FourYearCost

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PAPrivate nonprofitRank 73 of 1,732Traditional rank 49 of 1,156

Avg freshman grant · 2022-23
$33,654
2,885 recipients
Avg grant, later years · 2022-23
$26,796
9,883 recipients
The drop
$6,858
20.4% of the freshman average

Freshman grant vs later years

Freshman year$33,654Later years$26,796

Average grant per recipient, IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Averages across all recipients, not a prediction for one student. Continuing students include transfers and part-time students. Data is about two years old. How this is calculated.

Average net price by family income (2022-23)

Family incomeAvg net price
$0–30k$27,737
$30–48k$29,749
$48–75k$35,842
$75–110k$39,204
$110k+$47,490

First-time, full-time students receiving Title IV aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Published cost (IPEDS)

Tuition and fees (in-state), 2022-23$58,965
Tuition and fees (in-state), 2023-24$60,663
Change$1,698 (+2.9%)
On-campus room and board, 2023-24$17,550

Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics, academic years 2022-23 and 2023-24.

Tuition and fees trend

$53,2442018-19$54,5162019-20$56,2382020-21$57,1362021-22$58,9652022-23$60,6632023-24

Published tuition and required fees, +13.9% from first to last year shown. Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2021-22 and 2023-24 files.

Average net price trend

$26,0762020-21$39,2672021-22$42,3422022-23

Average net price for first-time, full-time students receiving grant aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Outcomes and aid profile

Bachelor's graduation rate within 6 years77%
Full-time freshman retention (return for year 2)90%
Freshmen receiving Pell Grants29%
Freshmen taking federal loans60%
Average federal loan (freshmen who borrow)$5,291
Aid drop one year earlier (2021-22)$8,550

Sources: IPEDS Graduation Rates 2023 (DRVGR), Fall Enrollment 2023 (retention), SFA 2022-23 and 2021-22. "Freshmen" = first-time, full-time undergraduates.

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Lebanon Valley College$35,346$2,587

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