Through excellence in teaching and learning, scholarship and research, and co-operative education, Drexel University educates women and men to live and work successfully in a technological world.
Drexel University is a private coeducational university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel, a noted financier and philanthropist.
Drexel University was founded in 1891 as the Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry by Philadelphia financier and philanthropist Anthony J. Drexel to provide educational opportunities in the “practical arts and sciences” for women and men of all backgrounds. Drexel became the Drexel Institute of Technology in 1936, and in 1970 Drexel Institute of Technology gained university status, becoming Drexel University. On July 1, 2002, Drexel was officially united with the former MCP Hahnemann University, creating the Drexel University College of Medicine; and in the fall of 2006, Drexel established its School of Law.
The 2006 edition of U.S. News ranks the undergraduate engineering program #57 in the country and the 2007 edition of graduate schools ranks the graduate program #61.
The engineering curriculum used by the school was originally called E4 (Enhanced Educational Experience for Engineers) which was established in 1986 and funded in part by the Engineering Directorate of the National Science Foundation. In 1988 the program evolved into tDEC (the Drexel Engineering Curriculum) which is composed of two full years of rigorous core engineering courses which encompass the freshman and sophomore years of the engineering student. Originally designed to increase retention rates and promote interest in engineering tDEC has since its inception, become known for the exact opposite of its originally intended goal. The program became the governing cause of dropouts in the engineering program with approximately 67% of students dropping out of tDEC to pursue other degrees.
tDEC is in the process of being reorganized beginning with the freshman class of 2006. This is due to the programs inflexibility and because the program is not designed to have the increase in class size that Drexel has experienced since the programs inception.
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| Percent of Students International: | 8% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | No |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 24,280 | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 21,700 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 1,550 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 3,086 | 16% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 3,030 | 21% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 10,347 | 88% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 7,051 | 74% | |
Any Aid: |
94% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 82% (Selective) |
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| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 93% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 530, Math: 550 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 630, Math: 670 |
| Application Fee: | $ 50.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Recommended |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Recommended |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Recommended |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Recommended |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
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Hello, i'm an international student that recently find out that UOP is not register whit aacsb for his MBA, now i want to move to Drexel, i can't go to usa to study due to my work, i call Drexel, they say to me they are accredited by aacsb, how can i be sure now?, and what cen i do to get out of UOP?, i only have taken 1 course of my MBA, i want to get out of there very soon and stablish a new loan in a recognized university, this very sad for me, because here neither they would take seriously my degree, ;(
18 months ago
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Drexel University online is not so bad as it seems, from a quick online search.
The website says this:
"Drexel University, Philadelphia's technological university, is among the top 50 private, non-profit, national doctoral/research universities in the US, and is ranked by U.S.News & World Report as one of America's Best Colleges for 2007. Drexel University Online also received the 21st Century Best Practice Award for Distance Learning from the United States Distance Learning Association."
and scatterplots indicate the college itself is a competitive college:
http://admissionchances.com/college_graph.php?college_names=97&status=applied&yog=All&y=1&x=1&u=1&submit=View+College+Stats
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What is Tier school?
My mother told me that Drexel University is a "tier school."
What the heck is that?
21 months ago
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Usually there is a number attached to the word "tier."
Harvard is considered a "tier 1" school.
Drexel is probably a "tier 2" or low "tier 1."
It comes from the U.S. News and World Report rankings, which are, to some extent, worthless. Go to the school with the best program and fit for you. Drexel has an excellent reputation and a really cool mascot.
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I'm not going to drexel b/c i think they will give me a laptop, i'm considering getting a new laptop and want to know if the school will give me one or if i should buy one.
22 months ago
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Drexel's website says that the total cost of going there this year will be $44,500. If you go over to Compusa they will sell you a nice laptop for about $500.
Going to Drexel because they might give you a laptop seems like a pretty bad deal to me. By the time you graduate you will have spent $180,000 and your laptop will be four years old.
There are probably some much better reasons for choosing a school than getting a "free" gift.
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