78%
Graduation Rate
90%
Retention Rate
[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]
At Drexel University, the graduation rate is 78 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 90 %, as of August 31, 2025.
Its graduation rate is relatively lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 91.10% (private (not-for-profit) Research University with very high research activity).
Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2024-2025, 2,620 students out of 3,352 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Drexel University.
By gender, 1,349 male and 1,271 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates |
|---|
| Total | 3,352 | 2,620 | 78.16% |
|---|
| Men | 1,776 | 1,349 | 75.96% |
|---|
| Women | 1,576 | 1,271 | 80.65% |
|---|
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Drexel University.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 0.00%
- Asian: 84.38%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 67.43%
- Hispanic: 75.71%
- White: 77.21%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 66.67%
- Two or More Race: 64.75%
- Unknown: 64.62%
Graduation Rate by Gender
| Total | Male | Female |
|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.00%(-/1) |
- |
- |
|---|
| Asian | 84.38%(632/749) |
80.70%(301/373) |
88.03%(331/376) |
|---|
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 67.43%(118/175) |
67.16%(45/67) |
67.59%(73/108) |
|---|
| Hispanic | 75.71%(159/210) |
75.56%(68/90) |
75.83%(91/120) |
|---|
| White | 77.21%(1,291/1,672) |
75.52%(691/915) |
79.26%(600/757) |
|---|
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 66.67%(2/3) |
100.00%(2/2) |
- |
|---|
| Two or More Race | 64.75%(90/139) |
60.00%(45/75) |
70.31%(45/64) |
|---|
| Unknown | 64.62%(42/65) |
55.26%(21/38) |
77.78%(21/27) |
|---|
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Drexel University, 286 of 338 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 84.62%.