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Drexel University

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Located in the heart of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Drexel University is a world-class comprehensive R1 research institution and a global leader in experiential education.

"i know the world is going to change, and therefore, the university must change with it."  

— Anthony J. Drexel, Founder

[Drexel Names Political Economist and Renowned Scholar Antonio Merlo, PhD, as Its 16th President](http://drexel.edu/news/archive/2025/January/Drexel-Names-Antonio-Merlo-As-Its-16th-President)

Drexel University’s Board of Trustees has confirmed by a unanimous vote political economist and academic, Antonio Merlo, PhD as the 16th president in the University’s 133-year history. Merlo, Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Dean of New York University’s Faculty of Arts & Science, will succeed Interim President Denis P. O’Brien and begin his tenure at Drexel on July 1, 2025.

[Closing the Gaps — Coating Air Filters With MXene Nanomaterial Can Enhance Performance and Reusability](http://drexel.edu/news/archive/2025/February/MXene-coated-air-filters)

[A.J. Drexel Picture Gallery Reframes its Student Experience](http://drexel.edu/news/archive/2025/March/drexel-picture-gallery-drexel-reframed-the-dragon-experience)

[Drexel Presents an Exclusive Collection of Celebrated Author Kurt Vonnegut Jr.’s Rarely Seen Art](http://drexel.edu/news/archive/2025/March/drexel-presents-kurt-vonnegut-rarely-seen-art-collection)

In The News

Quote-gradient Drexel University is one of a number of universities whose career-oriented academic models are gaining attention from students and rival institutions as more Americans question the value of a college degree.

—The Wall Street Journal

[In Demand: The Colleges Where Students Start Jobs Right Away](http://drexel.edu/news/in-the-news/2024/August/August-17-Drexel-Wall-Street-Journal)

[View All NEWS](http://drexel.edu/news)

Submit Your Application Today!

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Drexel is currently accepting Transfer and Graduate applications.

[Apply Today](/admissions/apply)

[Schedule an Information Session and Campus Tour](/admissions/visit-tours/undergrad-info-sessions-and-tours)

Our Campus Visit program is designed to fit your schedule — we offer visit options almost every day. This is your opportunity to get an insider's view of campus.

[The Drexel Promise](/admissions/undergrad/transfer/drexel-promise)

Transfer students who have earned an associate degree from an accredited community college are eligible for a scholarship worth 50% of their tuition cost.

[New International Students](http://drexel.edu/studentlife/student-success/international-student-support/new-international-students)

Learn about the I-20 or DS-2019 visa application process.

96%

of undergraduate Drexel graduates are working or enrolled in graduate or professional education

96%

of undergraduate Drexel graduates working full-time are satisfied with their position

Drexel’s unique model of learning is one that yields extraordinary results for our students and prepares them to immediately succeed in their careers.

[](/about/outcomes-value)[Learn more](/about/outcomes-value) 

Top 50

U.S. News and World Report

National University Rankings (Private Institutions), 2025

Top 40

U.S. Department of Education

U.S. Comprehensive Research Universities, College Scorecard 2022

Top 3%

Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce

Lifetime Earnings, 2020

Where Academics Meet the Real World 

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Drexel’s dynamic model promotes student success by combining cutting-edge, adaptive curricula with engaging and immersive learning experiences — including our renowned cooperative education program and community-based learning opportunities — putting students on the front lines of innovation alongside the visionaries shaping the future of their fields and inspiring a renewed sense of civic responsibility.

[Academics & Co-op](/academics)

[Career Development](/academics/steinbright-career-development-center)

[global perspectives](/academics/global)

Preparing for a Changing World: The Future of Work

Drexel Co-op allows students to gain up to 18 months of résumé-enhancing experience by exploring up to three different co-ops and test-driving career options all by the time they graduate. And when they return to the classroom, they are able to make an impact on instruction as they share their new industry insights with all those around them.  

[Learn more about Drexel Co-op →](/academics/co-op)

48%

of co-op participants working full-time had received a job offer from a former co-op employer

Quote-gradient Once I went on co-op, I was able to connect concepts that we learned in class with real-life examples.  

— Mariah Menanno, Public Health

A Place Where Dragons Soar

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Recognizing the strength of an equity-driven culture united under the guiding principles of diversity, inclusion, and mutual respect, Drexel Dragons develop lifelong friendships and build strong bonds with their surrounding community as they explore everything the University, and the great city of Philadelphia, has to offer.  

[Experience Student Life](/life-at-drexel)

[Living in Philadelphia](/life-at-drexel/living-in-philadelphia)

Learn more about why Drexel Dragons love to call this city home.

[Activities and Student Organizations](/life-at-drexel/activities)

With over 300 student clubs and organizations, you're bound to find something that matches your interests.

[Cheer On Our Dragons — Or Play Alongside Them](/life-at-drexel/athletics)

Each year, over 7,000 students, faculty, and staff compete on Division I, club, and intramural levels.

Events

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March 26, 2025 9:00 AM — 2:00 PM [Drexel University's ProcureExperience & Supplier Expo](https://drexel.edu/events/event?_i=43254_113824)

Health Sciences Building, 60 North 36th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104

March 26, 2025 1:00 — 2:00 PM [Sprintax Nonresident Tax Webinar](https://drexel.edu/events/event?_i=43336_114009)

Virtual (Provided by Sprintax)

March 26, 2025 2:00 — 5:00 PM [Employee Olympics! Go for the Gold and Enjoy Your Colleagues! (Earn 25 Wellness Points)](https://drexel.edu/events/event?_i=35739_113096)

Drexel Recreation Center

March 29, 2025 10:00 AM — 1:00 PM [SAFE (Self-Awareness for Everyone) Classes (15 Wellness Points)\*](https://drexel.edu/events/event?_i=43260_113838)

To be confirmed upon registration

[View All Events](/events)

Discovering — and Designing — the Future

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As one of the nation’s leading R1 research institutions, Drexel is focused on not only developing groundbreaking concepts and ideas, but also on discovering new ways to apply interdisciplinary thinking and collaborate with global partners to deliver impactful solutions that address the problems of tomorrow.  

[Drexel Solutions Institute](/solutions-institute)

[Exel: Drexel Research Magazine](https://exelmagazine.org/)

[drexel university strategic plan](/strategicPlan)

Research & Innovation

[Research and Innovation](/research-innovation)

Drexel is a comprehensive global R1-level research university ranked among the top 100 in the nation. Learn more about research opportunities at Drexel University today!

Global Impact

[Institutes and Initiatives](/research-innovation/institutes-initiatives)

Drexel serves as a global leader working to address the issues of our times, such as the study and development of advanced climate and sustainability measures.

Experience What Education Can Be

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Now more than ever, it's important that a university encourages you to both gain knowledge and find new ways to turn that knowledge into action. By infusing world-class academics with the power of real experience, Drexel is redefining what a university community can achieve.

[Experience Drexel Website](/experience-education)

Now Playing

### Experience Drexel: Solutions at the Nanoscale

Discovered at Drexel’s College of Engineering, MXenes are a new family of nanomaterials that are likely to become the next building block of technology. Studied around the world by researchers in over 100 countries, MXenes are poised to make an immeasurable scientific and technological impact.

Now Playing

### Experience What Education Can Be. Drexel.

Now more than ever, an education must not only be good, but good for something. The world demands more from higher education, and as a global leader of experiential education and a comprehensive R1 research university, Drexel offers endless possibilities and produces visionary leaders ready to change everything. Here, you can truly experience what education can be.

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### Experience Drexel: Preparing for Disaster

Drexel University's College of Nursing and Health Professions Disaster Simulation program presents students with an emergency situation experience and requires them to respond in real-time. Our Dragons are practicing how they will meet the next challenge in this ever-changing world before it even happens.