Is Drexel test optional?

We haven't confirmed Drexel's test policy for 2026–27. Check their admissions site; many colleges have changed their policy since 2020.

What is Drexel's acceptance rate?

79% of applicants were admitted in 2025–26, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 29,642 of 37,314 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 30%, from 28,757 in 2015 to 37,314 in 2024, and Drexel's admit rate went from 75% to 79%.

What ACT score do you need for Drexel?

First-year students who sent an ACT scored 28–33, with a median of 30. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1260–1430 works out to about 26–32.

What GPA do you need for Drexel?

There's no published cutoff. First-year students averaged a 3.79 high school GPA, and 32% of those who reported a class rank were in their top 10%, per the Common Data Set 2025–26. Colleges compute GPA differently, so compare it loosely.

Does applying early decision help at Drexel?

78% of early decision applicants were admitted (234 of 299), against 79% of all applicants. Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the real edge is smaller than the gap.

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What SAT score do you need for Drexel? (Middle 50%: 1260–1430)

First-year students at Drexel who sent an SAT scored 1260–1430, with a median of 1350 (Common Data Set 2025–26). Drexel admits 79% of applicants.

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Where your score lands at Drexel

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1260–1430, median 1350

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Drexel by the numbers

Admit rate: 79%
Middle 50% SAT: 1260–1430
Median SAT: 1350
About on the ACT: 26–32
Sent an SAT: 35%

Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2025–26; admit rate from it or IPEDS

Drexel admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 30%, from 28,757 in 2015 to 37,314 in 2024, and Drexel's admit rate went from 75% to 79%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	37,314	29,642	79%
2023	40,204	31,171	78%
2022	37,040	29,487	80%
2021	34,519	28,522	83%
2020	31,237	24,112	77%
2019	31,824	23,771	75%
2018	30,242	23,267	77%
2017	28,454	22,489	79%
2016	28,532	21,298	75%
2015	28,757	21,494	75%

In fall 2024, 2,399 of the 29,642 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Drexel

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?*

Under 1210Far reachHold
1210–1250ReachHold
1260–1340TargetHold
1350–1420TargetSend
1430 and upLikelySend

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Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges. *Send it? assumes they're test optional; we haven't confirmed their policy.

Drexel SAT sections, ACT, GPA and class rank

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	630	680	730
SAT Reading and Writing	630	670	710
SAT total	1260	1350	1430
ACT composite	28	30	33

Of enrolled first-year students, 35% sent an SAT. Common Data Set 2025–26.

Average high school GPA: 3.79; 94% of new students reported one
Top 10% of their class: 32%; of new students who reported a rank

Drexel early decision

Early decision

234 of 299 early decision applicants were admitted.

Early decision78%
All applicants79%

Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the gap overstates how much applying early helps on its own.

Common Data Set 2025–26.

Drexel cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $38,509; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 78%
Median earnings: $84,648; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 14,582

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

Sources

Drexel Common Data Set 2025–26
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
Drexel website
Drexel University

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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1260–1430, and the median was 1350. At 1350 or higher you're above half of them. Drexel admits 79% of applicants.

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