How Drexel's Graduation Rate Changes

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 71.50% where the current academic year rate is 78%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Drexel University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	70%	66%	75%
2014-15	67%	64%	72%
2015-16	68%	64%	74%
2016-17	70%	68%	73%
2017-18	71%	67%	77%
2018-19	74%	70%	79%
2019-20	69%	67%	72%
2020-21	70%	67%	75%
2021-22	78%	74%	82%
2022-23	78%	75%	82%
Average	71.50%	68.20%	76.10%

Drexel University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 2.40% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Drexel University from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2014-15	24%
2015-16	0%
2016-17	0%
2017-18	0%
2018-19	0%
2019-20	0%
2020-21	0%
2021-22	0%
2022-23	0%
Average	2.40%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 87.50% for full-time students and 60.60% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Drexel from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	86%	83%
2014-15	84%	53%
2015-16	84%	33%
2016-17	89%	70%
2017-18	89%	67%
2018-19	89%	67%
2019-20	89%	58%
2020-21	88%	53%
2021-22	90%	57%
2022-23	87%	65%
Average	87.50%	60.60%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 10.30 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 9 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Drexel University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	10:1
2014-15	10:1
2015-16	10:1
2016-17	10:1
2017-18	11:1
2018-19	11:1
2019-20	11:1
2020-21	11:1
2021-22	10:1
2022-23	9:1
Average	10.30:1

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Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Drexel

Graduation Rate Changes

Transfer-out Rate Changes

Retention Rate Changes

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes