Bennett S. LeBow College of Business

What Bennett S. LeBow College of Business does

Bennett S. LeBow College of Business is a private non-profit academic college within Drexel University, founded in 1921 as the School of Business Administration and renamed following a major donation from Bennett S. LeBow. The college operates from Gerri C. LeBow Hall at 3141 Chestnut Street on Drexel's campus in Philadelphia's University City neighborhood. It holds AACSB accreditation in business and accounting, is a signatory to the UN's Principles for Responsible Management Education, and is classified within an R1 research university environment. The college produces 800+ graduates annually across its programs and reports a 40,000+ alumni base in its Dragon Network.

LeBow delivers a portfolio spanning undergraduate degrees (BS Business Administration, BS Business & Engineering, Economics, Entrepreneurship), specialized master's programs (Accounting, Business Analytics, Business Information Technology, Economics, Economics & Data Science, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Health Administration/MHA, Marketing, Sport Business), MBA options (full-time, part-time, online), Executive Education (Executive MBA, DBA, Corporate Programs), PhD programs in Business and Economics, professional certificates, and pre-college summer programs. The college houses two academic schools — the Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship (integrated in 2021) and the School of Economics — and operates research centers and institutes including the Baiada Institute for Entrepreneurship, Center for Applied AI and Business Analytics, Center for Alternative Investments, Center for Global Policy Analysis, Gupta Governance Institute, Henderson Real Estate Institute, and Krall Center for Corporate and Executive Education. The Drexel Co-op program, ranked #2 nationally by U.S. News & World Report in 2025, allows undergraduates to graduate with up to 18 months of professional experience.

Revenue is generated primarily through tuition across degree and certificate programs, executive education, and corporate programs. The institution serves six student segments — undergraduate, graduate/MBA, doctoral, executive, pre-college, and corporate clients — and distributes programs through on-campus, part-time, and online channels. Marketing is conducted via events, digital content, social media, email, and alumni engagement through the Dragon Network. Reported outcome metrics include 92% of Master's/MBA graduates employed within 12 months of graduation. LeBow does not separately disclose revenue or headcount figures, and operates as a non-accredited-for-investment academic unit within Drexel University.

Name

Bennett S. LeBow College of Business

Legal name

Bennett S. LeBow College of Business

Website

https://lebow.drexel.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1921

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Bennett S. LeBow College of Business is a private non-profit AACSB-accredited business school within Drexel University in Philadelphia, offering undergraduate, master's, MBA, executive, doctoral, and certificate programs anchored by a #2-ranked co-op and 40,000+ alumni network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business School Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Business Schools and Computer and Management Training (6114)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Undergraduate Business Schools (BBA/BSBA Programs) (EDAHAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Online Professional Schools (MBA/MPA/MPH/Etc.) (EDAHALAE), Executive Education & Corporate Programs (Non-degree) (EDAHAHAN), Entrepreneurship, Startup Incubation & Pitch Programs (EDAMAKAK)

Keywords

• Business school education
• Executive education programs
• Undergraduate business degrees
• Graduate business programs
• Professional certificate programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Philadelphia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tuition Revenue: Degree program tuition for undergraduate, graduate (MBA, MS), Executive MBA, and PhD programs. Revenue generated per student per program with varying tuition rates by program type.
2. Executive Education Programs: Executive MBA, DBA, and Corporate Programs generating revenue from professional development and executive education courses.
3. Certificate Programs: Professional certificate programs allowing professionals to advance careers and gain business skills.
4. Pre-College Programs: Summer programs including Camp Business, Entrepreneurship Bootcamps, and Real Estate Camp for high school students.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

LeBow College of Business delivers business education through undergraduate degrees (BS Business Administration, BS Business & Engineering, Economics, Entrepreneurship), specialized Master's programs (Accounting, Business Analytics, Business Information Technology, Economics, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Health Administration, Marketing, Sport Business), MBA programs (Full-Time, Part-Time, Online), Executive Education (Executive MBA, DBA, Corporate Programs), PhD programs, professional certificates, and pre-college summer programs. The college integrates Drexel's co-op program allowing students to graduate with up to 18 months of professional experience.

Product overview

Bennett S. LeBow College of Business is a college within Drexel University offering a comprehensive portfolio of academic programs including undergraduate degrees (BS Business Administration, BS Business & Engineering, Economics, Entrepreneurship), specialized Master's programs (Accounting, Business Analytics, Business Information Technology, Economics, Economics & Data Science, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Health Administration, Marketing, Sport Business), MBA programs (Full-Time, Part-Time, Online), Executive Education (EMBA, DBA), PhD programs, certificate programs, and pre-college programs. The college includes two academic schools (Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship and School of Economics) and operates multiple research centers and institutes including Baiada Institute for Entrepreneurship, Center for Applied AI and Business Analytics, Gupta Governance Institute, and others. Experiential learning is central to the curriculum with Drexel Co-op program providing up to 18 months of professional experience. The college serves approximately 800+ graduates annually with 92% master's/MBA students employed within 12 months of graduation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship: Part of LeBow College of Business, empowers students with mindset, skills and resources to launch and lead ventures in any field.
• School of Economics
• BRIDGE

Products and services

• Undergraduate Programs
• Graduate (Specialized Master's) Programs
• MBA Programs
• Executive Education (Executive MBA and DBA)
• PhD Programs
• Certificate Programs
• Pre-College Summer Programs

Quantifiable outcome

• 92% of Master's/MBA students employed within 12 months after graduation
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• European Association for Sport Management (EASM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2024Partnership with EASM for international research collaboration including Sustainable Sport Management (SSM) study. Drexel became the first entity outside Europe to partner with EASM in 2021. The collaboration includes Global Classroom programs, symposium hosting, and joint research on sustainability in sport.
• World AthleticsflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2024Partner in Erasmus+ funded research on Sustainable Sport Management alongside EASM. World Athletics is the governing body for track and field, cross country, road running and related sports.
• International Federation of Match PokerminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2024Partner in Sustainable Sport Management research initiative alongside EASM and World Athletics.
• PreciselycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2023Center for Business Analytics partnership with Precisely to survey data and analytics professionals on data integrity. Research partnership producing industry insights reports.
• ComcastcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Neuroscience research partnership through Drexel Solutions Institute studying gaming with Comcast. Research ties into Drexel Solutions Institute's mission for external collaboration.
• Harding LoevnerminorOthers · 1 September 2022Investment firm where LeBow student Aisa Feratovic completed cooperative education that led to Cooperative Education Award recognition.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Babson College: AACSB-accredited school globally recognized for entrepreneurship education. Closest peer to LeBow's integrated Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship and Baiada Institute model.
• Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania: AACSB-accredited business school at Penn, located in the same University City neighborhood of Philadelphia. Most direct geographic and category peer, with overlapping applicant pool and corporate recruiter base.
• NYU Stern School of Business: Large AACSB-accredited urban business school with deep corporate recruiting and specialized master's programs that overlap LeBow's specialized MS portfolio (analytics, marketing, economics).
• Carnegie Mellon Tepper School of Business: AACSB-accredited business school with strong quantitative and technology-focused programs, including notable analytics and decision science offerings that intersect with LeBow's Center for Applied AI and Business Analytics.
• Columbia Business School: Premier AACSB-accredited business school with strong MBA and executive education programs; competes for the same career-acceleration and executive learner segments.
• Georgetown McDonough School of Business: AACSB-accredited business school with strong undergraduate, MBA, and executive education programs; competes for similar full-time and executive MBA applicants.
• Northeastern University D'Amore-McKim School of Business: Co-op based business school with similar experiential-learning model and emphasis on industry-aligned curriculum. Direct peer on the co-op-driven employment outcome narrative.
• MIT Sloan School of Management: Top-tier AACSB-accredited business school with deep emphasis on analytics, AI, and applied research; competes for similar graduate, MBA, and executive education applicants as LeBow.

Regional players

• Temple University Fox School of Business: AACSB-accredited Philadelphia business school that competes directly in the Greater Philadelphia market for undergraduate, graduate, and MBA applicants.
• Villanova School of Business: AACSB-accredited business school in the Philadelphia suburbs competing for the same regional undergraduate applicant pool and corporate recruiters.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/edu/school?id=17308
• Xx.com/LeBow
• Facebookfacebook.com/LeBowCollege

Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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