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Drexel University

Drexel publishes 70% (Fall 2025). Out-of-state applicants got in at 76%; international at 57%.

Acceptance rate
79%
College Scorecard, latest cycle
SAT middle 50%
1240–1440
Section 25th–75th, summed
ACT middle 50%
27–32
Avg. HS GPA
3.79
Fall 2025 entering class (CDS 2025-26, section C12)
Test policy
Not published
Regular deadline
Not published

Acceptance rate

What Drexel's 70% is made of

The published rate averages groups with very different odds. These are the splits Drexel reports itself.

By residency

76%
Out-of-state
57%
International

Fall 2025

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Part of Real Acceptance Rates, our series decomposing published rates from each school's own Common Data Set.

Testing

Test scores at Drexel

SAT middle 50%
1240–1440sum of section 25th–75th percentiles
ACT middle 50%
27–32
Average HS GPA
3.79Fall 2025 entering class (CDS 2025-26, section C12) · Source

At a glance

Size and cost

Undergraduate enrollment
13,233
Tuition (out-of-state)
$62,412
Category
Private
Admissions site
drexel.edu

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