Health Insurance

All full–time students are required to demonstrate proof of health insurance each academic year. Students are able to demonstrate proof of insurance through a waiver process or by enrolling in the Drexel-sponsored plan.

International undergraduate students will be default enrolled into the Drexel University Dragon Plan. The premium amount for this plan will be placed on your student account. The only plan accepted in lieu of this plan will be Government-sponsored coverage. If you have a Government-sponsored insurance plan, you must submit proof of this once you arrive at the University by bringing a copy of your sponsored health insurance card to our office in Creese Student Center, room 215, by the posted deadline date. It is your responsibility to do this, and if you do not bring this verification to our office by the compliance deadline date, the premium amount will remain on your student account and you will be responsible for payment. This process must be completed each academic year.

• Government–sponsored students. Government-sponsored students whose home governments pay 100 percent of tuition and insurance are potentially eligible. (If your government sponsor only supplies funds to purchase a plan of your choice, you cannot waive. Your government must pay for the insurance directly, and the insurance provided must be a US–based plan.).
• Students with U.S.–based medical insurance paid by an employer. Students with U.S.–based insurance due to their employment, or their parents’ or spouses’ employment, might also be able to waive.

Part-time students are not required to comply with the health insurance policy. Part-time students can voluntarily enroll in the University Health Insurance Plan, if needed. Please visit United Healthcare Student Resources to enroll in the University's Medical, Vision, and Dental plans.

As of the 2026 academic year, fully–coded online students are no longer required to comply with the health insurance policy. Students with a hybrid status will be required to comply with the health insurance policy. Online students can voluntarily enroll in the University Health Insurance Plan if needed. Please visit United Healthcare Student Resources to enroll in the University's Medical, Vision, and Dental plans.

All student–veterans are required to demonstrate proof of health insurance each academic year. Students are able to demonstrate proof of insurance through a waiver process or by enrolling in the Drexel-sponsored plan. For student-veterans, the military insurance is a form of acceptable coverage, and if you decide to waive the Drexel Student Health Insurance Plan, you can go to Drexel's UnitedHealthcare page and use your Tricare card to demonstrate proof of coverage.

If you do not waive or enroll in Drexel's Student Health Insurance Plan by the deadline, then you will be default enrolled into the plan, and the premium amount will be placed on your University bill. Once this premium amount is added, it cannot be removed.