Drexel University Computer Science Programs

Drexel University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The location of Drexel is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is Drexel University?

Contact details for Drexel are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3141 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone:	215-895-2000
Website:	drexel.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/drexeluniv
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/DrexelNews

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How Do I Get Into Drexel?

You can apply to Drexel online at: https://drexel.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for Drexel

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Drexel?

With an acceptance rate of 80%, Drexel may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 45% of accepted students are men and 53% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 78%, and the acceptance rate for women is 81%.

Average Test Scores

About 41% of students accepted to Drexel submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 610 and 700. Math scores were between 620 and 730.

Drexel received ACT scores from 7% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 26 and 34. Math scores were between 25 and 0. Composite scores were between 27 and 32.

Can I Afford Drexel University?

The overall average net price of Drexel is $53,330. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Drexel, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $9,701 a year. That adds up to $38,804 over four years for those students.

Drexel University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 14,413 undergraduate students at Drexel, with 13,143 being full-time and 1,270 being part-time.

There are also 8,803 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 13,143 full-time undergraduates at Drexel, 52% are male and 48% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Drexel University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	3,089
Black or African American	913
Hispanic or Latino	966
White	6,143
International Students	1,252
Other Races/Ethnicities	780

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Drexel University. At this time, 40 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 127 countries are represented at Drexel. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at Drexel University

In 2022-2023, 9,471 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Drexel has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 9th most popular in Pennsylvania for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Drexel majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Computer & IS Security	26%
Computer Science	17%

Drexel University Computer Science Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Computer Science	168	17	44	5	234
General Information Science	33	5	72	7	117
Computer & IS Security	61	1	25	0	87
Other Computer Software & Media Applications	22	0	0	0	22
Web & Multimedia Design	16	0	6	0	22
Informatics	1	7	0	0	8
TOTAL	301	30	147	12	490

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

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