Applying for Aid

We encourage you to apply for aid regardless of whether or not you feel you are eligible. This way, we can help you consider alternatives you might not have known existed. Plus, applying for financial aid is easy. We require only one form — the Free Application for Federal Student Financial Aid (FAFSA).

FAFSA

Next to your application for admission, the FAFSA is the most important application you can fill out. In fact, you should consider it part of the overall application process. The information from the FAFSA feeds into a financial model used by the federal government to calculate a family's contribution to college expenses.

Full-Time Freshman and Transfer Applicants: If you complete the FAFSA by March 1, Drexel will give you a $1,000 grant toward your first year's tuition.

How to Apply

For the fastest and most accurate results, we encourage you to apply electronically at www.fafsa.ed.gov. The FAFSA can be submitted beginning January 1, and students starting college the following fall should submit it by March 1 to be considered for the maximum amount of aid.

To make sure Drexel's Student Resource Center/Financial Aid Office receives your financial information from the federal government, list Drexel University on the FAFSA. Drexel's Title IV Code is 003256.

Be sure to review Drexel's step-by-step guide on how to apply for financial aid.

Note for transfer and part-time students entering in the winter, spring, or summer terms: You are also required to complete the Institutional Financial Aid form that you receive with your acceptance letter. (The form is not required of international students.)

Important Deadlines

  • To receive your Drexel award letter by March 31, students must have the FAFSA processed no later than March 1.
  • Admission applications submitted by January 15 are automatically considered for the A.J. Drexel Scholarship, an achievement-based award. Applications submitted after January 15 may be considered, but there can be no guarantee.
  • Transfer students must have their admission application on file at Drexel by March 1. If applying for financial aid, we encourage transfer students to have their FAFSA processed by May 1.