By the Numbers
Drexel Graduates:
One-Year-Out Alumni Survey, graduating class of 20171
96%
of Drexel graduates are working or enrolled in graduate or professional education.
62
of job applicants had at least one job offer upon graduation.
92
of graduates working full-time were satisfied with their positions.
89
of those working full-time are working in professions that are closely or somewhat related to their field of study at Drexel.
ON CO-OP AT DREXEL:
Co-op employment records for 2017–18
Drexel has 1566
unique employers that hired co-op students.
5325
total students employed.
48%
of co-op participants working full-time had received a job offer from a former co-op employer.1
98.2%
of Drexel Co-op students were employed during the academic year.
18357
gross median six-month salary for a paid co-op.
Geographic Distribution of Co-Op Student Experiences
Select Co-Op Employers
- ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES
- APPLE
- AMAZON
- THE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
- COMCAST CORPORATION
- DREXEL UNIVERSITY
- EXELON CORPORATION
- GOLDMAN SACHS & CO.
- GOOGLE
- GLAXOSMITHKLINE
- INDEPENDENCE BLUE CROSS
- JOHNSON & JOHNSON
- LOCKHEED MARTIN
- PJM INTERCONNECTION LLC
- SAP AMERICA
- SUSQUEHANNA INT’L GROUP LLP
- THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
- THE TJX COMPANIES, INC.
- UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
One year after graduation:
Drexel graduates earn 18
above the national average.2
59557
average full-time annual salary of a Drexel graduate one year after graduation.1
Reputation:
Top
10 of all U.S. ranked institutions and of all Pennsylvania institutions based on “salary value-added” metric.3
Within Pennsylvania, Drexel University ranks
8 out of
123
predominantly bachelor’s or above degree-granting institutions in terms of median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry.4