A Few Fast Facts

• Drew was founded as a seminary in 1867 and celebrated its sesquicentennial in 2017-18.
• Drew University consists of three schools: the College of Liberal Arts, the Theological School and the Caspersen School of Graduate Studies.
• Drew’s hometown, Madison, N.J., is a 50-minute train ride from New York City and was recently named the third safest college town in the United States, and the safest college town in New Jersey.
• On our 186-acre campus of rolling lawns and towering trees, called The Forest, students are empowered to find their best selves and build their best futures. There is a wealth of campus activity: 90+ student clubs, 22 NCAA DIII varsity sports and 100s of events, performances and activities.
• Drew is home to 2015 Nobel Prize winner William Campbell, a long-time fellow in RISE, a unique, hands-on research program in which industry scientists guide undergraduate work.
• Drew’s one-of-a-kind New York City semesters on Wall Street, the United Nations, contemporary art, communications and media, theatre, social entrepreneurship, and museums and cultural management allow you to commute into the global center of culture and commerce from your campus home.
• The Princeton Review features Drew in The Best 386 Colleges, The Best Value Colleges, its Guide to Green Colleges and as one of only 50 Colleges That Create Futures.
• U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 list of Best National Liberal Arts Colleges has Drew as the only school in New Jersey in the top tier of 150 schools, public or private.
• Drew has been named one of Fiske Guide to College’s Best Buys of 2021. This marks the second consecutive year that Drew has placed among the nation’s top 10 private colleges and universities. Drew also remains the only school in New Jersey—public or private—in the guide’s top 20.
• Pre-law, pre-med, political science, psychology and various business programs are among our 50+ areas of undergraduate study.
• Drew’s theatre program is ranked among the top 20 in the U.S.
• The University is top 20 in race/class interaction, according to The Princeton Review.
• Drew is 6th nationally in enrolling international students among baccalaureate colleges.
• A typical undergraduate class size is less than 20 students.
• Our undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio is 12:1.
• On-campus housing is guaranteed for all four years.
• 25% of students are Drew Ranger student-athletes.
• 94% of our students graduate in four years or less.
• 94% of recent graduates were employed or in graduate school within six months of graduation.
• Drew offers thousands of internship opportunities at major employers such as Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Lincoln Center, Google, Sony Music, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and CNN.
• Each year, Drew brings high-profile politicians, journalists and public figures to campus, such as Seth Meyers, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Samantha Bee, Gail Collins, John Oliver and Joe Biden.