Charles R
Drew University of Medicine and Science
Private College in Los Angeles, CA. Six-year graduation rate 30%. Median 10-year earnings $83,438.
Students who entered Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science reach a median of $83,438 ten years later, which puts this school in the upper band of undergraduate earnings outcomes. The six-year graduation rate is 30% — low enough that finishing cannot be treated as the default outcome. Median debt at graduation is $18,750, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.22 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 30% — below national average
Admissions
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science admits 39% of applicants and is genuinely selective — roughly three in five applicants are turned away. With 808 applicants, admissions statistics here move a lot on small changes. Only 4% of admitted students enroll — the great majority of admits go elsewhere or nowhere.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Completion is the problem here: 30% graduate within six years. Just 50% of first-years come back — most of the completion gap opens in year one. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. At 4:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university. As a private nonprofit four-year college, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 236 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price averages $35,558 annually, so cost is the first thing to weigh here. Income makes less difference than usual: $35,636 at $0–30k, $37,834 at $110k+. 71% of students receive grant aid, averaging $16,515 — common but not automatic. Borrowing is widespread: 65% take federal loans.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 4 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $35,636 |
| $30–48k | $35,686 |
| $48–75k | $29,238 |
| $75–110k | $33,075 |
| $110k+ | $37,834 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 153 of these 236 students, totalling $1,607,639 — an average of $10,507 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Los Angeles County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)