Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science Nursing Programs

Located in Los Angeles, California, Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science is a private not-for-profit institution. Los Angeles is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

Where Is Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science?

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?

CDU has an acceptance rate of 63%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

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?

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. 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

There are 255 undergraduate students at CDU, with 164 being full-time and 91 being part-time.

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.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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

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.

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 #7 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.