Drexel University
Drexel University
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About this organization
Mission
INTEGRATED ACADEMIC OFFERINGS ENHANCED BY TECHNOLOGY, COOPERATIVE EDUCATION AND CLINICAL PRACTICE
About
INSTRUCTIONDREXEL IS A COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY DEDICATED TO PROVIDING QUALITY UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION FEATURING EXCELLENT ACADEMICS, STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY AND A FOCUS ON REAL-WORLD LEARNING AND SERVICE. THE UNIVERSITY'S MISSION SERVES TRADITIONAL, ADULT AND ONLINE STUDENTS. DREXEL OFFERS NATIONALLY ACCREDITED PROGRAMS THAT MEET THE CHANGING NEEDS OF SOCIETY, INCLUDING MORE THAN 80 BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMS AND MORE THAN 120 GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL DEGREE PROGRAMS ORGANIZED IN 16 COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS: COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES; SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, SCIENCE AND HEALTH SYSTEMS; BENNETT S. LEBOW COLLEGE OF BUSINESS; COLLEGE OF COMPUTING & INFORMATICS; SCHOOL OF EDUCATION; COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING; CHARLES D. CLOSE SCHOOL OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP; GRADUATE COLLEGE; PENNONI HONORS COLLEGE; CENTER FOR FOOD AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT; THOMAS R. KLINE SCHOOL OF LAW; ANTOINETTE WESTPHAL COLLEGE OF MEDIA ARTS & DESIGN; COLLEGE OF MEDICINE; COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS; RICHARD C. GOODWIN COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES AND DANA AND DAVID DORNSIFE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. A STRATEGIC PLAN THROUGH 2019, "TRANSFORMING THE MODERN URBAN UNIVERSITY," GUIDES DREXEL'S EFFORTS TO INVEST FURTHER IN ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, SERVE MORE STUDENTS WHILE IMPROVING THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE AND ENHANCE THE UNIVERSITY'S GLOBAL IMPACT. THE PLAN PAYS SPECIAL ATTENTION TO ENSURING THAT DREXEL'S ACADEMIC ENTERPRISE HELPS STRENGTHEN THE NEIGHBORHOODS AROUND ITS CAMPUSES. DREXEL IS THE LEAD ACADEMIC PARTNER IN THE APPLICATION AND IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS FOR THE FEDERAL PROMISE ZONE IN WEST PHILADELPHIA, ONE OF THE FIRST FIVE LOCATIONS CHOSEN FOR A WHITE HOUSE INITIATIVE TO DIRECT RESOURCES TO THE NATION'S MOST PERSISTENTLY POVERTY-STRICKEN COMMUNITIES.AS THE UNITED STATES TRANSITIONS TO AN INFORMATION ECONOMY, MANY JOBS REQUIRE THE CRITICAL THINKING AND PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS INSTILLED BY GRADUATE EDUCATION. DREXEL LAUNCHED ITS GRADUATE COLLEGE IN 2015 TO BETTER COORDINATE GRADUATE EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY AND ENSURE GRADUATE STUDENT SUCCESS.DREXEL HAS MADE A STRATEGIC COMMITMENT TO HELP IMPROVE THE NATION'S GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS BY INCREASING STUDENTS' INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT TO BUILD CULTURAL COMPETENCIES. IN RECENT YEARS, THE UNIVERSITY HAS GROWN THE NUMBER OF STUDY ABROAD OPPORTUNITIES BY MORE THAN A QUARTER AND THE NUMBER OF GLOBAL POSITIONS IN DREXEL'S SIGNATURE COOPERATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM BY A THIRD, WHILE TRIPLING BOTH THE PROGRAMMING OF THE OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS AND THE TOTAL NUMBER OF INITIATIVES AT DREXEL THAT SUPPORT CROSS-CULTURAL EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT.UNDERGRADUATE ENROLLMENT FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2017-2018 = 15,667GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL ENROLLMENT FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2017-2018 = 8,967 NUMBER OF DEGREES CONFERRED IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2017-2018: ASSOCIATE DEGREES = 0 BACHELOR'S DEGREES = 3,406 MASTER'S DEGREES = 2,274 DOCTORAL DEGREES = 691 CERTIFICATES AND OTHER = 359
Interesting data from their 2017 990 filing
The non-profit's mission, as documented in the filing, is “Drexel university fulfills our founder's vision of preparing each new generation of students for productive professional and civic lives while also focusing our collective expertise on solving society's greatest problems. drexel is an academically comprehensive and globally engaged urban research university, dedicated to advancing knowledge and society and to providing every student with a valuable, rigorous, experiential, technology-infused education, enriched by the nation's premier co-operative education program.”.
When explaining its purpose, the activities were described as: “Integrated academic offerings enhanced by technology, cooperative education and clinical practice”.
- The non-profit is legally allowed to operate in the state of PA, as reported.
- The filing provides the non-profit's address in 2017 as 3141 CHESTNUT ST, PHILADELPIA, PA, 19104.
- The non-profit has a total of 12947 employees, as reported on their form for 2017.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $24,524,673.
- The organization has 42 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1894.
- The organization pays $626,572,748 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $15,202,917 in fundraising expenses.
