How Drexel's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 77.48%, and this year's acceptance rate is 79.61% at Drexel University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 77.11% and women students' rate is 77.74%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Drexel University than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Drexel University over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	74.86%	76.06%	73.68%
2013-14	81.50% 6.64%	82.34% 6.99%	80.67% 6.99%
2014-15	76.01% -5.49%	76.04% -4.69%	75.99% -4.69%
2015-16	74.74% -1.27%	74.61% -1.10%	74.89% -1.10%
2016-17	74.65% -0.10%	74.97% -0.56%	74.32% -0.56%
2017-18	79.04% 4.39%	78.09% 5.68%	80.00% 5.68%
2018-19	76.94% -2.10%	76.35% -2.50%	77.50% -2.50%
2019-20	74.70% -2.24%	73.98% -2.13%	75.38% -2.13%
2020-21	77.19% 2.50%	76.48% 2.50%	77.88% 2.50%
2021-22	83.00% 5.81%	81.00% 6.12%	84.00% 6.12%
2022-23	79.61% -3.39%	78.31% -3.16%	80.83% -3.16%
Average	77.48%	77.11%	77.74%

Drexel University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 11.14% where the current academic year yield is 9.95%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Drexel University from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	10.26%	12.18%	8.31%
2013-14	8.49% -1.77%	9.83% -1.17%	7.15% -1.17%
2014-15	8.11% -0.37%	9.43% -0.32%	6.83% -0.32%
2015-16	12.70% 4.59%	13.71% 4.81%	11.64% 4.81%
2016-17	10.93% -1.78%	12.12% -1.92%	9.72% -1.92%
2017-18	14.56% 3.63%	15.67% 3.74%	13.46% 3.74%
2018-19	14.45% -0.11%	15.58% -0.11%	13.35% -0.11%
2019-20	13.37% -1.08%	14.80% -1.32%	12.02% -1.32%
2020-21	9.70% -3.67%	10.26% -2.85%	9.17% -2.85%
2021-22	10.00% 0.30%	10.00% 0.83%	10.00% 0.83%
2022-23	9.95% -0.05%	11.07% -1.11%	8.89% -1.11%
Average	11.14%	12.24%	10.05%

Drexel University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 34,783, the average number of admitted is 26,987, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 2,918. The number of Drexel applicants increased by 7.30% (2,521 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Drexel University from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	40,586	30,382	3,116
2013-14	43,945 3,359	35,815 -76	3,040 -76
2014-15	47,477 3,532	36,088 -112	2,928 -112
2015-16	28,757 -18,720	21,494 -198	2,730 -198
2016-17	28,532 -225	21,298 -403	2,327 -403
2017-18	28,454 -78	22,489 947	3,274 947
2018-19	30,242 1,788	23,267 87	3,361 87
2019-20	31,824 1,582	23,771 -183	3,178 -183
2020-21	31,237 -587	24,112 -839	2,339 -839
2021-22	34,519 3,282	28,651 526	2,865 526
2022-23	37,040 2,521	29,487 70	2,935 70
Average	34,783	26,987	2,918

Drexel University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Drexel

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes