Facts and Figures

Did You Know?

• Drexel is ranked #2 nationwide for experiential learning by U.S. News & World Report. The College of Engineering has a 98% co-op employment rate.
• Drexel is the birthplace of the barcode, which revolutionized commerce and industry, and of MXenes, the two-dimensional materials behind innovations in energy, medicine, communications and more.
• Dozens of researchers within the College of Engineering are counted among the top 2% in their field for research impact. Notably, Yuri Gogotsi, PhD, ranks #7 worldwide for career impact in the field of Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, Michel Barsoum, PhD, #8 worldwide for Materials, and Charles Haas, PhD, #80 worldwide for environmental engineering.
• In 2021, the National Academy of Engineers inducted Charles Haas, PhD, LD Betz Professor of Environmental Engineering to its ranks. This is one of the highest honors for engineers, and one of the many of the achievements of the Drexel Engineering faculty.

Rankings

• #74
  Best Graduate Schools – Engineering
  US News & World Report, 2025
• #59
  Best Graduate Schools – Chemical Engineering
  US News & World Report, 2025
• #58
  Best Graduate Schools – Civil Engineering
  US News & World Report, 2025
• #63
  Best Graduate Schools – Computer Engineering
  US News & World Report, 2025
• #63
  Best Graduate Schools – Electrical Engineering
  US News & World Report, 2025
• #43
  Best Graduate Schools – Environmental Engineering
  US News & World Report, 2025
• #35
  Best Graduate Schools – Material Engineering
  US News & World Report, 2025
• #60
  Best Graduate Schools – Mechanical Engineering
  US News & World Report, 2025
• #51
  Global Universities – Materials
  US News & World Report, 2024-25
• #51
  Global Universities – Nanoscience and Nanomaterials
  US News & World Report, 2024-25

Students

• Total Students Enrolled 2024-25: 2,600+
• BS Degrees Granted 2023-24: 506
• MS Degrees Granted: 183
• Doctoral Degrees Granted: 33

Enrollment Headcount Fall 2024

Bachelors Degrees Award 2023-24