At one time (only like 40 years ago) it was one of the top schools in the country. People lined up to go there and now it is seen as a backup. There is nothing wrong with it. Philly is similar to boston in that there is tons of universities and tons to do. You get a perfectly fine education. Now, the drexel campus for undergrad is a bit on the crap side if you are used to traditional college campuses with lots of green and what not, but it is on the ok side in comparison to universities located in cities. I've never checked out the actual medical area, so I can't testify but I know some excellent physicians that came out there and have met some very smart people that go there.