Facts and Figures

2800+
Students (graduate & undergraduate)
50
Patents filed or awarded
$19M
Annual research expenditures
25+
Graduate Programs
100%
Grad programs in top 50 percentile
11
Undergraduate majors

Did You Know?

  • 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 #20 worldwide for career impact in the field of Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, Michel Barsoum, PhD, #10 worldwide for Materials, and Alexander Fridman, PhD #313 for Applied Physics.
  • Drexel has consistently appeared on the National Academy of Inventors and Intellectual Property Owners Association’s list of the world’s top 100 universities for patents granted. With 34 issued patents from 2022 where Drexel was listed as the first assignee, the University is listed at 95th place.
  • 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

  • #97
    Best Graduate Schools – Engineering
    US News & World Report, 2023-24
  • #60
    Best Graduate Schools – Chemical Engineering
    US News & World Report, 2023-24
  • #51
    Best Graduate Schools – Civil Engineering
    US News & World Report, 2023-24
  • #57
    Best Graduate Schools – Computer Engineering
    US News & World Report, 2023-24
  • #58
    Best Graduate Schools – Electrical Engineering
    US News & World Report, 2023-24
  • #39
    Best Graduate Schools – Environmental Engineering
    US News & World Report, 2023-24
  • #37
    Best Graduate Schools – Material Engineering
    US News & World Report, 2023-24
  • #53
    Best Graduate Schools – Mechanical Engineering
    US News & World Report, 2023-24
  • #29
    Global Universities – Materials
    US News & World Report, 2023-24
  • #39
    Global Universities – Nanoscience and Nanomaterials
    US News & World Report, 2022

Students

  • Total Students Enrolled 2022-23: 2,800+
  • BS Degrees Granted 2021-22: 571
  • MS Degrees Granted: 190
  • Doctoral Degrees Granted: 38

Enrollment Headcount Fall 2023

Undergraduate Major Fall 2023 
Architectural Engineering 126
Chemical Engineering 235
Civil Engineering 206
Computer Engineering 316
Construction Management 86
Electrical Engineering 240
Engineering Technology 149
Environmental Engineering 77
Materials Science and Engineering 83
Mechanical Engineering 757
Other 62
Total enrollment 1925

Bachelors Degrees Award 2022-23

Program/Major BS Degrees
Architectural Engineering 35
Chemical Engineering 68
Civil Engineering 65
Computer Engineering 62
Construction Management  17
Electrical Engineering 83
Engineering Technology 25
Environmental Engineering 18
Materials Science and Engineering 17
Mechanical Engineering 181
Total Bachelors degrees awarded 571