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Campus of Drexel University

Drexel UniversityUniversity and college campuses in Pennsylvania
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The Campus of Drexel University is divided into four sites in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania—the University City Campus, the Center City Campus, the Queen Lane Campus, and the Academy of Natural Sciences. An additional location for the College of Medicine is under construction by Tower Health near Reading Hospital in West Reading, Pennsylvania. A branch campus in California—the Drexel University Sacramento Campus–closed in 2015.

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Chestnut Street, Philadelphia

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Chestnut Street 3141
19104 Philadelphia
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Class of 1923 Arena
Class of 1923 Arena

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