- The Inkwell
- New Jersey
- Drew University
Madison, NJSuburb: largeZIP 07940Founded 1867
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1867
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.drew.edu
New JerseyReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Drew University
Drew University is a private nonprofit university in Madison, New Jersey, with 1,533 undergraduates. It admits 68% of applicants, graduates 71% within six years and costs $25,614 a year after aid.
71%graduate
Admission rate68%
Retention88%
4-year graduation62%
Pell Grant share32%
Federal loans47%
$25,614net price / year
68%admission rate
1227average SAT
71%graduate in 6 years
$66,065median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,585median debt
#522 of 1,704 for earnings#1,264 of 1,739 for lowest net price#365 of 1,738 for graduation rate#513 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
- $66,814tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $49,100
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $49,100
- Average net price
- $25,614national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$14,982
$30,001–48,000$15,756
$48,001–75,000$21,057
$75,001–110,000$25,294
$110,001+$36,453
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 68%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1227
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 570–688
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 533–650
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 24–30
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college68%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college88%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college71%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college32%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 71%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 62%
- First-year retention
- 88%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 75%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $50,027
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $66,065middle 50%: $41,379–$95,205
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,585
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$95,205
Median, Drew University$66,065
Lower quarter$41,379
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
- 1,533
- Part-time
- 0.7%
- Women / men
- 56% / 44%
- Average age at entry
- 19.9
- First-generation students
- 24%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 32%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,405 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $11,898
- Endowment, end of year
- $126,713,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White56%
Hispanic7.1%
Black11%
Asian3.8%
Two or more races4.2%
U.S. nonresident11%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown6.9%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management18%
Social sciences15%
Psychology14%
Biological & biomedical sciences9.9%
Visual & performing arts8.3%
Communication & journalism5.9%
Computer & information sciences5.6%
English language & literature4.6%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 184348. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1795487.