10-yr median earnings
$63,646
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Madison, New Jersey
Drew University
Drew University is a private nonprofit institution in Madison, New Jersey. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $63,646
- 10-yr median earnings
- 67.8%
- Acceptance rate
- $24,280
- Avg net price / yr
- 71.4%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Drew University pairs top-quartile former-student earnings with a moderately open admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 11%
- former-student earnings, US
- 67.8%
- acceptance rate
- 71.4%
- 150%-time completion
- +34%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large
Carnegie: Bacc: A&S
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Drew University profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C+
College Value Score
60/100
Drew University
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings A
$63,646
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$24,280
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate B
71.4%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$25,288
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment A
80.6%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention A-
88.4%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$24,280
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
71.4%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 71.4%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Drew University vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Drew University ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Drew University: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$63,646 Top 11% higher than 89% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Drew University | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $63,646 | #575 of 5103 | 89th |
| Average net price | $24,280 | #3832 of 5020 | 24th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 71.4% | #1293 of 4858 | 73rd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,533 | #1734 of 5462 | 68th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
1,533
Undergraduate enrollment
67.8%
Acceptance rate
1,227
SAT average
71.4%
150%-time completion
$63,646
10-yr median earnings
88.4%
First-year retention
How Drew University ranks in New Jersey
State rank among 110 reporting New Jersey colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Drew University | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $63,646 | #21 of 110 | 81st |
| Average net price | $24,280 | #94 of 129 | 27th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 71.4% | #37 of 126 | 71st |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,533 | #45 of 144 | 69th |
Highest former-student earnings in New Jersey
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princeton University | $110,066 | $6,128 |
| 2 | Stevens Institute of Technology | $108,772 | $41,346 |
| 3 | Chamberlain University-New Jersey | $92,405 | $37,984 |
| 4 | Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing | $87,408 | - |
| 5 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | $84,276 | $16,504 |
| 6 | Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok | $82,560 | $28,599 |
| 7 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | $74,479 | $24,406 |
| 8 | Rutgers University-Newark | $74,479 | $19,703 |
| 9 | Rutgers University-Camden | $74,479 | $18,745 |
| 10 | Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Teterboro | $73,971 | $24,800 |
| 11 | JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools | $73,894 | $40,644 |
| 12 | The College of New Jersey | $73,323 | $27,646 |
| 21 | Drew UniversityThis school | $63,646 | $24,280 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 67.8% |
| SAT Average | 1,227 |
| SAT Math (25th-75th) | 533 – 650 |
| SAT Reading (25th-75th) | 570 – 688 |
| ACT (25th-75th) | 24 – 30 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Drew University
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$15,224 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$15,697 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$20,916 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$35,512 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Drew University - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $47,100 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $47,100 |
| Average Net Price | $24,280 |
28.9%
Pell Grant Rate
44.6%
Federal Loan Rate
$25,288
Median Debt
$268/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Drew University swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $15,336 to $27,652 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -7.3%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$15,336
Highest year
$27,652
Most recent (2023)
$25,644
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $27,6522023 · $25,644
Over the same years, enrollment went +3.9% (1,453 → 1,510 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
62.2%
Female
24.5%
First Generation
Outcomes
88.4%
Retention Rate
$47,562
Median Earnings (6yr)
62.4%
Earning Over $25K
80.6%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 71.4% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 88.4% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $47,562 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $63,646 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 62.4% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 80.6% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $25,288 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $268/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | 16 | 283 | $64,460 | $90,814 | $26,223 |
| Master's | 2 | 55 | - | - | $36,752 |
| Doctoral | 2 | 55 | - | - | - |
Top programs at Drew University by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Economics
Economics
$90,814 median earnings
- Business Administration, M…
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$76,232 median earnings
- Romance Languages, Literat…
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
$69,293 median earnings
- Political Science and Gove…
Political Science and Government
$66,965 median earnings
- Psychology, General
Psychology, General
$65,997 median earnings
- Sociology
Sociology
$60,261 median earnings
- Liberal Arts and Sciences,…
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
$59,399 median earnings
- Biology, General
Biology, General
$58,620 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Drew University? ▼
Drew University is a private nonprofit institution in Madison, New Jersey. The acceptance rate is 67.8%. The average SAT score is 1,227. Undergraduate enrollment is 1,533 students.
How much do Drew University former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Drew University who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $63,646 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $47,562.
How much does Drew University cost? ▼
The average net price at Drew University is $24,280. In-state tuition is $47,100 and out-of-state tuition is $47,100. Median student debt at graduation is $25,288.
What is the graduation rate at Drew University? ▼
Drew University has a 71.4% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 88.4%.
Is Drew University worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Drew University is $25,288, while former students earn a median of $63,646 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 40% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 80.6% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $268.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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