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Why does a particular neuron work the way it does in our brains? How can we make data move faster over fiber optic lines? What can we do to improve the efficiency of a certain drug? How have social behaviors of a species evolved? Good scientists are excited about questions. They are curious people who want to understand how the world works.

If this sounds like you, studying science at Drew may be the perfect next step in your education. We offer courses in the biological and physical sciences, including: Anthropology, Archaeology, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Biology, Biological Anthropology, Chemistry (ACS accredited), Computer Science, Environmental Studies & Sustainability, Mathematics, Neuroscience, Physics, Pre-Medicine, Public Health, and Psychology.

Watch Bob Fenstermacher's Physics class do amazing things with sound and glass.

Drew Science News & Media

• Free Tuition to Governor’s School Students
• $1.1 Million Grant to Enrich Sciences
• New! Environmental Studies and Sustainability Major
• Mellon Grant to Fund Environmental Studies

Studying the sciences at Drew

Tammy Windfelder, Assistant Professor of Biology, specializes in primate social behavior and does summer fieldwork in Peru and Uganda to examine group living among different species.

Learn more about faculty research.

At Drew, nearly 20 percent of our students are science majors. They are bright and dedicated people who have discovered the advantages of learning science at a small, liberal arts school. Drew offers intimate classes of 5 to 10 students and one-on-one experience with faculty members in the lab – benefits that larger institutions cannot provide.

We provide a mentoring environment in which students can explore where they fit in – and what their futures hold. Through their four years here, science majors form intense connections with their peers and teachers, and they have the chance to get involved in a variety of our student clubs and honor societies.

Alumna Carmen Drahl was recently named Porter Ogden Jacobus Fellow at Princeton, one of that university's most highly regarded student honors.

Learn more about outcomes.

Our philosophy and approach is collegial, not competitive. Our students and faculty members help each other, share techniques and collaborate on projects. Drew also maintains a strong commitment to supporting women in the sciences, and female students and faculty members maintain a significant presence in all of our departments. Notably, for the past several years, women have outnumbered men at Drew in the traditionally male-dominated study of physics.

Take a tour of our Hall of Sciences building.

Where do science majors go when they leave Drew? The flexibility of our program enables us to prepare students for immediate success in the workforce as well as graduate school. With their bachelor’s degree, many graduates get jobs as mathematicians, researchers, bench chemists and other practitioners. Others go on to graduate or medical school to become teachers, doctors and physicists.

With good scientists in high demand throughout the United States and around the world, Drew is extraordinarily proud of our role in helping to produce tomorrow’s leaders in the field. We look forward to the chance to tell you more about how we can help you become part of this important discipline.

Meet our majors