Drexel University's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Drexel University students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Drexel University students is 78.2%. Female students graduated at a rate of 82.9%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 74.4%.

78.2%

asian 84.5% 436 students
African American 62.8% 93 students
white 79.1% 1,099 students
unknown 76.0% 38 students
hawaiian 89.5% 17 students
hispanic 71.0% 115 students
International Students 77.9% 261 students
Mixed Race 67.0% 61 students

Drop Out

Drexel University has an overall drop-out rate of 21.1% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 24.8% and 16.6% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

21.1%

asian 14.9% 77 students
African American 37.2% 55 students
white 20.1% 279 students
unknown 24.0% 12 students
hawaiian 10.5% 2 students
hispanic 29.0% 47 students
International Students 21.5% 72 students
Mixed Race 31.9% 29 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

0.7%

asian 0.6% 3 students
white 0.9% 12 students
International Students 0.6% 2 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer Science	$72,421	$75,330	$88,468
Computer Engineering	$74,746	$71,798	$85,577
Chemical Engineering	$67,486	$71,661	$82,555
Information Science/Studies	$68,852	$70,829	$81,803
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$73,958	$70,270	$81,123
Materials Engineering	$59,744	$63,600	$80,141
Construction Management	$69,427	$69,338	$79,952
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$72,616	$73,199	$79,042
Mechanical Engineering	$67,863	$67,101	$76,664
Finance and Financial Management Services	$63,424	$64,672	$74,781
Management Information Systems and Services	$63,414	$65,925	$74,175
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$56,453	$50,231	$73,662
Architectural Engineering	$62,581	$63,530	$73,136
Civil Engineering	$63,149	$62,203	$72,526
International Business	$53,140	$60,399	$71,659
Engineering Technology, General	$69,650	$64,493	$71,131
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	$51,005	$60,012	$70,745
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$63,344	$60,623	$70,563
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$60,242	$59,485	$70,516
Economics	$58,175	$65,387	$70,433
Accounting and Related Services	$60,324	$59,858	$69,468
Mathematics	$69,658	$61,020	$68,870
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$58,409	$57,318	$68,025
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	NA	$55,286	$66,165
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	NA	$53,984	$65,388
Business/Commerce, General	$54,398	$58,673	$63,993
Marketing	$51,295	$51,213	$61,927
Architecture	$56,215	$54,576	$60,105
Design and Applied Arts	$35,133	$45,477	$54,234
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	$43,747	$41,565	$52,495
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$52,955	$42,682	$51,658
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	$32,968	$31,853	$48,885
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$22,921	$44,170	$48,700
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$36,696	$37,928	$47,948
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$39,310	$42,868	$46,411
Hospitality Administration/Management	$36,723	$32,925	$45,514
Psychology, General	$37,775	$31,189	$44,070
Biology, General	$29,532	$35,701	$41,847
Leisure and Recreational Activities	NA	$23,113	$37,947
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$38,545	$35,988	$36,931
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management	$25,407	$29,685	$35,862
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$22,939	$25,194	$32,045
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$39,686	NA	NA
Computer Software and Media Applications	$33,085	NA	NA
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	$75,431	NA	NA
International/Global Studies	$37,186	$39,369	NA
Chemistry	$44,664	$47,260	NA
Criminal Justice and Corrections	NA	$29,685	NA
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$30,140	$29,250	NA
Public Health	$29,974	NA	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$106,513	$101,964	$119,120
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$103,960	$111,501	$117,719
Business/Commerce, General	$95,740	$97,737	$113,456
Engineering-Related Fields	$86,372	$99,516	$111,283
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$101,146	$102,258	$105,288
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$89,747	$82,440	$103,890
Computer Science	$122,646	$88,448	$103,671
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$85,245	$95,473	$99,676
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	$95,985	$93,520	$96,267
Mechanical Engineering	$85,117	$80,964	$94,235
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	NA	$69,338	$91,055
Information Science/Studies	$80,473	$84,653	$89,173
Human Resources Management and Services	$61,520	$76,460	$83,542
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$66,680	$65,557	$79,211
Civil Engineering	$68,710	$68,379	$76,508
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$57,706	$65,610	$71,260
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	NA	$64,493	$67,980
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$54,472	$53,775	$65,598
Public Health	$44,322	$56,114	$59,864
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	$47,145	NA	$59,509
Educational Administration and Supervision	$54,045	$49,962	$58,171
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	NA	$44,356	$54,162
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$45,472	$52,066	$53,533
Design and Applied Arts	$50,993	$49,058	$52,369
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$32,844	$42,682	$51,727
Nutrition Sciences	NA	$30,409	$51,202
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$47,249	$48,997	$49,103
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$41,128	$44,170	$46,460
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$44,351	$41,884	$45,770
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management	$40,541	$41,565	$44,288
Library Science and Administration	$43,584	$41,087	$44,066
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	NA	$57,995	NA
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$49,504	NA	NA
Educational/Instructional Media Design	NA	$68,219	NA
Computer Engineering	$96,204	$109,095	NA
Materials Engineering	NA	$78,971	NA
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	$47,609	NA	NA
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	NA	$48,041	NA
Biology, General	$41,813	$38,289	NA
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	$18,030	NA	NA
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$55,212	NA	NA
Security Science and Technology	NA	$45,696	NA
Medical Illustration and Informatics	$93,426	$82,440	NA
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$83,838	NA	NA
Construction Management	$85,520	$87,604	NA

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Engineering-Related Fields	$74,173	$84,653	$93,829
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	NA	$47,260	NA
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	NA	$24,912	NA
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$79,668	$76,460	NA
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems	$87,124	NA	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision	$88,020	$92,632	$95,367
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$71,055	$72,134	$77,834
Psychology, General	$52,410	NA	NA
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$126,366	NA	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Medicine	$59,342	$59,850	$70,565
Law	$56,548	$54,855	$69,934

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other	$33,567	$36,848	NA
Marketing	$56,432	NA	NA

Associate's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	NA	$47,846	$52,122

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