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Drew scholarships and merit aid

Drew auto-awards one of four named academic scholarships ($15,000-$27,000) with no published GPA grid, and — unusually — protects your merit award from outside scholarships unless your total aid exceeds the full cost of attendance.

Verified Jun 20263 months ago

The short answer

Is Drew worth a closer look?

Drew is worth checking if your student has strong grades or scores. We found 6 published awards, and 2 are based on those numbers.

Merit tiers62 based on grades or scores
Research checkedJun 2026By our research team
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Published scholarships

These amounts and requirements come from the school’s own published pages. Open an award to see who qualifies and how to keep it.

$15,000-$27,000 per year

Named Academic Scholarships (Francis Asbury, Presidential, Dean's, Drew)

Based on grades or scoresCan continue
GPA
Based on previous academic achievement; no public GPA grid published (needs confirmation)
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Who qualifies

All first-year applicants considered automatically; no separate application; awarded at time of admission

How to keep it

Renewable at the initial amount awarded, assuming no major changes in college tuition charges, contingent on satisfactory academic progress and continued full-time enrollment (flat — no escalation).

Notes

One of four named scholarships is awarded; the page does not publish which GPA/test thresholds map to which scholarship or amount.

Source

$15,000-$23,000 per year

Transfer Scholarship

Based on grades or scoresCan continue
GPA
Based on academic achievement; no public grid
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Who qualifies

Transfer applicants considered automatically

How to keep it

Renewable for up to two additional years at the initial amount, assuming no major change in tuition charges and contingent on SAP.

Notes

Distinct transfer track.

Source

$3,000 per year

Baldwin Honors Scholarship

Apply separatelyCan continue
GPA
3.5 to retain
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Who qualifies

Indicate interest in the Baldwin Honors Program on the admission application; invitation upon admission

How to keep it

Retained by maintaining a GPA of 3.5 or higher and remaining active in the Baldwin Honors curriculum.

Notes

In addition to other merit and need-based aid; a 3.5 GPA cliff applies to keep the $3,000.

Source

$10,000 total…$10,000 total ($2,500 per year over four years)

Drew Action Scholars

Apply separatelyCan continue
See who qualifies
Who qualifies

Apply to the Action Scholars program (Community, Innovation, or Global focus); priority application deadline February 1

How to keep it

Four-year scholarship tied to completing the two-year Action Scholars program.

Notes

Two-year program, four-year award.

Source

$1,500 per year…$1,500 per year ($6,000 over four years)

Drew Scholarship in the Arts

Apply separatelyCan continue
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Who qualifies

Demonstrated talent/interest in fine or performing arts (art, theatre, music); priority deadline February 1; need not major in arts but must participate

How to keep it

Must remain in good academic standing, enrolled in 12+ credits/semester, and continue active participation in the arts.

Notes

In addition to academic merit awards.

Source

$35,000 per year for three years

BA/MD Combined Degree Program Scholarship

Apply separatelyCan continue
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Who qualifies

Admission to the BA/MD combined degree program; additional aid via FAFSA based on need

How to keep it

For the three years at Drew in the seven-year combined-degree program.

Notes

Program-specific award.

Source

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Rules that could change the answer

These are the rules we would flag for your family. Each comes from Drew's published information.

  • Renewal ruleNamed Academic Scholarships (Francis Asbury, Presidential, Dean's, Drew): renewal floor that quietly knocks awards out

    Renewable at the initial amount awarded, assuming no major changes in college tuition charges, contingent on satisfactory academic progress and continued full-time enrollment (flat — no escalation). A single rough term can end a four-year award here without warning if the GPA floor isn't met cumulatively.

  • Outside awardsDifferent aid types are displaced differently

    Drew treats loans, work-study, and institutional grant under different rules. The same $5,000 outside award can land against any of them depending on category.

What families often miss

  1. Drew awards 'one of four major scholarships' ranging $15,000-$27,000 based on 'previous academic achievement,' but publishes NO GPA/test cutoff grid — the actual amount is not predictable from the website and must be confirmed with admissions.

  2. It is retained only by maintaining a GPA of 3.5 or higher AND remaining active in the Baldwin Honors curriculum — a real GPA cliff on the add-on.

  3. NJ Tuition Aid Grant deadlines: returning students April 15 (miss it and you lose grant eligibility for BOTH fall and spring), new fall/spring students September 15, new spring-only February 15.

  4. Named scholarships are 'renewable at the initial amount awarded' — they are flat and do not escalate when tuition rises.

  5. Outside awards have NO impact on Drew merit scholarships unless total grants+scholarships exceed the cost of attendance — they first offset unmet need and self-help. (Favorable, but capped at COA.)

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Who this school may work for

Academically strong applicants who want a sizeable automatic award without a separate application, students who can hold a 3.5 GPA for the Baldwin Honors add-on, and outside-scholarship winners who benefit from Drew's merit-protective packaging.

Cost and graduation facts

Federal reporting on who actually enrolls at Drew, what they paid after aid, and what happened next — independent of anything the school markets.

Average annual net price by family income at Drew, academic year 2021-22
Family incomeAverage net price paid
$0–$30,000$15,224
$30,001–$48,000$15,697
$48,001–$75,000$20,916
$75,001–$110,000$24,947
$110,001+$35,512
All income levels (average)$24,280

Sticker price vs. what students actually pay

Total cost of attendance (sticker), AY 2021-22
$65,301
Published tuition & fees, AY 2022-23
$47,100
Average net price paid (all Title-IV aid), AY 2021-22
$24,280

That works out to an average 63% discount off the sticker price above — both figures come from the same federal AY 2021-22 Scorecard report, not a number the school itself published.

Outcomes for students who enrolled here

Graduation rate (150% of normal time), 2016 cohort
70%
First-year retention rate, 2021 cohort
88%
Median debt at completion, 2020–2021 completers
$25,288 (~$268/mo on a 10-yr plan)
Median earnings, 10 years after entry (measured 2020-21)
$63,646
Share of students receiving a Pell grant, AY 2021-22
39%
Share of students receiving a federal loan, AY 2021-22
53%
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If your student brings another scholarship

Favorable to merit holders: outside scholarships first fill unmet need, then may reduce self-help (work-study/loans). Drew need-based grants are reduced only if total scholarships+grants exceed financial need. Outside awards have NO impact on Drew merit scholarships unless total grants+scholarships exceed the cost of attendance (a COA cap that protects merit).

Outside awards meet unmet need first; then self-help is adjusted per federal/state rules; Drew need-based grant cut only if total exceeds need; Drew merit untouched unless total exceeds COA.

Source

Other Drew scholarships worth checking

These awards can be harder to find. Each one has its own rules.

Amount$3,000 per yearEligibilityTransfer students from community colleges who are PTK members and have obtained an associate's degree

Source

Amount$2,500 per yearEligibilityNJ residents (12+ months) with exceptional need from disadvantaged backgrounds; full-time; not for Garden State Scholarship holders; income limits apply

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Source

Drew merit aid FAQ

  • Is there a separate application for the main merit scholarships?

    No. All first-year applicants are automatically considered for one of the four named scholarships ($15,000-$27,000) at the time of admission; no separate application is required.

  • What is Drew's FAFSA priority deadline?

    February 15 for new students. NJ TAG state-aid deadlines are separate: returning April 15, new fall/spring September 15.

  • Will an outside scholarship reduce my Drew aid?

    It first meets unmet need, then may reduce self-help (work-study/loans). Drew need-based grants drop only if total aid exceeds your need, and Drew merit scholarships are unaffected unless total aid exceeds the cost of attendance.

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How Drew compares

  • 32 of 749 verified schools in our dataset use mixed displacement.

    Drew is in the small minority (32 schools share this category). That framing matters when comparing peer schools that may publish the policy differently or not at all.

  • 665 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.

    Drew is one of them. The cohort minority (84 schools) only awards one-year scholarships, which means the four-year value families assume on a brochure quote isn't guaranteed at every school.

Sources used on this page

Every claim is checked against Drew’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.

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