| 2008 Incoming Class |
| Applications |
27,506 |
| New class size |
2,511 |
| Secondary schools represented in freshman class |
1,100 |
| Rank in High School Class |
| Top 10% |
32% |
| Top 15% |
43% |
| Top 25% |
62% |
| Retention Rate |
| Freshman to Sophomore rate |
83% |
| Matriculants from All Secondary Schools |
| Average GPA (unweighted, on a 4.0 scale) |
3.5 |
| Average combined SAT Critical Reading and Math score |
1202 |
| Average class rank (top percentile) |
78 |
| On average, Drexel freshmen graduated in the top 22% of their high school class |
| A.J. Drexel Scholars |
| Average GPA (unweighted, on a 4.0 scale) |
3.8 |
| Average combined SAT score |
1364 |
| Diversity |
| African American |
6% |
| Asian or Pacific Islander |
17% |
| Caucasian |
60% |
| Hispanic/Latino |
4% |
| International |
10% |
| Unknown |
3% |
| Class Size |
| Average class size |
30 students |
| 2–29 students |
85% |
| 30–99 students |
13% |
| over 100 students |
2% |