Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Los Angeles, California (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 282 students of which 340 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science is categorized as “26” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 38.7%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $35,558, with published in-state tuition of $23,000 and a Pell grant recipient share of 53.6%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $18,750, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 37.2%, and the first-year retention rate is 50.0%. Graduates earn a median of $83,438 ten years after enrolling, compared with $60,939 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 11000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 78.9% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.