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Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Cost of college went up for all students at Drexel University

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Tuition and fees rose 2.4 percent for 2018-19 at Drexel University, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Pennsylvania students paid $53,244 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $1,242 more than the $52,002 charged for 2017-18.

Data shows 100 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 3,259 students received grants or scholarships totaling $99.3 million and 2,000 students took out student loans totaling more than $21 million.

Including all undergraduates (24,634), 12,946 students used grants or scholarships totaling $307.3 million, and 7,689 students took out $58.1 million in federal student loans.

The cost of attending
Enrollment2015-162016-172017-182018-19Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19
In-state~10,839$48,791$51,030$52,002$53,2449.1%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Drexel University in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants85326%$4,771,605$5,594
State / local grant or scholarship57918%$2,221,566$3,837
Institutional grants or scholarships3,259100%$92,324,664$28,329
Grant or scholarship aid total3,259100%$99,317,835$30,475
Federal student loans1,98361%$11,898,540$6,000
Other student loans34310%$9,060,987$26,417
Student loan aid2,00061%$20,959,527$10,480
Total student aid3,261100%--

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