Enrollment Trends at Drexel

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.

62.92% of total students is undergraduate students and 37.08% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 3,155 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 1,287 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.17 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Drexel than male students.

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

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.

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.

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).

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.