What GPA do you need to get into Drexel?

Among 186 applicants who posted a Drexel admission on r/collegeresults, the median unweighted GPA was 3.90 and the middle half reported 3.65 to 4.00 (129 reported a GPA). Drexel sets no minimum GPA; these are what admitted posters reported.

What SAT score do you need for Drexel?

Among 186 applicants who posted a Drexel admission on r/collegeresults, the median SAT was 1,495 and the middle half scored 1,373 to 1,538 (122 reported an SAT). The median ACT was 34.

Does applying early help at Drexel?

In these posts, 97% of early applicants who reported a result were admitted (61 of 63), against 89% in regular decision (42 of 47). Early pools differ in who applies, so this is a description, not a promise.

What extracurriculars do Drexel admits have?

The most common activity types among admitted posters were nonprofit/service (69%), athletics (50%), tutoring/teaching (37%), work/job (37%). 82% held at least one leadership role and 59% listed a national or international award.

What is the Drexel acceptance rate?

The official rate is published by Drexel in its Common Data Set. These pages do not compute one: people who post results are a self-selected group, so the share of admits among them is far higher than the real rate.

College admissions data

How to get into Drexel

What 186 admitted applicants actually had: their grades, test scores, activities, awards and intended majors, counted from 202 Drexel results that students posted for the 2016 to 2026 cycles. Every number below is counted, not estimated.

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Drexel admits by the numbers

Median unweighted GPA

3.90

Middle half 3.65 to 4.00

Median SAT

1,495

Middle half 1,373 to 1,538

Median ACT

Middle half 32 to 35

Median weighted GPA

4.30

Middle half 4.00 to 4.50

Results posted: 186 admitted, 13 rejected, 3 waitlisted. People who post results are a self-selected group, so this is not the Drexel acceptance rate; the official rate is in Drexel’s Common Data Set.

Admitted vs. rejected: grades are not the difference

Median	Admitted	Rejected
Unweighted GPA	3.90	3.84
SAT	1,495	1,505

When the rejected applicants’ numbers sit this close to the admitted ones, the decision was made somewhere else in the file: the activities, the essays and the letters. That is where the rest of this page looks.

What Drexel admits did outside class

Share of admitted applicants listing at least one activity of each type.

Nonprofit/Service69%
Athletics50%
Tutoring/Teaching37%
Work/Job37%
STEM club/competition31%
Business/Entrepreneurship30%
Music28%
Internship27%

Held a leadership role

82%

Founded something

40%

National or intl. award

59%

Did research

26%

Early vs. regular decision at Drexel

Early (63 results)97%
Regular (47 results)89%

Share of posters in each round who were admitted. Early applicants are a different group (often stronger and more certain), so read this as a description of these posts, not as odds.

Intended majors of Drexel admits

Computer Science20%
Engineering20%
Biology9%
Business9%
Pre-med/Health7%
Art/Design4%

Who got in

Of the admitted posters, 19% first-generation, 24% low income, 21% underrepresented minority, 12% legacy, 0% recruited athlete and 18% international. Of those who said where they enrolled, 2% chose Drexel.

Three recent Drexel admits

2026 cycle · EA · Biology
Chess and quiz bowl organizer and painter with computational biology research and several founded clubs.
GPA 4.00 UW · SAT 1530 · Original post
2026 cycle · EA · Biology
Homeschooled rural student with calligraphy, powerlifting, and game development, writing on disabled healthcare access.
GPA 3.97 UW · SAT 1530 · Original post
2026 cycle · Biology
Southern girl founding a women's health conference while balancing MUN leadership, swing dancing, and endocrinology shadowing.
GPA 4.00 UW · ACT 30 · Original post

Where else Drexel admits got in

Drexel admissions questions

What GPA do you need to get into Drexel?: Among 186 applicants who posted a Drexel admission on r/collegeresults, the median unweighted GPA was 3.90 and the middle half reported 3.65 to 4.00 (129 reported a GPA). Drexel sets no minimum GPA; these are what admitted posters reported.
What SAT score do you need for Drexel?: Among 186 applicants who posted a Drexel admission on r/collegeresults, the median SAT was 1,495 and the middle half scored 1,373 to 1,538 (122 reported an SAT). The median ACT was 34.
Does applying early help at Drexel?: In these posts, 97% of early applicants who reported a result were admitted (61 of 63), against 89% in regular decision (42 of 47). Early pools differ in who applies, so this is a description, not a promise.
What extracurriculars do Drexel admits have?: The most common activity types among admitted posters were nonprofit/service (69%), athletics (50%), tutoring/teaching (37%), work/job (37%). 82% held at least one leadership role and 59% listed a national or international award.
What is the Drexel acceptance rate?: The official rate is published by Drexel in its Common Data Set. These pages do not compute one: people who post results are a self-selected group, so the share of admits among them is far higher than the real rate.

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Source: self-reported results posts on r/collegeresults, each linked from our Database, counted across the 2016 to 2026 cycles with transfer applicants excluded. Aristo Scholars is not affiliated with Drexel. All colleges