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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA 13,509 Undergrads 70.4% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$75,167
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$38,428
After Aid
Median Earnings
$84,648
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$38,428
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$84,648
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate70.4%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients25.0%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time92.5%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS83.7%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
77.5%
SAT Avg
1,337
SAT Reading
25th: 61064575th: 700
SAT Math
25th: 62066575th: 730
ACT Composite
25th: 272975th: 33
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.
Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$701k
+$304k
+$216k
Median Cost$38k/yr
+$562k
+$166k
+$78k
Full Cost$75k/yr
+$430k
+$34k
-$54k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
28
∞
Median Cost$38k/yr
42
56%
Full Cost$75k/yr
Never
-20%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
- Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
- Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
- NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.
Social Impact ROINew
Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.
Donor Return53%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.
Taxpayer Return-49%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
Associate's Degrees
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
AssocCIP: 5109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$63,544
Lifetime Value Added
+$95k
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$27,167
Earnings (5yr)
$90,655
Lifetime Value Added
+$135k
Architectural Engineering
BachCIP: 1404
Median Debt
$31,000
Earnings (5yr)
$91,040
Lifetime Value Added
+$138k
Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$31,000
Earnings (5yr)
$75,516
Lifetime Value Added
+$22k
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management
BachCIP: 5010
Median Debt
$24,808
Earnings (5yr)
$50,618
Lifetime Value Added
-$172k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$74,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$13k
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
BachCIP: 1405
Median Debt
$29,666
Earnings (5yr)
$103,385
Lifetime Value Added
+$231k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$82,997
Lifetime Value Added
+$78k
Business/Commerce, General
BachCIP: 5201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$93,708
Lifetime Value Added
+$158k
Chemical Engineering
BachCIP: 1407
Median Debt
$29,833
Earnings (5yr)
$103,291
Lifetime Value Added
+$230k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$29,667
Earnings (5yr)
$88,515
Lifetime Value Added
+$119k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$31,000
Earnings (5yr)
$88,709
Lifetime Value Added
+$121k
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
BachCIP: 0999
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$64,028
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
Computer Engineering
BachCIP: 1409
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$119,954
Lifetime Value Added
+$354k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$28,993
Earnings (5yr)
$116,867
Lifetime Value Added
+$331k
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
BachCIP: 1110
Median Debt
$31,000
Earnings (5yr)
$93,002
Lifetime Value Added
+$153k
Construction Management
BachCIP: 5220
Median Debt
$31,000
Earnings (5yr)
$99,117
Lifetime Value Added
+$199k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$57,631
Lifetime Value Added
-$115k
Design and Applied Arts
BachCIP: 5004
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$67,219
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$29,130
Earnings (5yr)
$97,544
Lifetime Value Added
+$187k
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
BachCIP: 1410
Median Debt
$29,666
Earnings (5yr)
$106,794
Lifetime Value Added
+$256k
Engineering Technology, General
BachCIP: 1500
Median Debt
$31,000
Earnings (5yr)
$89,288
Lifetime Value Added
+$125k
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
BachCIP: 5207
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$87,315
Lifetime Value Added
+$110k
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
BachCIP: 1414
Median Debt
$30,983
Earnings (5yr)
$78,581
Lifetime Value Added
+$45k
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
BachCIP: 5006
Median Debt
$24,239
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Lifetime Value Added
-$374k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$101,329
Lifetime Value Added
+$215k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
BachCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$21,875
Earnings (5yr)
$57,589
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$74,145
Lifetime Value Added
+$12k
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
BachCIP: 5111
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (5yr)
$83,595
Lifetime Value Added
+$83k
Hospitality Administration/Management
BachCIP: 5209
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$32,925
Lifetime Value Added
-$304k
Information Science/Studies
BachCIP: 1104
Median Debt
$29,000
Earnings (5yr)
$106,929
Lifetime Value Added
+$257k
International Business
BachCIP: 5211
Median Debt
$28,455
Earnings (5yr)
$93,553
Lifetime Value Added
+$157k
International/Global Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
$29,046
Earnings (5yr)
$78,524
Lifetime Value Added
+$45k
Legal Professions and Studies, Other
BachCIP: 2299
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$90,720
Lifetime Value Added
+$136k
Leisure and Recreational Activities
BachCIP: 3601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$61,226
Lifetime Value Added
-$87k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$24,548
Earnings (5yr)
$68,119
Lifetime Value Added
-$34k
Management Information Systems and Services
BachCIP: 5212
Median Debt
$29,933
Earnings (5yr)
$94,625
Lifetime Value Added
+$165k
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
BachCIP: 5213
Median Debt
$28,233
Earnings (5yr)
$96,560
Lifetime Value Added
+$180k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$25,229
Earnings (5yr)
$83,510
Lifetime Value Added
+$82k
Materials Engineering
BachCIP: 1418
Median Debt
$31,000
Earnings (5yr)
$99,089
Lifetime Value Added
+$198k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$30,899
Earnings (5yr)
$89,989
Lifetime Value Added
+$130k
Mechanical Engineering
BachCIP: 1419
Median Debt
$30,766
Earnings (5yr)
$99,010
Lifetime Value Added
+$198k
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
BachCIP: 5115
Median Debt
$21,875
Earnings (5yr)
$57,810
Lifetime Value Added
-$114k
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
BachCIP: 3099
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$93,676
Lifetime Value Added
+$158k
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
BachCIP: 0301
Median Debt
$29,898
Earnings (5yr)
$66,109
Lifetime Value Added
-$49k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$62,008
Lifetime Value Added
-$81k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$14,039
Earnings (5yr)
$95,080
Lifetime Value Added
+$168k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$31,250
Earnings (5yr)
$47,318
Lifetime Value Added
-$199k
Post-Baccalaureate Certificates
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
PB-CertCIP: 2399
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$62,803
Lifetime Value Added
+$136k
Master's Degrees
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
MastCIP: 5108
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$114,318
Lifetime Value Added
+$491k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
MastCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$127,979
Earnings (5yr)
$138,258
Lifetime Value Added
+$695k
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management
MastCIP: 5010
Median Debt
$36,850
Earnings (5yr)
$59,147
Lifetime Value Added
+$15k
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
MastCIP: 2699
Median Debt
$56,142
Earnings (5yr)
$67,612
Lifetime Value Added
+$90k
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$74,182
Earnings (5yr)
$68,223
Lifetime Value Added
+$96k
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology
MastCIP: 2611
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$97,302
Lifetime Value Added
+$346k
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
MastCIP: 1405
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$111,284
Lifetime Value Added
+$466k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$51,311
Earnings (5yr)
$124,559
Lifetime Value Added
+$579k
Business/Commerce, General
MastCIP: 5201
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (5yr)
$137,596
Lifetime Value Added
+$689k
Chemical Engineering
MastCIP: 1407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$102,064
Lifetime Value Added
+$386k
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$97,859
Lifetime Value Added
+$350k
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
MastCIP: 5110
Median Debt
$87,820
Earnings (5yr)
$73,101
Lifetime Value Added
+$138k
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
MastCIP: 0999
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$69,551
Lifetime Value Added
+$107k
Computer Engineering
MastCIP: 1409
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$109,095
Lifetime Value Added
+$504k
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$145,348
Lifetime Value Added
+$755k
Construction Management
MastCIP: 5220
Median Debt
$43,562
Earnings (5yr)
$112,509
Lifetime Value Added
+$476k
Design and Applied Arts
MastCIP: 5004
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$49,058
Lifetime Value Added
-$51k
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology
MastCIP: 2613
Median Debt
$53,500
Earnings (5yr)
$86,983
Lifetime Value Added
+$257k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (5yr)
$67,962
Lifetime Value Added
+$93k
Educational/Instructional Media Design
MastCIP: 1305
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$68,219
Lifetime Value Added
+$132k
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
MastCIP: 1410
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$124,339
Lifetime Value Added
+$577k
Engineering-Related Fields
MastCIP: 1515
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$137,228
Lifetime Value Added
+$686k
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
MastCIP: 1414
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$85,134
Lifetime Value Added
+$241k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
MastCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$44,416
Earnings (5yr)
$90,934
Lifetime Value Added
+$291k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$52,066
Lifetime Value Added
-$21k
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
MastCIP: 5100
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$160,094
Lifetime Value Added
+$880k
Human Resources Management and Services
MastCIP: 5210
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$111,933
Lifetime Value Added
+$471k
Information Science/Studies
MastCIP: 1104
Median Debt
$43,562
Earnings (5yr)
$117,067
Lifetime Value Added
+$515k
Legal Professions and Studies, Other
MastCIP: 2299
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$48,041
Lifetime Value Added
-$61k
Library Science and Administration
MastCIP: 2501
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (5yr)
$54,483
Lifetime Value Added
-$29k
Materials Engineering
MastCIP: 1418
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$78,971
Lifetime Value Added
+$230k
Mechanical Engineering
MastCIP: 1419
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$119,110
Lifetime Value Added
+$532k
Medical Illustration and Informatics
MastCIP: 5127
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$82,440
Lifetime Value Added
+$261k
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
MastCIP: 5115
Median Debt
$56,375
Earnings (5yr)
$65,247
Lifetime Value Added
+$69k
Nutrition Sciences
MastCIP: 3019
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$62,906
Lifetime Value Added
+$49k
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$80,535
Lifetime Value Added
+$202k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$61,917
Earnings (5yr)
$86,305
Lifetime Value Added
+$251k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$51,250
Earnings (5yr)
$123,047
Lifetime Value Added
+$566k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
MastCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$85,192
Earnings (5yr)
$53,395
Lifetime Value Added
-$39k
Security Science and Technology
MastCIP: 4304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$69,115
Lifetime Value Added
+$103k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
MastCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$44,464
Earnings (5yr)
$58,225
Lifetime Value Added
+$6k
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences
MastCIP: 0181
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$75,502
Lifetime Value Added
+$158k
Graduate Certificates
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
Gr-CertCIP: 2699
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$67,678
Lifetime Value Added
+$182k
Engineering-Related Fields
Gr-CertCIP: 1515
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$119,206
Lifetime Value Added
+$662k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Gr-CertCIP: 5123
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$86,703
Lifetime Value Added
+$360k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
Gr-CertCIP: 1312
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$47,260
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
Doctoral Degrees
Educational Administration and Supervision
DocCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$56,561
Earnings (5yr)
$130,756
Lifetime Value Added
+$381k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
DocCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$92,500
Earnings (5yr)
$84,877
Lifetime Value Added
+$48k
Professional Degrees
Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$72,191
Earnings (5yr)
$97,024
Lifetime Value Added
+$136k
Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$259,179
Earnings (5yr)
$151,577
Lifetime Value Added
+$531k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.
For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.