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)
