Drexel University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Private · 13,233 undergraduates · drexel.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
70%
of 38,030 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1260 to 1430
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$91,560Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Drexel University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
70% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$91,560
a year in 2027-28, from a $91,560 sticker price
What to do with your 1350
Send your score
About 62% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1210, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
- Page says Drexel offers some flexibility in which tests fulfill the requirement for applicants who submit scores; email enroll@drexel.edu to be considered with scores other than SAT or ACT.
Source: Standardized Testing Policies · Checked October 16, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov15Early Action · November 15, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Nov15Early Decision · November 15, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Jan15Regular Decision · January 15, 2027The standard deadline.
Source: First-Year Application Deadlines
Who gets in
70%
of applicants were admitted: 26,583 of 38,030 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/15, hear by 12/15.
Early Decision
Binding. 78% of early applicants were admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 35% of them sent SAT scores and 4% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1260 to 1430
Reading and Writing 630 to 710
Math 630 to 730
ACT composite 28 to 33
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160035%
- 1200 to 139952%
- 1000 to 119912%
- 800 to 9992%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.79
- 4.034%
- 3.75 to 3.9921%
- 3.50 to 3.7420%
- 3.25 to 3.4913%
- 3.00 to 3.248%
- 2.50 to 2.994%
- Below 2.500%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$91,560
a year
- Tuition$65,600
- Fees$2,460
- Food and housing$20,170
- Books and supplies$1,250
- Transportation and other$2,080
Drexel University published $88,046 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$28,843
- $30,001 to $48,000$28,147
- $48,001 to $75,000$31,498
- $75,001 to $110,000$38,569
- Over $110,000$46,936
Financial aid
82%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$42,870
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
25%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $24,665 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Required. It's a second, more detailed aid form some colleges use for their own grants.
- Aid priority date: 2/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
40 of 40
Earn credit with a score of 3
None
You need a 4 or 5 for credit here.
A 3-credit course is worth
about $6,560Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 5 | 3 | VSST 101 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 5 | 3 | VSST 103 |
| Art History | 4 | 6 | ARTH 101, 102 |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BIO 132 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MATH 121 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 12 | MATH 121 and MATH 122 and MATH 123 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 4 | 4 | MATH 121 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 8 | CHEM 101 and CHEM 102 CHEM 121 and CHEM 122 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | CHIN 103 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | PSCI 140 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 3 | CS 190 |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 3 | CS 150 |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | VSST 110 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENGL 101 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENGL 101 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 3 | ENVS 260 |
| European History | 4 | 4 | THSE 099 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | FREN 103 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | GER 103 |
| Human Geography | 4 | 3 | TGFE 099 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | ITAL 103 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | JAPN 103 |
| Latin | 4 | 3 | THSE 099 (humanities elective) LANGT180* *Philosophy majors only |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 4 | ECON 202 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 4 | ECON 201 |
| Music Aural Subscore | 5 | 1 | MUSC 125 |
| Music Non-Aural Subscore | 5 | 3 | MUSC 121 |
| Music Theory | 5 | 3 | MUSC 121 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PHYS 152 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PHYS 154 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHYS 154 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 5 | 4 | PHYS 102 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHYS 152 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 5 | 4 | PHYS 101 |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 3 | MATH 110 |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | PSY 101 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | SPAN 103 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 4 | SPAN 202 |
| Statistics | 4 | 4 | STAT 201, HSCI 345*, MATH 107** *For students enrolled in the College of Nursing and Health Professions; ** For students enrolled in ELEM and EDUC (SSTU & ENGL cert only) |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | PSCI 110 |
| United States History | 4 | 4 | HIST 201 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 4 | HIST 161 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
78%
Come back for a second year
90%
Typical earnings
$92,338
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Drexel University$103,752
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 47 majors here have earnings data.
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