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Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science Overview

Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The suburban atmosphere of Los Angeles makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

What Is Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science Known For?

0 Undergraduate Awards
63% Acceptance Rate
  • Students at CDU may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 8 to 1.
  • Students at CDU have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 2%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
  • The highest award offered at CDU is the doctor's degree.
  • For the <nil> academic year, 27% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from CDU with a bachelor's degree make about $103,684 a year. That's 154% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science?

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Contact details for CDU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1731 E 120Th St, Los Angeles, CA 90059
Phone: 323-563-4800
Website: www.cdrewu.edu

How Do I Get Into CDU?

You can apply to CDU online at: www.cdrewu.edu/Apply

Admission Requirements for CDU

Submission Required?
High School GPA Required
High School Rank Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Recommended
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores Considered but not required
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into CDU?

63% Acceptance Rate
66% Of Accepted Are Women
0% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 63%, CDU does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 34% of accepted students are men and 66% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 76%, and the acceptance rate for women is 58%.

About 0% of students accepted to CDU submitted their SAT scores.CDU received ACT scores from 0% of accepted students.

Can I Afford Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science?

59% Take Out Loans
1.5% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At CDU, approximately 59% of students took out student loans averaging $7,944 a year. That adds up to $31,776 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at CDU is 1.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science Undergraduate Student Diversity

164 Full-Time Undergraduates
57% Women
91% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 255 undergraduate students at CDU, with 164 being full-time and 91 being part-time.

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There are also 640 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 164 full-time undergraduates at CDU, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 16
Black or African American 65
Hispanic or Latino 64
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

Online Learning at Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

0 Took All Classes Online
285 Took At Least One Class Online
7,750.0% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 285 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at CDU has changed over the last few years.

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Online Growth Rankings of CDU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science was 7,750.0%. This is the #16 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at CDU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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