Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science Healthcare 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	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into CDU?

The acceptance rate at Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science is 80%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 24% of accepted students are men and 76% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 62%, and the acceptance rate for women is 89%.

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.

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 2022-2023, 314 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.

Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	0	0	0	21	103	124
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	0	0	0	38	55	93
Clinical Nurse Leader	0	0	0	0	59	59
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies	0	0	0	25	0	25
Physician Assistant	0	0	0	0	24	24
Radiologic Technology	1	21	0	0	0	22
General Public Health	0	0	2	0	20	22
Registered Nursing	0	0	11	0	0	11
TOTAL	1	21	13	84	261	380

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.