Student Population at Drew

Total Enrollment

2,232

Undergraduate

1,626

Graduate

606

Online Enrollment

Men Students

1,038

Women Students

1,194

For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 2,232 students have enrolled at Drew University - 1,626 undergraduate and 606 graduate.

By gender, 1,038 male and 1,194 female students are attending Drew University. By attendance status, there are 1,860 full-time students and 372 part-time students.

The number of students at Drew University is average compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in New Jersey. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Lafayette College and Trinity College, its population is average (average population is 2,052).

Drew University offers online degree/certificate programs and 91 students enrolled in online programs.

Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Drew's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in New Jersey.

Drew has similar enrollment size to similarly ranked schools (average: 2,052 students). The enrollment is close to the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in New Jersey average (2,007 students).

	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Drew University	2,232	1,626	606
Similarly Ranked Schools	2,052	1,960	132
All Colleges	2,931	2,685	1,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges	2,477	2,016	1,017
4-Years Colleges	4,686	4,205	1,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in New Jersey	2,007	1,429	1,212

The below chart compares the student population between Drew University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,038 male and 1,194 female students attending Drew. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.87 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Drew.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Drew
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,626	1,594	32
Men	741	723	18
Women	885	871	14

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Drew
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	606	266	340
Men	297	139	158
Women	309	127	182

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,094 White students (49.01%) and 266 Black or African American students (11.92%) at Drew University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Drew University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Drew University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	7	3	4
Asian	58	27	31
Black or African American	169	76	93
Hispanic	109	32	77
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1	1
White	857	367	490
Two or More Races	65	28	37
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	118	57	61
Total	1,626	741	885

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Drew University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0
Asian	26	13	13
Black or African American	97	42	55
Hispanic	8	7	1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	2	1
White	237	83	154
Two or More Races	11	6	5
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	37	20	17
Total	606	297	309

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,626 students whose age under twenty five and 486 students whose age is over thirty years old at Drew University.

Especially, 4 students are younger than eighteen and 39 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Drew University.

Population by Student Age at Drew University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,626	741	885
Under 18	4	4	0
18-19	644	277	367
20-21	667	288	379
22-24	252	132	120
25-29	42	33	9
30-34	6	2	4
35-39	1	0	1
40-49	1	0	1
50-64	4	2	2
65 and over	5	3	2
Total	1,626	741	885

Population by Student Age at Drew University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	606	297	309
20-21	3	2	1
22-24	56	29	27
25-29	78	38	40
30-34	61	36	25
35-39	76	47	29
40-49	148	70	78
50-64	150	62	88
65 and over	34	13	21
Total	606	297	309

Online Student Population

At Drew University, 517 students (23.16% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 91 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 22 students live in New Jersey where Drew University is located in and 25 students have enrolled from other states.