Drexel Comparisons

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Philadelphia, PA
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Compare with Pennsylvania Public Colleges

Compare with Pennsylvania Public Colleges for Drexel University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Main Campus University Park, PA	$41,768 lower in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$40,486 lower in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA	$51,637 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA	$51,098 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA	$48,692 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Abington Abington, PA	$47,144 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA	$51,284 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA	$46,440 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Altoona Altoona, PA	$46,440 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Brandywine Media, PA	$47,204 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Erie Behrend College Erie, PA	$46,440 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Lehigh Valley Center Valley, PA	$47,204 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Johnstown Johnstown, PA	$47,506 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Berks Reading, PA	$46,440 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Scranton Dunmore, PA	$47,204 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Schuylkill Schuylkill Haven, PA	$47,204 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State York York, PA	$47,204 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Hazleton Hazleton, PA	$47,204 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Shenango Sharon, PA	$48,388 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Greater Allegheny McKeesport, PA	$48,004 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State New Kensington New Kensington, PA	$48,004 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Greensburg Greensburg, PA	$47,702 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Beaver Monaca, PA	$48,004 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Mont Alto Mont Alto, PA	$48,004 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Wilkes Barre Dallas, PA	$48,132 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State DuBois DuBois, PA	$48,004 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Fayette Eberly Lemont Furnace, PA	$48,004 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Pennsylvania Private Colleges

Compare with Pennsylvania Private Colleges for Drexel University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$6,274 higher in-state tuition	74% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$5,364 higher in-state tuition	52% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	$3,834 higher in-state tuition	67% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$5,400 higher in-state tuition	50% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$2,568 higher in-state tuition	53% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$2,986 higher in-state tuition	48% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$3,082 higher in-state tuition	72% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Scranton Scranton, PA	$8,429 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$8,276 higher in-state tuition	67% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	$13,426 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	$393 higher in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA	$4,228 higher in-state tuition	40% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA	$9,152 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dickinson College Carlisle, PA	$3,238 higher in-state tuition	37% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA	$8,382 higher in-state tuition	51% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA	$3,508 higher in-state tuition	50% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Allegheny College Meadville, PA	$5,862 lower in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ursinus College Collegeville, PA	$1,202 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Messiah University Mechanicsburg, PA	$20,172 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Immaculata University Immaculata, PA	$33,082 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Juniata College Huntingdon, PA	$3,832 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Moore College of Art and Design Philadelphia, PA	$9,600 lower in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Grove City College Grove City, Pennsylvania	$40,712 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA	$14,907 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Drexel University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	$53,418 lower in-state tuition	64% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA	$46,464 lower in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland College Park College Park, MD	$50,603 lower in-state tuition	34% lower acceptance rate	Compare
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	$53,613 lower in-state tuition	37% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Virginia Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	$40,609 lower in-state tuition	62% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$45,602 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
George Mason University Fairfax, VA	$48,192 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$51,481 lower in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$51,845 lower in-state tuition	40% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$44,640 lower in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	$48,162 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University at Albany Albany, NY	$51,546 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
William & Mary Williamsburg, VA	$36,498 lower in-state tuition	45% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$44,483 lower in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	$51,476 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$55,030 lower in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$41,368 lower in-state tuition	27% lower acceptance rate	Compare
United States Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland	$62,412 lower in-state tuition	70% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Vermont Burlington, VT	$43,354 lower in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	$42,780 lower in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	$49,156 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$42,438 lower in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY City College New York, NY	$55,072 lower in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$54,948 lower in-state tuition	31% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA	$47,772 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Military Academy West Point, New York	$62,412 lower in-state tuition	67% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	$53,459 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Salisbury University Salisbury, MD	$51,328 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of New Hampshire Main Campus Durham, NH	$43,210 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA	$45,446 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY	$53,413 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	$54,960 lower in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY	$53,840 lower in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	$46,708 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD	$52,420 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY	$53,581 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
United States Coast Guard Academy New London, Connecticut	$62,412 lower in-state tuition	57% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary's City, MD	$47,114 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY	$53,787 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Drexel University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$736 lower in-state tuition	75% lower acceptance rate	Compare
New York University New York, NY	$384 higher in-state tuition	70% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Duke University Durham, NC	$6,346 higher in-state tuition	73% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$276 higher in-state tuition	74% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$2,818 higher in-state tuition	73% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston University Boston, MA	$5,690 higher in-state tuition	68% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Yale University New Haven, CT	$4,838 higher in-state tuition	75% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$6,902 higher in-state tuition	70% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Georgetown University Washington, DC	$5,605 higher in-state tuition	66% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Howard University Washington, DC	$26,602 lower in-state tuition	38% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$3,116 higher in-state tuition	33% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$8,290 higher in-state tuition	63% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Brown University Providence, RI	$9,000 higher in-state tuition	74% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	$16 lower in-state tuition	74% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Boston, MA	$3,750 higher in-state tuition	74% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	$9,433 higher in-state tuition	75% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fordham University Bronx, NY	$2,503 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
George Washington University Washington, DC	$5,298 higher in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$5,856 higher in-state tuition	74% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT	$6,932 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Tufts University Medford, MA	$8,292 higher in-state tuition	68% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	$276 higher in-state tuition	60% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Emerson College Boston, MA	$5,356 lower in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$7,894 higher in-state tuition	65% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$4,668 higher in-state tuition	39% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Barnard College New York, NY	$7,476 higher in-state tuition	70% lower acceptance rate	Compare
American University Washington, DC	$3,641 lower in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$8,618 higher in-state tuition	60% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Babson College Wellesley, MA	$5,260 lower in-state tuition	62% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. John's University New York Queens, NY	$9,392 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Amherst College Amherst, MA	$8,068 higher in-state tuition	70% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bentley University Waltham, MA	$1,412 lower in-state tuition	34% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA	$2,818 higher in-state tuition	57% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	$1,669 higher in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pace University New York, NY	$9,122 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$5,668 higher in-state tuition	39% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$4,752 lower in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$9,242 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Williams College Williamstown, MA	$6,148 higher in-state tuition	71% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Providence College Providence, RI	$1,138 higher in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Marist University Poughkeepsie, NY	$14,662 lower in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$3,138 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	$7,930 higher in-state tuition	63% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	$5,633 higher in-state tuition	65% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$4,878 higher in-state tuition	58% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Adelphi University Garden City, NY	$13,302 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Manhattan University Riverdale, NY	$9,012 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$4,062 lower in-state tuition	46% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pratt Institute Main Brooklyn, NY	$567 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Drexel University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Baylor University Waco, TX	$4,312 lower in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Brigham Young University Provo, UT	$55,724 lower in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=212054.

Last updated: August 2026