Drexel University Student Population

How many students at Drexel?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Drexel University has a total enrollment of 21,153 students, including 13,309 undergraduate and 7,844 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 9,738 male students (46%) and 11,415 female students (54%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 9,077 White students (42.9%) and 4,268 Asian students (20.2%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 13,309 undergraduate students (62.9%) and 7,844 graduate students (37.1%).
• Class Delivery: 3,757 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 5,321 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Research University (very high research activity) - which average 19,644 - Drexel's body is relatively large.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 9,738 male (46.04%) and 11,415 female (53.96%) students are attending Drexel University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 85.31.

By class level, 13,309 (62.92%) are undergraduate students and 7,844 (37.08%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 50.78% are male and 49.22% are female, while among graduate students, 37.99% are male and 62.01% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 9,077 White, 2,250 Black, and 4,268 Asian students out of a total of 21,153 are attending at Drexel University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Drexel University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 75.5% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Drexel has 53 students under 18 years old and 27 students over 65 years old. There are 14,246 students under 25 years old, and 6,907 students over 25 years old out of 21,153 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 53 students are younger than 18 and 7 students are older than 65. Drexel has 12,341 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 968 students aged 25 and over.

It has 1,905 graduate students aged under 25 and 5,939 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Drexel University, 3,757 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 5,321 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,899 students who live in Pennsylvania or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,858 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 13,309 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 709 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.33%.580 students have transferred in as full-time status and 129 students transferred in as part-time status.