Close By The Numbers

The Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship at Drexel University is dedicated to developing innovative thinkers and leaders with many opportunities and resources provided to students, like the top-rated co-op program and the Baiada Institute for Entrepreneurship.

Rankings

#2 Best Co-op Internship Program (Drexel)

#2 Princeton Review Mid Atlantic Entrepreneurship: Undergraduate

#3 Princeton Review Mid Atlantic Entrepreneurship: Graduate

#32 Princeton Review Top 50 Entrepreneurship: Graduate

#22 Princeton Review Top 50 Entrepreneurship: Undergraduate

Teaching & Enrollment

  • 11,562 total university students taught (from Academic Years 2013-2024)
  • 98 In AY 2024-25, Drexel offered 122 majors. The Close School saw the following number of majors represented in their courses.

Entrepreneurship Co-ops and Funding

  • 65 students received almost $1 million in funding

Baiada Institute for Entrepreneurship

  • 148 companies started by alumni who engaged with Baiada and graduated (from Academic Years 2015-2024)
  • $3.5 billion raised by these companies
  • 88% of those businesses started in the past 5years still operating
  • 76% of those businesses started in the past 10years still operating
  • $1.2 million total awarded competition prizes during academic years 2020 through 2024

Career Fast Facts

Co-ops

  • 100% of students learn through experiential education
  • 94% of Entrepreneurship students were employed on co-op in 2023-2024
  • 80% of these positions were paid
  • $21 is the reported median of paid co-ops from 2023-2024

Alumni

Satisfaction

  • 100% percent of Close School faculty who have started, bought or run companies

Faculty

AY 23-24 graduates – Satisfaction in Major

  • 97% were satisffied with faculty responsiveness /engagement (AY 23-24 graduates)
  • 96% were satisfied with quality interactions with faculty (AY 23-24 graduates)
  • 96% were satisfied with faculty accessibility (AY 23-24 graduates)
  • 97% were satisfied with quality of instruction (AY 23-24 graduates)
  • 93% were satisfied with peer interaction (AY 23-24 graduates)

AY 23-24 graduates Employment

  • $79,333 average Salary(AY 23-24 graduates)
  • 100% Job satisfaction(AY 23-24 graduates)

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