Enrollment Trends at Drexel

The student population at Drexel University is 21,153 (13,309 undergraduate and 7,844 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 4,442 (17.35%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Drexel is 62.92% which is decreased by 3,155 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 1,287 and it has been decreasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 85 male students for every 100 female students, down from 90 in 2015.
3,757 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -27.58% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 23,486 where 21,153 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 1 year-over-year increase and 8 decreases. It peaked at 25,595 students in 2016 and was lowest at 21,153 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 25,595 to 21,153 students, a net loss of 4,442 (17.4%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Drexel University since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	25,595	16,464	8,705	7,759	9,131	3,439	5,692
2016-17	24,232 -1,363	15,552 -912	8,189 -516	7,363 -396	8,680 -451	3,248 -191	5,432 -260
2017-18	24,190 -42	15,534 -18	8,032 -157	7,502 139	8,656 -24	3,195 -53	5,461 29
2018-19	24,634 444	15,724 190	8,121 89	7,603 101	8,910 254	3,172 -23	5,738 277
2019-20	24,205 -429	15,414 -310	8,069 -52	7,345 -258	8,791 -119	3,180 8	5,611 -127
2020-21	23,589 -616	14,616 -798	7,546 -523	7,070 -275	8,973 182	3,212 32	5,761 150
2021-22	23,216 -373	14,413 -203	7,375 -171	7,038 -32	8,803 -170	3,176 -36	5,627 -134
2022-23	22,344 -872	14,021 -392	7,164 -211	6,857 -181	8,323 -480	3,010 -166	5,313 -314
2023-24	21,703 -641	13,589 -432	6,954 -210	6,635 -222	8,114 -209	3,098 88	5,016 -297
2024-25	21,153 -550	13,309 -280	6,758 -196	6,551 -84	7,844 -270	2,980 -118	4,864 -152
Average	23,486	14,864	7,691	7,172	8,623	3,171	5,452

Drexel University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 14,864 where 13,309 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Drexel University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	16,464	14,101	7,974	6,127	2,363	731	1,632
2016-17	15,552	13,303	7,489	5,814	2,249	700	1,549
2017-18	15,534	13,572	7,425	6,147	1,962	607	1,355
2018-19	15,724	13,942	7,521	6,421	1,782	600	1,182
2019-20	15,414	13,878	7,504	6,374	1,536	565	971
2020-21	14,616	13,156	7,006	6,150	1,460	540	920
2021-22	14,413	13,143	6,853	6,290	1,270	522	748
2022-23	14,021	12,870	6,688	6,182	1,151	476	675
2023-24	13,589	12,505	6,512	5,993	1,084	442	642
2024-25	13,309	12,316	6,368	5,948	993	390	603
Average	14,864	14,864	7,134	6,145	14,864	557	1,028

Drexel University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 8,623 where 7,844 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Drexel University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	9,131	4,629	2,023	2,606	4,502	1,416	3,086
2016-17	8,680	4,482	1,988	2,494	4,198	1,260	2,938
2017-18	8,656	4,442	1,954	2,488	4,214	1,241	2,973
2018-19	8,910	4,370	1,852	2,518	4,540	1,320	3,220
2019-20	8,791	4,339	1,876	2,463	4,452	1,304	3,148
2020-21	8,973	4,333	1,801	2,532	4,640	1,411	3,229
2021-22	8,803	4,244	1,682	2,562	4,559	1,494	3,065
2022-23	8,323	4,393	1,790	2,603	3,930	1,220	2,710
2023-24	8,114	4,425	1,904	2,521	3,689	1,194	2,495
2024-25	7,844	4,497	1,841	2,656	3,347	1,139	2,208
Average	8,623	8,623	1,871	2,544	8,623	1,300	2,907

Drexel University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 42.91% and the percentage of black students is 10.64% at Drexel University. 20.18% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 8.38% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 54.08% to 42.91%. Asian enrollment grew from 12.26% to 20.18%. Black student enrollment increased from 7.78% to 10.64%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 5.33% to 8.38%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7551 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.6828 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Drexel University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	36	3,137	1,992	1,364	112	13,843	690
2016-17	36	3,072	1,970	1,351	103	12,716	725
2017-18	27	3,292	2,024	1,426	66	12,620	761
2018-19	23	3,610	2,032	1,522	39	12,954	826
2019-20	19	3,863	1,922	1,546	19	12,553	857
2020-21	17	4,045	1,959	1,619	10	12,100	880
2021-22	12	4,181	2,116	1,699	10	11,654	854
2022-23	11	4,216	2,055	1,686	11	10,616	887
2023-24	18	4,214	2,132	1,728	14	9,732	877
2024-25	18	4,268	2,250	1,773	10	9,077	887
Average	22	3,790	2,045	1,571	39	11,787	824

Drexel University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,757 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 18% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -27.58% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Drexel University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	25,595	5,188	4,690	15,717
2016-17	24,232	5,353	4,031	14,848
2017-18	24,190	2,701	2,281	19,208
2018-19	24,634	1,437	1,528	21,669
2019-20	24,205	5,189	4,111	14,905
2020-21	23,589	18,832	2,099	2,658
2021-22	23,216	5,317	6,249	11,650
2022-23	22,344	4,477	4,994	12,873
2023-24	21,703	2,310	2,752	16,641
2024-25	21,153	3,757	5,321	12,075
Average	23,486	5,456	3,806	14,224

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