 Classification:
Private,
4 year
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Setting:
Suburban
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Year Established: 1867
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Accreditation:
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
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Undergraduate Degrees: BA |
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Undergraduate Enrollment: 2,500
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Tuition: $38,800
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| Programs: Anthropology, Art, Art History, Behavioral Science, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Biological Anthropology, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Chinese Studies, Classics, Computer Science, Economics, English, Environmental Studies and Sustainability, French, German, History, Mathematics, , Music, Neurosciences, Pan-African Studies, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Pre-Law, Pre-Med, Psychology, Religious Studies, Sociology, Spanish, Theatre Arts, Women's Studies. |
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| Special Features: Under one hour from New York City, Drew offers semester programs (on Contemporary Art, Theatre, the United Nations and Wall Street) and remarkable internship opportunities. Other special programs include accelerated B.A./M.D., innovative study abroad seminars, undergraduate research, teacher certification, and 3/2 Engineering. Drew issues a personal laptop computer to every student and continues to be recognized for innovative use of technology throughout the curriculum. |
| Admissions Requirements: Drew's College of Liberal Arts seeks a diverse, energetic, and talented first-year class of approximately 450 students. Chosen from over 5,400 applicants, students come to Drew from 48 states, the District of Columbia, and 20 foreign countries. They bring with them a variety of talents and interests in artistic, athletic, cultural, political and service activities. What they have in common is a commitment to their academic development. The selection process is individualized; applications are evaluated on the basis of academic achievement and difficultly of curriculum based on high school transcript, standardized test scores or a graded research paper, recommendations from teachers and counselors, writing ability and the quality of extracurricular activity. Typically, more than one-quarter of students ranked in the top 5 percent of their high school class; about 40 percent in the top tenth; over three-fourths in the top quarter. Drew strongly recommends that students take 4 years of English, 3 years of Mathematics, 2 years of Lab Science, 2 years of a Foreign Language, 2 years of History and the Social Sciences, and at least 3 additional academic college preparatory courses. |
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