Drew University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Drew University is located in Madison, New Jersey, United States. It was established in 1867 and was originally known as the Drew Theological Seminary. It adopted its present name in 1928. The College of Liberal Arts was also established in the same year. The Graduate School, which is the third degree-granting unit of Drew University, was established in 1955. It is known as the “University in the Forest.” The university campus spreads across an area of more than 180 acres in Madison. The campus is also home to the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey. It is organized into the following academic divisions:

• Caspersen School of Graduate Studies
• College of Liberal Arts
• Drew Theological School

Drew University includes more than 50 active student organizations and clubs. Some of these organizations are the Comic Book Club, Amnesty International, Drew Environmental Action League, Drew University Habitat for Humanity, French Club, Middle East Student Association, Robert Smith Political Science and Law Society, Women's Concerns Club, and Catholic Campus Ministry.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• United Methodist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in drama and performing arts, religion and philosophy, liberal arts, therapy and counseling, and fine arts.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High faculty salary.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Drew:

Click a column header to sort.

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,581 in 2009-2010 (2,199 full-time equivalent).

About 42% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 58% of the class.

Undergrads are 62% of enrolled students and graduate students are 38%.

Students under 25 years old represent 65% of the student body. About 19% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Drew provides on-campus housing for 1,659 of its 2,199 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Graduate School Focus

Drew offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Doctoral, Humanities/Social Sciences Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (2 awarded)

• Computer Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (16 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (13 awarded)

• Secondary Education and Teaching

FINE ARTS (20 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (243 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• Anthropology
• Chinese Studies
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (3 awarded)

• Mathematics and Computer Science
• Mathematics

MEDICINE (8 awarded)

• Neuroscience

MUSIC (2 awarded)

• Music

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (162 awarded)

• Bible/Biblical Studies
• Divinity/Ministry (BD, MDiv)
• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies
• Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (34 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (77 awarded)

• Behavioral Sciences
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Psychology