffordTotal
Initial cohort2700Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Did not persist4Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Final cohort2696Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Completed in less than four yearsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Completed in less than five years1772Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Completed in less than six years109Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Total completers1881Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Six-year graduation rate70%Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
B5 previous graduation-rate cohort
Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
B5 previous graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
MeasurePell GrantSubsidized Stafford, no PellNeither Pell nor subsidized StaffordTotal
Initial cohort2268Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Did not persist3Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Final cohort2265Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Completed in less than four yearsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Completed in less than five years1440Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Completed in less than six years103Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Total completers1543Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Six-year graduation rateNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
B12-B21 two-year graduation rates
Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.
B12-B21 two-year graduation rates. Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.
MeasureCurrent cohortPrevious cohort
Initial cohort0Not reported
Did not persist2012Not reported
Final cohort201213
Completed program in less than two yearsNot reportedNot reported
Completed program in less than two years at 150% timeNot reportedNot reported
Completed program in less than four yearsNot reportedNot reported
Completed program in less than four years at 150% time150Not reported
Transfers outNot reportedNot reported
Transfers to two-year institutionsNot reportedNot reported
Transfers to four-year institutionsNot reportedNot reported
Retention Rates
B22 first-year retention
First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.
B22 first-year retention. First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.
MeasureValue
Entering cohortNot reported
Still enrolled next fallNot reported
Retention rate89.10%

First-Time, First-Year Admission

4 TABLES
Applications
C1 first-year admissions
First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.
C1 first-year admissions. First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.
MeasureMalesFemalesUnknown sexTotal
Applied1428914246Not reportedNot reported
Admitted1071110587Not reportedNot reported
Enrolled12951029Not reportedNot reported
Enrolled full-timeNot reported1029Not reportedNot reported
Enrolled part-time30Not reportedNot reported
Admissions Requirements
English3
Science1
Of these, units that must be lab1
Foreign language1
First-time, first-year Profile
C9 test-score submission
Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
C9 test-score submission. Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
MeasurePercentNumber
SAT75Not reported
ACTNot reportedNot reported
C9 test-score percentiles
Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
C9 test-score percentiles. Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
Measure25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
SAT compositeNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
SAT evidence-based reading and writingNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
SAT math560670Not reported
ACT composite2530Not reported
ACT math2529Not reported
ACT English2331Not reported
ACT WritingNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ACT ScienceNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ACT ReadingNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Other extracted fields
Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class40
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class69
Percent in top half of high school graduating class92
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class8
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class2
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7422
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.4915
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.2413
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.9910
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.491
Total100
Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:3.56
Admission Policies
Amount of application fee:50
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes
Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?Yes
Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?Yes
Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?Yes
Is your early action plan a “restrictive” plan under which you limit students from applying to other early plans?No

Transfer Admission

4 TABLES
Fall Applicants
D2 transfer admissions
Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.
D2 transfer admissions. Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.
MeasureMalesFemalesUnknownTotal
Applied12211960Not reported3181
Admitted7091044Not reported1753
Enrolled335432Not reported767
Other extracted fields
Does your institution enroll transfer students? (If no, please skip to Section E)Yes
If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?Yes
Application for Admission
Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?Yes
College transcript(s)Required of All
If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):2.50
List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:D9 List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If applications are reviewed on a continuous or rolling basis, place a check mark in the “Rolling admission” column.
Spring Closing Date: Month2
Fall Rolling AdmissionX
Other
Spring Closing Date: Day5
Transfer Credit Policies
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:60
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:credit
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:60
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:credit
Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:45

Student Life

2 TABLES
Percent Participating
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)57%
Percent of males who join fraternities9%
Percent of females who join sororities12%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing90%
Percent who live off campus or commute10%
Percent of students age 25 and older0%
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)47%
Percent of males who join fraternities12%
Percent of females who join sororities11%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing20%
Percent who live off campus or commute80%
Percent of students age 25 and older16%
Average Age
Average age of full-time students18
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18
Average age of full-time students21
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)22

Annual Expenses

3 TABLES
Private Tuition
G1 undergraduate costs
Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
G1 undergraduate costs. Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
MeasureFirst-yearAll undergraduates
Tuition4963249632
Tuition: in-districtNot reportedNot reported
Tuition: in-stateNot reportedNot reported
Tuition: out-of-stateNot reportedNot reported
Tuition: nonresidentNot reportedNot reported
Required feesNot reportedNot reported
Food and housing, on-campusNot reportedNot reported
Housing only, on-campusNot reportedNot reported
Food only, on-campus meal planNot reportedNot reported
Comprehensive tuition, food, and housingNot reportedNot reported
OtherNot reportedNot reported
Credits per Term
Minimum2
Tuition Policies
Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?Yes

Financial Aid

5 TABLES
Reporting Year
Academic Year2015-2016 estimated
Need-based Aid Awarded
Federal$16,412,805
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$160,387,422
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$4,041,024
Total Scholarships/Grants$185,690,700
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$73,432,597
Federal Work-Study$3,918,474
Total Self-Help$77,351,071
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$4,277,622
Athletic Awards$2,675,672
Non-need-based Aid Awarded
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$72,507,375
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$1,920,082
Total Scholarships/Grants$74,625,195
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$24,128,929
Total Self-Help$24,128,929
Parent Loans$45,641,143
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$2,759,973
Athletic Awards$6,437,348
Graduating Cohort
Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.1,567
Institutional Aid
If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:CDS-H Page 22 Common Data Set 2016-2017

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

1 TABLE
Student to Faculty Ratio
based on ____ students13,962

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

3 TABLES
Diploma/Certificates
Associate
Bachelors
J degrees conferred by discipline
Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
J degrees conferred by discipline. Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
MeasureCertificate/diplomaAssociateBachelor's
AgricultureNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Natural resources and conservationNot reportedNot reported0.7%
ArchitectureNot reportedNot reported0.9%
Area, ethnic, and gender studiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Communication/journalismNot reportedNot reported2.1%
Communication technologiesNot reportedNot reported0.1%
Computer and information sciences1.7%Not reported4.6%
Personal and culinary servicesNot reportedNot reported0.3%
Education0.4%Not reported0.6%
Engineering0.8%Not reported22.1%
Engineering technologies11.3%Not reported0.8%
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguisticsNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Family and consumer sciencesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Law/legal studiesNot reportedNot reported1%
English5.9%Not reported0.5%
Liberal arts/general studies2.9%Not reported1.3%
Library science0.4%Not reportedNot reported
Biological/life sciences2.5%Not reported5.5%
Mathematics and statisticsNot reportedNot reported0.9%
Military science and military technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Interdisciplinary studies1.7%Not reported0.8%
Parks and recreationNot reportedNot reported0.7%
Philosophy and religious studies0.8%Not reported0.1%
Theology and religious vocationsNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Physical sciencesNot reportedNot reported0.6%
Science technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
PsychologyNot reportedNot reported2.3%
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services4.2%Not reported0.3%
Public administration and social servicesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Social sciencesNot reportedNot reported2.8%
Construction tradesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Mechanic and repair technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Precision productionNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Transportation and materials movingNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Visual and performing artsNot reportedNot reported8.5%
Health professions and related programs61.9%100%23.4%
Business/marketing5.4%Not reported18.9%
HistoryNot reportedNot reported0.3%
OtherNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Total100.00%100.00%100.00%

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