Drexel University Trade Programs

Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Drexel University is a private not-for-profit institution. Philadelphia is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is Drexel University?

Contact details for Drexel are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3141 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone:	215-895-2000
Website:	drexel.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/drexeluniv
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/DrexelNews

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Can I Afford Drexel?

During a recent academic cycle, part-time students at Drexel paid $1,311 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$58,293	$58,293
Fees	$2,370	$2,370
Books and Supplies	$1,700	$1,700
On Campus Room and Board	$17,550	$17,550
On Campus Other Expenses	$1,500	$1,500

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Drexel, approximately 63% of students took out student loans averaging $10,865 a year. That adds up to $43,460 over four years for those students.

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Drexel University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 14,616 undergraduate students at Drexel, with 13,156 being full-time and 1,460 being part-time.

There are also 8,973 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 13,156 full-time undergraduates at Drexel, 53% are male and 47% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Drexel University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	2,980
Black or African American	792
Hispanic or Latino	909
White	6,388
International Students	1,255
Other Races/Ethnicities	832

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Drexel University. At this time, 40 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 127 countries are represented at Drexel. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at Drexel University

In 2022-2023, 9,471 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Drexel has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 17th most popular in Pennsylvania for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Drexel majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Engineering Technologies	35%

Drexel University Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Health Care Management	0	53	53
Engineering Technology	0	29	29
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	0	16	16
Lactation Consultant	11	2	13
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	8	0	8
Culinary Science/Culinology	0	5	5
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	0	0	0
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	0	0	0
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	0	0	0
TOTAL	19	105	124

Drexel University Trades

In a recent academic period, Drexel University awarded 282 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	0	11	0	2
Culinary Arts	0	0	0	5
General Engineering Technology	0	0	0	29
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	8	0	53
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	0	16
Total	0	38	0	244

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

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