Experience Drexel
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.
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
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.
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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.
The 23 fellows from 17 African nations hosted by Drexel shared how the six-week program impacted them.
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.
Experience Drexel: Tackling Food Insecurity
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.
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.
A team of researchers from Drexel and Stockton universities has developed a new and practical way to monitor general brain health and detect premature brain aging using a low-cost EEG headset and a machine learning algorithm, presenting a quick and easy way to screen for vulnerability to age-related pathology and monitor the effectiveness of intervention techniques.
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.
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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.
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!
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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.
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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.
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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
I encountered different cultures, some of the best food I have ever tasted, and some fulfilling experiences.
Zoe Ann Boynton
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
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A brain-imaging study of jazz guitarists during improvisation sheds light on where creatively resides in the mind.
Researchers are one step closer to making wearable textile technology a reality with the successful design of a working, flexible, wearable supercapacitor patch.
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.