"Drexel College is an exclusive research university with its major university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel, a financier and benefactor. Started as Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and also Sector, it was renamed Drexel Institute of Innovation in 1936, before assuming the name Drexel University in 1970.

As of 2015, more than 26,000 pupils were registered in over 70 undergraduate programs and also greater than 100 master's, doctoral, as well as specialist programs at the university. Drexel's participating education and learning program (co-op) is a popular aspect of the college's degree programs, providing pupils the possibility to acquire up to 18 months of paid, full-time work experience in an area relevant to their undergraduate major or academic degree program prior to graduation."