Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science
Los Angeles, California · Also known as CDU · Website
$83,438
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$83,438
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Los Angeles, California with 282 undergraduates and 570 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $35,558 a year (tuition and fees $23,000). It admits 39% of applicants and 30% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $83,438 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $18,750 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$35,558
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$23,000
US median $11,837
Admission rate
39%
US median 78%
Completion rate
30%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$18,750
About $199 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$83,438
Rank 153 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $35,558
- Tuition and fees
- $23,000
- Cost of attendance
- $39,834
- Students with a need-based grant
- 54%
- Students with federal loans
- 65%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $35,636
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $35,686
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $33,075
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $37,834
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $13,444 in 2016-17 to $23,000 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 39%
- Undergraduates
- 282
- Graduate students
- 570
- Part-time students
- 22%
- Women
- 63%
- Students per teacher
- 4
- Completion rate
- 30%
- Retention rate
- 50%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 15
- Endowment
- $109.9M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 153 of 5,094 US colleges and 30 of 494 in California (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $35,558 | $20,161 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $23,000 | $8,086 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 39% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 30% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 50% | 80% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $18,750 | $11,537 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $60,939 | $36,048 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $83,438 | $41,472 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 46% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 78% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
15 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 208 | $94,100 | $127,454 | $146,374 | $120,193 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 37 | $82,650 | $138,199 | $187,932 | $126,911 |
| Biology, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 33 | $60,356 | $29,508 | Withheld | $69,830 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 32 | $24,750 | $60,191 | $89,449 | $65,389 |
| Public HealthOnlineMaster's | Master's | 32 | $82,899 | $55,074 | $70,438 | $82,751 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 27 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 25 | $144,659 | $140,558 | $144,783 | $127,347 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $88,910 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MedicineProfessional | Professional | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingProfessional | Professional | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsPost-bachelor certificate | Post-bachelor certificate | - | $12,500 | Withheld | Withheld | $63,593 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science cost?
$35,558 a year is the average net price at Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $23,000, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $39,834. Families earning under $30,000 pay $35,636 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science?
39% of applicants are admitted to Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science. The median admission rate of colleges in California is 76%.
How much do Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science graduates earn?
$83,438 a year is the median pay of former Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science students who work, 10 years after they started ($60,939 after 6 years). That ranks 153 of 5,094 US colleges and 30 of 494 in California. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's) at $140,558.
How much student debt do Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science graduates have?
$18,750 is the median federal student loan debt of Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science graduates, about $199 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 65% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science?
30% of first-time, full-time students at Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science finish within 6 years. 50% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (208 master's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (37 graduate certificate graduates), Biology, General (33 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 15 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.