Tag: Financial Aid
Sep. 18, 2023
How to navigate Drexel student portals
As incoming freshmen, new Drexel University students must learn to navigate various student portals, which can be overwhelming with many different websites all starting with…
Jul. 28, 2023
Drexel enforces initial course participation policy
This summer quarter, Drexel University quietly started enforcing a policy that requires instructors to verify the attendance of enrolled students in their courses. The policy,…
May. 11, 2018
Drexel accepts record number of students for 2018-19 year
More than 3,600 students have placed deposits to be enrolled as freshmen at Drexel University for the 2018-19 school year, a 2.5 percent increase from…
Apr. 7, 2016
New study classifies affordability of US colleges
The average net price of attendance for low-income students of Drexel University is $26,588, according to a new study. The study, titled “Undermining Pell: Volume…
Feb. 13, 2015
From the Editor’s Desk | Woes of financial holds
On Feb. 5, I was placed on a financial hold owing to some funny business with my billing which I don’t fully understand. I was…
Aug. 8, 2014
If an e-mail is sent to an inbox and no one reads it…
Drexel Central released students’ financial aid packages at the end of July for the upcoming 2014-2015 academic year. In response to the changes in their…
Jan. 25, 2013
Fry’s new project will merge offices
The offices of the University Registrar, Financial Aid and the Bursar will be consolidated into Drexel Central, a collaborative effort to make serving students easier…
Oct. 19, 2012
Drexel ranks eighth most expensive university
According to a recent article published by Campus Grotto, Drexel is the eighth-most expensive university in America, trailing behind New York University, Columbia University and…
Apr. 27, 2012
Put your money where your mouth is
Bloomberg.com, which describes itself as “a premier site for business and financial market news,” published a story April 24 with the ominous title “Colleges Confuse…
Jan. 13, 2012
University responds to tuition dispute
College blog Campus Grotto released an article Dec. 6 that named Drexel University the most expensive college in the country by net price for the…