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Breakdown of “Surrounding City” at DRU
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By Gender
MaleA-
FemaleA-
 
By Major
AccountingB+
Agriculture/HorticultureA+
ArchitectureB-
Architecture & Urban Planning DepartmentB
Art & Design DepartmentA+
BiologyA-
Business - Management and AdministrationA-
Civil EngineeringA
CommunicationsA
Computer EngineeringA-
Computer ScienceA-
CriminalB+
Design Arts - Industrial Design/Graphic Design/etcB
EconomicsA-
Electrical EngineeringB+
Engineering DepartmentB+
EnglishA+
FinanceB
Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etcB+
GeneticsA+
History/Histories (art history/etc.)A+
Language - French/Spanish/etc.B
Mechanical EngineeringA
NursingC
OtherA
PhysicsB+
Political ScienceA-
PreMed and MedicalA
PsychologyB+
School of InformationB-
UndecidedA-
Video/MediaA
 

Against similar schools
Surrounding City compared with similar schools in class.

Drexel University
 A-
Average of All Schools
 B-
Average of schools in class
 B+

Harvard University
 B+
New York University
 A
Cornell University
 B
Northeastern University
 A-
Princeton University
 C+
Northeastern Illinois University
 B
Villanova University
 B
F
A+

Quotes touching on Surrounding City

“... We live in the bad part of the city, where people from the worst parts of town live and walk around the less patrolled parts of campus asking for...”
 
“... Olde City is the best that philly offer ...”
 
“... " The campus SUCKS, unless you like the idea of getting splattered on the pavement by speeding cars through Center City Philadelphia ...”
 
“... The city isn't really that great offering only clubs and bars which are fun but cost a lot of money ...”
 
“... if you want to go to vo-tech, or the heinous inner-city high school you never attended come on in ...”
 
“... If you consider yourself shy, you will probably hate it here as you will be exposed to so many stresses that you might not have at other schools ...”
 
“... if you plan on looking forward to the city, good luck, because drexel is located on the fringes of the true "city life" in "university city" - a...”
 
“... Social life is marginal, only thing good about Drexel is you're in the city, you can actually get out of the campus ...”
 
“... ' Philly is a cool city if you go out and explore it, but no one i know wants to do something unless if its 'fun,' which is defined as par...”
 
“... While Philadelphia is an exciting city in which to live, life on campus is a different story ...”
 
“... It's great being right in the city and having a subway right here but it can get expensive ...”
 
“... The city is 10 blocks away- walking distance- from the city ...”
 
“... The city of Philly is amazing and if there aren't parties to go to, you can always go downtown ...”
 
“... Many of the students are not commuters so there are a lot of things to do with them in the city ...”
 
“... I've lived in this city my entire life and I can verify that Drexel graduates are some of the most successful people in the city ...”
 
“... Overall I’m very happy with the University and would recommend it to anyone who wants a great education with a big city experience .....”
 
“... Although we are not a "great looking" campus look at many other city school's and they are significantly worse ...”
 
“... Love the place, love the city ...”
 
“... I particularly enjoy the nightlife that the city offers ...”
 
“... The city is very nice to hang out in and around ...”
 
“... Of course, you're also in the city of Philadelphia, and Drexel supplies free shuttle rides to center city ...”
 
“... What I like most about this school is that the student body is diverse in terms of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, and income ...”
 
“... I love Drexel so much; close to home, great friends, great city life, and education quality here is great ...”
 
“... ) and I don't think anyone of a particular race, ethnicity, or religion would feel out of place ...”
 
“... great school, great opportunities in the city ...”
 
“... Even though Drexel might not be the most lively places, there are tons of other places to go for partying around the HUGE city of Philadelphia ....”
 
“... I like the city of philadelphia, but drexel has to be by far the worst campus in the city or of any of the City 6 schools ...”
 
“... It is a city school with very little parking ...”
 
“... So is the city ...”
 
“... It is the city, o there is everything from bus transportation to septa or amtrak train services not to mention the subway ...”
 
“... Drexel provided a lot of great opportunities for me, looking back on the experience I definitely made the right decision for myself- Philadelphia ...”
 
“... When it comes to the city, it's Philadelphia ...”
 
“... Philly isn't the cleanest or nicest city, but if you're looking for one of this community-in-a-bubble kind of Universities this isn't the settin...”
 
“... If you are an engineer wanting to be around the city and want real life experience, then Drexel should be a consiberable choice ...”
 
“... if you want a city campus where buildings and people are very spread out ...”
 
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