Experience Drexel

Experience What Education Can Be

The world is demanding more from higher education, and our founder also believed that an education should not only be good, but good for something. That’s why for over 100 years, Drexel's unique model of experiential education has infused world-class academics with the power of real-world experience to push the boundaries of what we can achieve.

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By embracing experiential education, Drexel’s practical yet extraordinary differentiator, we are inspiring intellectual exploration and concrete results for the greater good. Discover how our community is applying knowledge in new and meaningful ways.
Amplify Your Impact With Drexel Co-op
From being able to test-drive future career options to shaping the future of their industries — all while still in school — Drexel Co-op provides guided and supported experiences that enable students to expand their professional networks and start making an impact right away.
A Collection of Experiences
Experience Drexel isn't just a phrase we throw around lightly. It's an invitation — a call to action to engage with us and discover what the Drexel experience looks like for you. Join us, because your experience matters too.
Muneera Cadersa
Breaking Into the Data Science Industry
Muneera Cadersa, a senior data science and math major in the College of Computing & Informatics, shares her co-op experience at Pfizer
Lancaster Walk
Drexel Has An Answer for Students Questioning the Value of Higher Ed: Work-Based Learning
Drexel co-op programs that give students workplace experience while they earn a degree are getting more attention
The Steinbright Career Development Center
The Steinbright Career Development Center is Drexel's world-class resource for career and cooperative education services. Discover Steinbright
Paige DeAngelo
Paige DeAngelo, founder and CEO of Aer Cosmetics, placed first in the U.S. in the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards in 2023 for her vegan, cruelty-free mascara formula that comes in tablets with a refillable tube.
Mandela Fellows
This summer, 25 young leaders from 20 countries from sub-Saharan Africa are taking on coursework, community site visits, meetings and more.
Black sky with stripe of blue and white dust in the middle representing the Milky Way Galaxy
Physics researchers from Drexel University at the IceCube Neutrino Observatory led the production of the unique neutrino-based image of the Milky Way Galaxy using particles of matter instead of the usual electromagnetic energy.
A Partnership Shaping the Future of Data Technology
Students and leaders from Drexel’s LeBow College of Business joined Precisely, a global leader in data integrity, for the Trust ’24 Data Integrity Summit to explore the future of AI integration services and applications.
Drexel nursing students

Drexel University's College of Nursing and Health Professions Disaster Simulation program presents students with an emergency situation experience and requires them to respond in real-time.
Evan Ehlers and the Sharing Excess volunteers

As an undergraduate student in Drexel University's Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship, Evan Ehlers founded Sharing Excess, a now-national nonprofit dedicated to fighting food insecurity and improving the lives of at-risk community members across the country.
Scientists studying Mxenes

Discovered at Drexel's College of Engineering, MXenes are a new family of nanomaterials that are likely to become the next building block of technology.
Forty Under Forty
The Forty Under Forty Class of 2024 illustrates how quickly determined and passionate professionals can master skills in diverse settings. Visit The Forty Under Forty Site

Explore

Experiential education shapes much more than our classroom and online experiences. An anchor institution like Drexel is more than a campus, it’s a living part of the city. Explore the offices and initiatives that integrate students, partners, and more with Philadelphia and the entire globe.
Drexel Biowall
Biowall: Housed in Drexel's Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building, the living biowall was built as North America's largest.
Research & Innovation
Drexel is a comprehensive global R1-level research university ranked among the top 100 in the nation. Learn more about research opportunities at Drexel University today!
Global Impact

Drexel serves as a global leader working to address the issues of our times, such as the study and development of advanced climate and sustainability measures.

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Drexel promotes the ideals of social responsibility and public service by facilitating community-based experiential learning for students, faculty, and staff.
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Drexel actively supports research that benefits communities, public service by students and faculty, and business practices that spur economic development.
Drexel Dragons Basketball
Ready to feel the heat with the 2024-2025 Drexel Dragons? Roar with us at the DAC and see our Dragons fly! Visit the Athletics Site
97%
of undergraduate Drexel graduates are working or enrolled in graduate or professional education
94%
of undergraduate Drexel graduates working full-time are satisfied with their position

Drexel’s unique model of learning is one that yields extraordinary results for our students and prepares them to immediately succeed in their careers.

Learn About Outcomes and Value

Top 100
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Top 50
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National University Rankings (Private Institutions), 2025
2nd Nationally
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National Co-op
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Expand your experience and be a part of this: learn with us, discover with us, partner with us. There is a community here for you, and we're ready to build a better tomorrow.
Performing Arts
Drexel University's robust performing arts community is committed to presenting thought-provoking and engaging works of music, theatre, and dance for everyone to enjoy. View Upcoming Events
Callie DeMaria in front of Philadelphia City Hall
Behavior Analyst: Finally Achieved
Quote-gradient I strongly suggest utilizing your professors and the resources they provide you because they made my experience at Drexel better than I could have imagined.
Callie DeMaria
Zoe Ann Boynton standing in a classroom
Journey to Educate: From Drexel to Impact
Quote-gradient I encountered different cultures, some of the best food I have ever tasted, and some fulfilling experiences.
Zoe Ann Boynton
A canal in Amsterdam
A Look Back at the First-Year Experience
Quote-gradient These opportunities have not only allowed me to grow both academically and professionally but have also allowed me to expand my network and create new friendships at Drexel.
Gabriella 'Gaby' LaTorre
Display case at the Academy of Natural Sciences
Our nation's oldest natural sciences institution, the Academy of Natural Sciences has been affiliated with Drexel University since 2011.

EXEL: Drexel University's Research Magazine

Male student plays guitar while participating in brain mapping research
A brain-imaging study of jazz guitarists during improvisation sheds light on where creatively resides in the mind.
Scientists studying Mxenes in a lab
Researchers are one step closer to making wearable textile technology a reality with the successful design of a working, flexible, wearable supercapacitor patch.
Two female students examine fossils by a creekbed
Fossils found by an amateur paleontologist belonged to a lobe finned, transitional fish that lived in streams and along coastlines some 380 to 360 million years ago.
Your experience matters. Connect with us to learn how you can help shape the future of higher education.