	Drexel University 2016 University Academic Rankings
Drexel University is a private research university with three campuses in Philadelphia and one in Sacramento, California. It was founded in 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel, a noted financier and philanthropist. As of 2015, more than 26,000 students are enrolled in over 70 undergraduate programs and more than 100 master's, doctoral, and professional programs at the university. Drexel's cooperative education program (co-op) is a unique aspect of the school's degree programs, offering students the opportunity to gain up to 18 months of paid, full-time work experience in a field relevant to their undergraduate major or graduate degree program prior to graduation. History Monumental conical pendulum clock by EugÃ¨ne Farcot, sculpture by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse. Donated in 1912 to the University. Main building, great court. Drexel University was founded in 1891 as the Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry, by Philadelphia financier and philanthropist Anthony J. Drexel. The original mission of the institution was to provide educational opportunities in the "practical arts and sciences" for women and men of all backgrounds. The institution became known as the Drexel Institute of Technology in 1936, and in 1970 the Drexel Institute of Technology gained university status, becoming Drexel University. Although there were many changes during its first century, the university's identity has been held constant as a privately controlled, non-sectarian, coeducational center of higher learning, distinguished by a commitment to practical education and hands-on experience in an occupational setting. The central aspect of Drexel University's focus on career preparation, in the form of its cooperative education program, was introduced in 1919. The program became integral to the university's unique educational experience. Participating students alternate periods of classroom-based study with periods of full-time, practical work experience related to their academic major and career interests. Between 1995 and 2009, Drexel University underwent a period of significant change to its programs, enrollment, and facilities under the leadership of Dr. Constantine Papadakis, the university's president during that time. Papadakis oversaw Drexel's largest expansion in its history, with a 471 percent increase in its endowment and a 102 percent increase in student enrollment. His leadership also guided the university toward improved performance in collegiate rankings, a more selective approach to admissions, and a more rigorous academic program at all levels. It was during this period of expansion that Drexel acquired and assumed management of the former MCP Hahnemann University, creating the Drexel University College of Medicine in 2002. In 2006, the university established the Thomas R. Kline School of Law, and in 2011 the School of Law achieved full accreditation by the American Bar Association. Dr. Constantine Papadakis died of pneumonia in April 2009 while still employed as the university's president. His successor, John Anderson Fry, was formerly the president of Franklin & Marshall College and served as the Executive Vice President of the University of Pennsylvania. Under Fry's leadership, Drexel has continued its expansion, including the July 2011 acquisition of The Academy of Natural Sciences. Academics \| College of Arts and Sciences \| Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design The College of Media Arts and design "fosters the study, exploration and management of the arts: media, design, the performing and visual." The college offers sixteen undergraduate programs, and 6 graduate programs, in modern art and design fields that range from graphic design and dance to fashion design and television management. Its wide range of programs has helped the college earn full accreditation from the National Associati ... [more on wikipedia]

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Drexel University Details

Drexel University Details
detail	value
state	Pennsylvania
conference	Colonial Athletic Association
public	Private
scores	1765/1177/26
level	AboveAverage
rank	[120
overall ROI rank	[134
size	medium
undergrads	16896
grads	9463
price	67665
drop	31
stem	42
research	117
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for Drexel University?

1. number 120 for Academics.

2. number 134 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to Drexel University?

1. University of Illinois at Chicago

2. University at Buffalo

3. The University of Texas at Dallas

4. Colorado State University-Fort Collins

5. University of Utah

6. University of Alabama at Birmingham

7. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

Drexel University National Academic Rankings

Drexel University National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	120	179	144	111	114	109	112	139	134
Private	67	95	90	55	53	44	35	61	67
Stem Low	79	82	80	65	68	63	63	77	89
Colonial Athletic Association	5	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	3
New England Region	58	81	73	48	48	44	40	41	48
State of Pennsylvania	9	16	15	8	8	6	5	17	11
Top Ten Top250	120	179	144	111	114	109	112	139	134
Top Ten Colonial Athletic Association	5	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	3
Top Ten State of Pennsylvania	9	9	9	8	8	6	5	7	8

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Drexel University Peer Universities, Similar Universities to Drexel University
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
93.26	University of Illinois at Chicago	Illinois	Horizon League	Public	AboveAverage	159	111
92.33	University at Buffalo	New York	Mid American Conference	Public	AboveAverage	124	190
92.31	The University of Texas at Dallas	Texas	American Southwest Conference	Public	Good	70	55
91.44	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	Colorado	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	143	139
91.38	University of Utah	Utah	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	142	86
91.27	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Alabama	Conference USA	Public	AboveAverage	153	148
91.27	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	58	31
90.08	University of Houston	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	89	60
88.81	University of Central Florida	Florida	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	103	141
86.52	Mississippi State University	Mississippi	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	197	130
86.50	Stony Brook University	New York	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Good	62	109
86.35	University of Toledo	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	405	285
85.57	University of North Florida	Florida	Atlantic Sun Conference	Public	AboveAverage	219	214
85.46	Auburn University	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	139	79
85.33	University of Colorado Denver	Colorado	No Conference Affiliation	Public	Average	283	217
85.31	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	Illinois	Missouri Valley Conference	Public	Average	368	278
85.31	Rochester Institute of Technology	New York	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	AboveAverage	151	195
85.25	Montana State University	Montana	Big Sky Conference	Public	AboveAverage	217	168
85.12	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	Massachusetts	America East	Public	AboveAverage	247	275
85.09	Portland State University	Oregon	Big Sky Conference	Public	Average	308	408
84.74	Rowan University	New Jersey	New Jersey Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	306	392
84.74	University of Southern Mississippi	Mississippi	Conference USA	Public	Average	493	423
84.73	Wichita State University	Kansas	Missouri Valley Conference	Public	Average	382	307
84.67	Cleveland State University	Ohio	Horizon League	Public	Average	440	299
84.65	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	75	40
84.64	The University of Texas at San Antonio	Texas	Conference USA	Public	Average	330	180
84.60	University of California-Irvine	California	Big West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	108	162
84.09	University of California-Davis	California	Big Sky Conference / Big West ...	Public	AboveAverage	58	142
83.73	Purdue University	Indiana	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	57	20
83.63	University of South Florida	Florida	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	94	113
82.82	Arizona State University-Tempe	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	101	82
82.78	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	53	84
82.75	Florida International University	Florida	Conference USA	Public	Average	163	170
79.68	California State University-Chico	California	California Collegiate Athletic...	Public	Average	392	409
79.42	Northern Illinois University	Illinois	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	435	289
79.19	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	California	Big Sky Conference / Big West ...	Public	Good	96	88
78.91	University of Hawaii at Manoa	Hawaii	Mountain West Conference / Big...	Public	Average	204	245
78.90	CUNY Brooklyn College	New York	City University of New York At...	Public	Average	296	394
78.87	Kansas State University	Kansas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	249	168
78.50	University of New Mexico	New Mexico	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	265	153
78.40	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	North Carolina	Division I-AA Independents / C...	Public	Average	292	207
78.36	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	California	California Collegiate Athletic...	Public	Average	288	356
78.12	North Dakota State University	North Dakota	Missouri Valley Conference / T...	Public	Average	261	196
78.05	Oregon State University	Oregon	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	152	202
77.84	Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville	Illinois	Ohio Valley Conference	Public	Average	438	368
77.75	Florida Atlantic University	Florida	Conference USA	Public	Average	305	303
77.48	Brigham Young University-Provo	Utah	Other / West Coast Conference	Private	Good	72	27
77.46	University of Missouri-Kansas City	Missouri	Western Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	197	155
77.33	University of Wyoming	Wyoming	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	250	152
77.23	Iowa State University	Iowa	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	129	71

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Drexel University Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Drexel University
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
97.85	University of Missouri-Columbia	Missouri	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	121	98
97.85	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Nebraska	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	119	98
96.56	University of Central Florida	Florida	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	103	141
95.86	Michigan Technological University	Michigan	Great Lakes Intercollegiate At...	Public	AboveAverage	146	58
95.85	University of Delaware	Delaware	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	AboveAverage	107	138
95.56	Indiana University-Bloomington	Indiana	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	102	92
94.98	Auburn University	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	139	79
94.85	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	116	188
94.50	American Athletic Conference (Average)	-	American Athletic Conference	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	98
94.25	Iowa State University	Iowa	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	129	71
93.70	Miami University-Oxford	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Good	118	67
93.46	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	California	Big Sky Conference / Big West ...	Public	Good	96	88
92.48	University at Buffalo	New York	Mid American Conference	Public	AboveAverage	124	190
91.70	Baylor University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Private	Good	134	128
91.39	Fordham University	New York	Patriot League / Atlantic 10 C...	Private	Good	109	167
90.41	United States Naval Academy	Maryland	Division I Independents / Patr...	Public	Excellent	126	48
89.42	Illinois Institute of Technology	Illinois	Division III Independents	Private	Good	122	55
88.48	University of Arizona	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	124	86
88.39	American University	Washington DC	Patriot League	Private	Good	113	180
87.74	Bucknell University	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	131	93
87.52	Villanova University	Pennsylvania	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Private	Excellent	99	68
87.16	Santa Clara University	California	West Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	123	98
86.97	Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association (Average)	-	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	-Conf-	Excellent	-	130
84.95	Centennial Conference (Average)	-	Centennial Conference	-Conf-	Excellent	-	170
84.53	Macalester College	Minnesota	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	133	146
83.39	Scripps College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	127	204
82.80	Colby College	Maine	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	132	155
82.06	Colgate University	New York	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	92	83
81.43	Washington and Lee University	Virginia	Old Dominion Athletic Conference	Private	Elite	117	46

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