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Drew University

Drew University is a private campus in suburban Madison, NJ. The school reports a United Methodist affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$13,177

family income
under $30k

$20,060

$30–48k

$19,926

$48–75k

$28,090

$75–110k

$34,219

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$24,2802023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Drew University fell from $29,670 (2008) to $24,280 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$29,670
2009	$27,598
2010	$25,731
2011	$26,199
2012	$27,652
2013	$24,022
2014	$25,033
2015	$22,400
2016	$26,218
2017	$26,359
2018	$25,386
2019	$25,776
2020	$15,336
2021	$24,892
2022	$25,644
2023	$24,280

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$65,3012024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Drew University rose from $51,755 (2009) to $65,301 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$51,755
2010	$51,554
2011	$53,260
2012	$55,081
2013	$56,932
2014	$58,700
2015	$60,063
2016	$62,136
2017	$64,187
2018	$65,900
2019	$56,387
2020	$58,116
2021	$47,597
2022	$60,012
2023	$61,378
2024	$65,301

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$23,472
2001	$25,122
2002	$26,346
2003	$27,906
2004	$29,546
2005	$31,286
2006	$33,608
2007	$34,790
2008	$36,720
2013	$44,068
2014	$45,364
2015	$46,684
2016	$48,052
2017	$49,468
2018	$39,800
2019	$40,960
2020	$40,960
2021	$42,952
2022	$44,174
2023	$45,360

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Drew University reports published tuition of $47,100 in this record. Drew University's $47,100 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Drew University reports 1,533 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

70.5% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Drew University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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70.5%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Drew University has wandered from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts — up to 82.7% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 70.5%.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	75.5%
1992 cohort	77.4%
1993 cohort	77.2%
1994 cohort	82.7%
1995 cohort	77.6%
1996 cohort	75.5%
1997 cohort	74.4%
1998 cohort	73%
1999 cohort	73.2%
2000 cohort	75.7%
2001 cohort	71.4%
2002 cohort	77%
2003 cohort	76.4%
2004 cohort	71%
2005 cohort	68%
2006 cohort	68.7%
2007 cohort	68.8%
2008 cohort	62.3%
2009 cohort	67.1%
2010 cohort	61.1%
2011 cohort	61.9%
2012 cohort	61.8%
2013 cohort	69.4%
2014 cohort	68.8%
2015 cohort	73.9%
2016 cohort	73.7%
2017 cohort	72.4%
2018 cohort	70.5%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$16,625	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$16,647	$4,583
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$17,125	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$16,911	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$16,250	$3,756
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$17,007	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$16,558	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$16,076	$3,296
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,125	$3,407
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,060	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$16,292	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$17,125	$5,750
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$20,125	$6,800
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$23,000	$5,750
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$27,000	$8,550
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$27,000	$8,634
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$27,000	$7,875
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$27,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$26,670	$8,781
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$26,000	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$26,036	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$26,222	$8,619
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$25,288	$10,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$47,562

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$52,274

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$63,646

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Drew University admitted 3,408 of 5,024 applicants in Fall 2024. The 67.8% rate describes that application pool.

67.8%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $45,360 tuition · 2023–24 1,533 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1103–13381600

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Admissions

Drew University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Drew University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 570–688 and Math was 533–650 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1103–1338 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	570	630	688
SAT Math	533	595	650
ACT Composite	24	26	30

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Drew University received 5,024 applications and admitted 3,408 (67.8%), with 366 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

67.8%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	71.8%
Fall 2002	71.9%
Fall 2003	69%
Fall 2004	69.9%
Fall 2005	77.3%
Fall 2006	64.1%
Fall 2007	61.1%
Fall 2008	67.7%
Fall 2009	74%
Fall 2010	80.3%
Fall 2011	84.1%
Fall 2012	85.1%
Fall 2013	77.4%
Fall 2014	70.2%
Fall 2015	70.3%
Fall 2016	57.2%
Fall 2017	63.4%
Fall 2018	69.2%
Fall 2019	71.4%
Fall 2020	73.2%
Fall 2021	79.7%
Fall 2022	72.7%
Fall 2023	69.4%
Fall 2024	67.8%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1103–1338Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1100	1320
Fall 2002	1100	1310
Fall 2003	1110	1320
Fall 2004	1110	1320
Fall 2005	1090	1310
Fall 2006	1060	1280
Fall 2007	1030	1280
Fall 2008	1030	1270
Fall 2009	1010	1248
Fall 2010	1000	1240
Fall 2011	1000	1240
Fall 2012	970	1220
Fall 2013	990	1220
Fall 2014	1000	1220
Fall 2022	1120	1340
Fall 2023	1110	1320
Fall 2024	1103	1338

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

24–30Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2004	22	29
Fall 2005	24	27
Fall 2006	24	28
Fall 2007	20	25
Fall 2009	21	27
Fall 2010	22	26
Fall 2011	21	28
Fall 2012	21	28
Fall 2013	22	27
Fall 2014	22	28
Fall 2022	26	28
Fall 2023	25	31
Fall 2024	24	30

IPEDS Fall 2004–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,533Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Drew University has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024 — up to 1,715 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 1,533.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,518
Fall 2003	1,546
Fall 2004	1,578
Fall 2005	1,561
Fall 2006	1,608
Fall 2007	1,620
Fall 2008	1,575
Fall 2009	1,684
Fall 2010	1,715
Fall 2011	1,676
Fall 2012	1,582
Fall 2013	1,453
Fall 2014	1,356
Fall 2015	1,346
Fall 2016	1,407
Fall 2017	1,404
Fall 2018	1,530
Fall 2019	1,577
Fall 2020	1,541
Fall 2021	1,520
Fall 2022	1,419
Fall 2023	1,510
Fall 2024	1,533

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

88%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Drew University has held near 88% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	87%
Fall 2003 cohort	90%
Fall 2004 cohort	84%
Fall 2005 cohort	83%
Fall 2006 cohort	81%
Fall 2007 cohort	83%
Fall 2008 cohort	79%
Fall 2009 cohort	86%
Fall 2010 cohort	79%
Fall 2011 cohort	75%
Fall 2012 cohort	76%
Fall 2013 cohort	84%
Fall 2014 cohort	85%
Fall 2015 cohort	87%
Fall 2016 cohort	85%
Fall 2017 cohort	84%
Fall 2018 cohort	85%
Fall 2019 cohort	88%
Fall 2020 cohort	88%
Fall 2021 cohort	88%
Fall 2022 cohort	84%
Fall 2023 cohort	88%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Drew University

Faculty pay at Drew University averages $112,860 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Drew University as a primarily residential campus of 1,533 undergraduates — and 88.4% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Drew University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1103–1338 — their midpoint is near the NJ four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Drew University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Drew University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Drew University67.8%

New Jersey median73.3%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Drew University$47,100

New Jersey median$17,014

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Drew University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Drew University$63,646

New Jersey median$58,902

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Drew University, New Jersey and national reference values
Metric & basis	Drew University	New Jersey median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	67.8%	73.3%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$47,100	$17,014	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$63,646	$58,902	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Drew University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Drew University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 10 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Economics	$90,814
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$76,232
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$69,293
Political Science and Government	$66,965
Psychology, General	$65,997
Sociology	$60,261
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$59,399
Biology, General	$58,620
English Language and Literature, General	$58,452
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$38,562

These 10 fields listed for Drew University measure earnings after completion. The $63,646 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 25 additional Drew University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Drew University report?

Drew University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1103–1338 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Drew University's acceptance rate?

67.8% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 3,408 admitted from 5,024 applicants.

How much does Drew University cost?

At Drew University, tuition is $47,100. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Drew University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $63,646. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in New Jersey

Centenary University — 83.1% admitted
Georgian Court University — 78.8% admitted
Rowan University — 77.7% admitted
Caldwell University — 71.3% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.