After Drew University: graduation, pay and debt
Madison, New Jersey · Private · 1,533 undergrads
72% of Drew University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $66,065 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $21,585 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$66.1k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
72%
finish within six years.
67%
finish in four years.
88%
of first-years come back for year two.
$21.6k
median federal debt at graduation.
70%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
67%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
72%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
88%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
63%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
79%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
370
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
74%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
18%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
357
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$50,027
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$66,065
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
62%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$21,585
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$21,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$21,500
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$20,425
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
70%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
78%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
85%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers