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Drexel University

Drexel University
3141 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Official telephone: (215) 895-2000
Fax number: (215) 895-1285
Website: https://www.drexel.edu/
Screen last updated on: December 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: quarter system (four terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 90%
Student:Faculty ratio: 9:1
Total faculty: 884 men, 1015 women
Full-time faculty: 550 men, 516 women
Part-time faculty: 334 men, 499 women
Graduation rate: 77% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning, online courses
Combined 3-2 programs available:
Institution offers 3-2 degree programs.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Accounting and Business/Management
  • Accounting and Finance
  • Actuarial Science
  • Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General
  • Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects
  • Anthropology, General
  • Applied and Professional Ethics
  • Arabic Language and Literature
  • Architectural Engineering
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Architecture
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, General
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business Statistics
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • Chinese Language and Literature
  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Software and Media Applications, Other
  • Computer Software Engineering
  • Construction Management, General
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Criminology
  • Culinary Arts/Chef Training
  • Culinary Science/Culinology
  • Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services, Other
  • Customer Service Management
  • Dance, Other
  • Design and Applied Arts, Other
  • Digital Arts
  • East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Studies
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Fashion/Apparel Design
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Finance, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • Game and Interactive Media Design
  • General Studies
  • Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • German Language and Literature
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other
  • Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  • Hotel/Motel Administration/Management
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Industrial and Product Design
  • Informatics
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Interior Design
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Lactation Consultant
  • Legal Professions and Studies, Other
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Management Science
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
  • Marketing, Other
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music Management
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Operations Management and Supervision
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Photography
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Physics, Other
  • Playwriting and Screenwriting
  • Political Economy
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health, General
  • Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
  • Radio and Television
  • Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician
  • Real Estate
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Research and Experimental Psychology, Other
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
  • Visual and Performing Arts, General
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
Certificates

  • Applied and Professional Ethics
  • Arabic Language and Literature
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chinese Language and Literature
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Construction Management, General
  • East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Epidemiology
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • German Language and Literature
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Lactation Consultant
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Marketing, Other
  • Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Retail Management
  • Science, Technology and Society
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
Diplomas

  • Actuarial Science
  • Administration of Special Education
  • Adult and Continuing Education Administration
  • Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems, General
  • Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems, Other
  • Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Archives/Archival Administration
  • Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law
  • Bilingual and Multilingual Education
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Clinical Research Coordinator
  • Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Community College Administration
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Software Engineering
  • Construction Management, General
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances
  • Educational Administration and Supervision, Other
  • Educational/Instructional Technology
  • Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Epidemiology
  • Forensic Science and Technology
  • Health Policy Analysis
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
  • Holistic/Integrative Health
  • Homeland Security
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Computer Interaction
  • Human Resources Management and Services, Other
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Industrial and Physical Pharmacy and Cosmetic Sciences
  • Informatics
  • Information Science/Studies
  • International Public Health/International Health
  • Legal Studies
  • Library and Information Science
  • Library Science, Other
  • Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
  • Maternal and Child Health
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Medical Informatics
  • Medical Staff Services Technology/Technician
  • Microbiology, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music Therapy/Therapist
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
  • Nurse Anesthetist
  • Nursing Education
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Pharmacology
  • Physical Therapy/Therapist
  • Project Management
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health Education and Promotion
  • Public Health, General
  • Public Health, Other
  • Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Real Estate
  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
  • Systems Engineering
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Women's Health Nurse/Nursing
Doctorates

  • Architectural Engineering
  • Biochemistry
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biomedical Sciences, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering, Other
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Epidemiology
  • Health Law
  • Health Policy Analysis
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Law
  • Legal Studies
  • Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medicine
  • Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other
  • Microbiology and Immunology
  • Molecular Pharmacology
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Neuroscience
  • Nursing Practice
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Pathology/Experimental Pathology
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physical Therapy/Therapist
  • Physics, General
  • Physics, Other
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health, General
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other
  • Rehabilitation Science
  • Research and Experimental Psychology, Other
  • Social Sciences, Other
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Accounting and Business/Management
  • Accounting and Finance
  • Actuarial Science
  • Administration of Special Education
  • Agriculture, General
  • American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence
  • Animal Sciences, Other
  • Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Architectural Engineering
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Art Therapy/Therapist
  • Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, General
  • Biochemistry
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biology/Biotechnology Technology/Technician
  • Biomedical Sciences, General
  • Biostatistics
  • Biotechnology
  • Business Statistics
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Clinical Research Coordinator
  • Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Comparative and Laboratory Animal Medicine
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Software Engineering
  • Construction Management, General
  • Creative Writing
  • Criminalistics and Criminal Science
  • Culinary Science/Culinology
  • Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services, Other
  • Dance Therapy/Therapist
  • Design and Applied Arts, Other
  • Dietetics/Dietitian
  • Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Educational/Instructional Technology
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Environmental Health
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General
  • Epidemiology
  • Fashion/Apparel Design
  • Finance, General
  • Fine and Studio Arts Management
  • Food Science
  • Forensic Science and Technology
  • General Studies
  • Health Policy Analysis
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
  • Histologic Technology/Histotechnologist
  • Holistic/Integrative Health
  • Homeland Security
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  • Hotel/Motel Administration/Management
  • Human Computer Interaction
  • Human Resources Development
  • Human Services, General
  • Immunology
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Interior Architecture
  • Interior Design
  • International Public Health/International Health
  • Legal Professions and Studies, Other
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Library and Information Science
  • Library Science, Other
  • Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • Management Science
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
  • Medical Informatics
  • Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other
  • Microbiology and Immunology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Molecular Pharmacology
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Museology/Museum Studies
  • Music Therapy/Therapist
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
  • Neuroscience
  • Nurse Anesthetist
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Oncology and Cancer Biology
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Pathology/Pathologist Assistant
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Pharmacology
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physician Assistant
  • Physics, General
  • Physics, Other
  • Project Management
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health, General
  • Public Policy Analysis, General
  • Public Policy Analysis, Other
  • Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
  • Publishing
  • Radio and Television
  • Real Estate
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Rehabilitation Science
  • Research and Experimental Psychology, Other
  • Retail Management
  • Science Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Science, Technology and Society
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
  • Systems Engineering
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other
  • Technical Teacher Education
  • Urban Studies/Affairs
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
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