- The Inkwell
- California
- Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science
Los Angeles, CASuburb: largeZIP 90059Founded 1966
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1966
- Carnegie class
- Special focus: other health professions
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1976
- Website
- www.cdrewu.edu
CaliforniaPrivate nonprofit
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science is a private nonprofit university in Los Angeles, California, with 282 undergraduates. It admits 39% of applicants, graduates 36% within six years and costs $31,400 a year after aid.
36%graduate
Admission rate39%
Retention50%
4-year graduation18%
Pell Grant share61%
Federal loans68%
$31,400net price / year
39%admission rate
—average SAT
36%graduate in 6 years
$79,596median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,750median debt
#218 of 1,704 for earnings#1,494 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,429 of 1,738 for graduation rate#150 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $44,630tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $23,407
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $23,407
- Average net price
- $31,400national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$28,505
$30,001–48,000$32,344
$48,001–75,000—
$75,001–110,000—
$110,001+$34,630
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 39%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college39%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college50%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college36%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college61%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 36%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 18%
- First-year retention
- 50%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 64%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $80,344
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $79,596middle 50%: $51,550–$133,534
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,750
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$133,534
Median, Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science$79,596
Lower quarter$51,550
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 282
- Part-time
- 22%
- Women / men
- 63% / 37%
- Average age at entry
- 28.5
- First-generation students
- 48%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 61%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 4 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 27%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,291 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $23,423
- Endowment, end of year
- $109,922,800
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White2.8%
Hispanic18%
Black34%
Asian7.8%
Two or more races33%
Unknown5.0%
3 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions90%
Biological & biomedical sciences9.1%
Psychology1.1%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 111966. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5081831.