Drexel University Reviews

  • 147 Reviews
  • Philadelphia (PA)
  • Annual Tuition: $58,965
86% of 147 students said this degree improved their career prospects
87% of 147 students said they would recommend this school to others
Start Your Online College Search:

Student & Graduate Reviews

Elizabeth Rogers
  • Reviewed: 9/17/2014
  • Degree: Health Sciences
"The Creative Arts Therapy program at Drexel University is the best way to receive my Masters of Music Therapy. The focused coursework and clinical internships provide the sufficient knowledge and experience I need to being practicing independently once I graduate."
Krislyn Payne
  • Reviewed: 9/15/2014
  • Degree: Liberal Arts
"Pros of the fashion design programs are the diversity of the courses within the program and faculty experienced with professional fashion design backgrounds. Cons so far include the location. Being in a fashion related field in my opinion requires access to New York City. Since the program is full time year round this makes internship opportunities limited to the semester dedicated to internship study. The full time schedule also affects employment opportunities (daytime classes) with an equally expensive school with very little assistance with financial aid."
Carter Sheely
  • Reviewed: 8/20/2014
  • Degree: Physical Therapy
"Drexel University has allowed my transition into Graduate School to be very smooth. I highly recommend this University."
Erwin Odongo
  • Reviewed: 8/8/2014
  • Degree: Biomedical Sciences
"I am doing a post-bac program to make me more competitive for medical school applications. The program is very great and so far everyone is nice and helpful from former students to faculty."
Loraine Snead
  • Reviewed: 8/5/2014
  • Degree: Chemistry
"Drexel University has neglected the Chemistry and Education Departments. It is evident that most of the Professors (there are a few exceptions) are researchers and cannot teach and have no support or help for professional development. Their teaching pedagogy is so antiquated and they just don't seem to care whether the students learn or not. I suppose that if you apply to Drexel and your major is Engineering, your experience might be different but I certainly wouldn't recommend it. In addition to the Chemistry department being less than adequate, the humanities according to a friend is dismal. It is sad that there are so many disparities between the schools."
MARLIE KRICKUS
  • Reviewed: 7/9/2014
  • Degree: Health Sciences
"The Art Therapy Masters program at Drexel has so far provided me with amazing resources and support. The network and field in which students enter upon enrollment is varied and informative, and sets a strong, supportive environment for students to build independence off of."
Nicholas Hubner
  • Reviewed: 7/2/2014
  • Degree: Law
"The major pro to Drexel University School of Law is that it is still a young law school and this fact gives current students an opportunity to add to the school's growth and future. The students are like-minded individuals who saw and seized an opportunity to be a part of something bigger than just earning a degree, but actually working together to build a school. Building a school's reputation is challenging, but it is certainly a rewarding feeling. Drexel also values the co-op experential learning program, which is a great tool to expand your educational experience by getting real hands-on experience in the area of your choice. Drexel also has an amazing faculty who are more than willing to help students as long as students reach out in return. The con of Drexel University School of Law is that it is not highly ranked. While this ranking score consists of a multitude of factors and varies across several mediums, it is a score that potential students view. Potential students value this score, even if it is not representative of the overall institution, so it is important to increase it in order to attract the brightest minds."
Kristiina Negron
  • Reviewed: 6/9/2014
  • Degree: Neuropsychology
"The Drexel University Neuroscience graduate program is a moderately large one which spans a broad range of topics. Research areas include neuroengineering, behavioral neuroscience, cellular , traumatic brain injury, and spinal cord injury neuroscience. The faculty are friendly and inter-lab collaborations are common. Classes tend to be quite rigorous, as should be expected in a graduate program. Occasionally I've found the class schedule to be more disorganized than I would like, but in general things run smoothly. The area of Philadelphia is rather quiet and affordable. Public transit is not always the easiest, but between Drexel's own free shuttle system and having a car, I've not had any serious issues. Nearby there is both a lovely park and plenty of opportunity for social living."
Sindy Balis
  • Reviewed: 6/4/2014
  • Degree: Biomedical Sciences
"The program has great academic support. Advisors are willing to help and guide you through the program. The program is no piece of cake, however thanks to all of the support the students can excel."
Regine Boutin
  • Reviewed: 5/20/2014
  • Degree: Health Sciences
"pro's: great career cons: too expensive"
Maria Alejandra Salamanca
  • Reviewed: 4/8/2014
  • Degree: Public Policy
"I like the IHS program, although it is a bit too expensive since I am an out of state student"
Alexandra Rogin
  • Reviewed: 3/12/2014
  • Degree: Law
"The law school is up and coming in the area. It has a great experiential education program, and the faculty and staff are all wonderful. The school is still gaining its reputation in the area, but students are prepared for the workforce when they leave here."
Meinkeng Acha-Morfaw
  • Reviewed: 2/4/2014
  • Degree: Health Sciences
"This program is very interested in your money and sells you a dream that they cannot fulfill."
Melissa Espert
  • Reviewed: 1/22/2014
  • Degree: Biomedical Sciences
"The MIHS program at Drexel was good but overall, slightly disorganized."
Li-Yea Wan
  • Reviewed: 1/18/2014
  • Degree: Biomedical Sciences
"My program and the coursework will prepare me for my future endeavors, however the facilities available are less to be desired; bathrooms are always missing toilet paper, paper towels, or soap, there is an inadequate library space for the number of programs and students around finals time, lecture halls and one library floor is uncomfortably cold while another library floor can be stuffy and hot. Though these may seem like trivial problems, compounded together they are frustrating to the students who spend around 8+ hours a day in the building. On a positive note, I am satisfied overall with the quality of education and the instructors."
Abhilash Iyer
  • Reviewed: 12/23/2013
  • Degree: Electrical Engineering
"I am first year graduate student pursuing the electrical engineering program. The overall coursework that I took had a good amount of workload which pushed me to put efforts beyond my regular level. There was a good equilibrium between pushing the limit and too much of stress. It was exactly the right amount giving me enough room to improve my skills. The professors here have a very good network who link you up to work with different universities and experts from different background, when you take a project oriented course. There are professors from the ivy leagues who make sure you get your fundamentals strong enough before you graduate. With all this quality, Drexel focuses majorly in applying the Electrical engineering into the medical field. Research work here is focused much in the medical field."
Monique Walker
  • Reviewed: 11/5/2013
  • Degree: Social Sciences
"I had a very unique experience in my graduate program at Drexel University. I was in a PhD program, so coming form two prior universities, there were many things about my experience at Drexel that I appreciated that I did not have at my prior to universities. Specifically, Drexel is located in a major city and the diversity was amazing, diversity across race, age, gender, sexuality, education, geographic region, etc. made for very interesting dialogues and out of class experiences. Of course as with anything, there were some things that I think could be improved upon, however for the most part I had a wonderful experience."
Hallie Silvermetz
  • Reviewed: 10/9/2013
  • Degree: Physical Therapy
"The professors are truly there to help the students gain immense knowledge of the profession. There is also a great focus on clinical thinking."
Eva Karasmanis
  • Reviewed: 9/9/2013
  • Degree: Biology
"Drexel's Graduate programs spam throughout many and diverse disciplines. The Biology Graduate program provides a rather low but sufficient stipend to graduate students to attend (hopefully this will soon be altered for the better). The professors are of excellent quality, very direct, friendly, helpful. They have the energy and willingness to support you and mentor you throughout your studies and they will ultimately help you decide upon your next career step, and do all they can for you to be successful at it. Classes are interesting and plentiful, most contribute greatly to your academic knowledge and are practically useful. Social life is a bit limited due to the demanding research that is being done here. Transportation is sufficient and UPENN services are available to us too. The surrounding area is REALLY nice. I thoroughly enjoy it. And.. it is very safe. Drexel UPenn and USciences security make sure you can walk around even at the deepest hours of the night. The biggest con is that Drexel is a private university. They are heavily in the money-making business and they are very careful when and where they give it away. So financial aid and fellowship opportunities coming from Drexel are limited. I am overall rather pleased with my graduate program and if I had to do it again, I'd choose Drexel once more- no doubt about it."
Vinit Shah
  • Reviewed: 8/14/2013
  • Degree: Public Health
"Pros: All the classes are in one building/area so it is easy to get to classes plus there is public transportation. The program has a great method in teaching information and practical knowledge. It is great that the program picks our classes for our first year and then choose our specialty for our second year. The courses are challenging and will get you to where you need to be. There is also a lot of access to research, fellowships, and co-ops. The co-ops are great at this school, which not many other school have access to. I am also glad the school has officers at each block after 6pm for the students' safety. Cons: Although they provide scholarships to many students, it is still difficult to pay for tuition because it is so expensive. It also does not help that this school is in the middle of the city because that makes it expensive to live in. It is also difficult to distinguish school buildings from privately owned buildings because it is randomly laid out."