Rankings and Achievements
Drexel is a nationally ranked global research university with over 21,000 students worldwide. Learn more about our student population and what sets Drexel apart with these fast facts.
Enrollment
- 21,153 total students
- 13,282 undergraduate students
- 7,871 graduate and professional students
- 3,351 online students
Academic Offerings
Drexel Co-op
- Founded in 1919, Drexel's cooperative education program was one of the first of its kind, and it continues to be among the largest and most renowned.
- Drexel Co-op provides professional employment experiences for students, giving them the opportunity to test-drive a career before they enter the workforce or giving graduate students the opportunity to advance their career.
- Students obtain positions with major corporations such as Amazon, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Comcast Corporation, Exelon Corporation, Google, Lockheed Martin, Susquehanna International Group LLC, and Vanguard Group.
Research
- Awarded the designation of "R1 Doctoral University — Very High Research Activity" by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions (2019), out of 39 private higher education institutions.
- Coulter-Drexel Translational Research Partnership program, recognizing leadership in bringing new technologies to market
- Disclosed 49 total new inventions and received 34 new United States patents in fiscal year 2024
Technology Leadership
- First university to require all entering students to have microcomputers (1983)
- First major university to operate a fully wireless campus, indoors and out (2000)
- First mobile Web portal service for students (2002)
- First university portal app (DrexelOne Mobile) offered across all five major mobile platforms (2011)
Drexel Online Education
- Provides Drexel degree programs through innovative, Internet-based universally accessible education
- Builds on the University's pioneering efforts in online education, which began in 1996
Thomas R. Kline School of Law Professor Wendy Greene has co-crafted C.R.O.W.N. Acts and other legal reforms to fight grooming discrimination. The daughter of American civil rights activists, Wendy is a trailblazing law scholar, teacher, and advocate who has devoted her professional life’s work to advancing, racial, color, and gender equality in workplaces and beyond. Her “Free The Hair” campaign has attracted global awareness of this important conversation. Wendy’s work will forge a new path for generations to come.
Recognizing the dire need for early detection within at-risk populations, Drexel alum Mihir Shah partnered with University faculty members and co-op students to develop the iBreast Exam, a hand-held device that can administer cancer screenings outside of traditional hospital settings.