{"id":2173,"date":"2023-09-14T15:13:40","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T15:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cdrewu.edu\/?page_id=2173"},"modified":"2024-11-15T16:50:41","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T00:50:41","slug":"facts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cdrewu.edu\/about\/facts\/","title":{"rendered":"University Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-edge-shape has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cps-content-sidebar content-sidebar\"><div class=\"content-sidebar__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cps-content-sidebar-content content-sidebar__content\"><div class=\"sidebar-nav-mobile d-lg-none align wp-block-acf-cpsc-sidebar-nav-mobile\" id=\"block_50a27c4af904de7439f339c9e6915c90\">\n    <div class=\"sidebar-nav-mobile__container\">\n        <button class=\"sidebar-nav__collapse d-flex d-lg-none btn btn-primary collapsed\" type=\"button\"\n                data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#sidebar-content-holder\" aria-expanded=\"false\"\n                aria-controls=\"sidebar-content-holder\">\n\t\t\tSection Navigation            <i class=\"cps-icon cps-icon--arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n        <\/button>\n        <div id=\"sidebar-content-holder\" class=\"collapse\">\n            <div class=\"sidebar-nav-mobile__inner-container\">\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-h2\">Charles R. Drew University of Â鶹´«Ã½Å®Íøºì (CDU) is a private, nonprofit, community founded, student-centered University committed to cultivating diverse health professions leaders who are dedicated to social justice and health equity for underserved populations through outstanding education, clinical service, and community engagement.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The University, located in the Watts-Willowbrook area of South Los Angeles, was founded in 1966 in the wake of the Watts Revolt with a vision of creating a world without health disparities. Most students come from under-resourced communities in the region and more than 85 percent of them report that they intend to practice and provide much-needed care in those underserved communities following graduation. Â鶹´«Ã½Å®Íøºìis also committed to community engagement through a range of public-facing programs, clinics, and services. Â鶹´«Ã½Å®Íøºìis also a leader in health disparities research with a focus on education, training, treatment and care in cancer, diabetes, cardiometabolic, disease, and HIV\/AIDS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-h2-line\">Nationally Recognized for Diversity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Â鶹´«Ã½Å®Íøºìis one of the most diverse universities nationally in terms of student and faculty diversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Designated as a minority-serving institution by the U.S. Office for Civil Rights.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recognized by the Department of Education (DOE) under Title Ill as a Historically Black Graduate Institution (HBGI).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One of only four Historically Black Medical Colleges in the nation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The only federally-designated Historically Black learning institution west of Texas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Member of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-h2-line\">2023-2024 Enrollment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-h3 has-20-font-size\">By College<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>College of Nursing: 394<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>College of Medicine: 173<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>College of Science and Health: 295<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PBA CC: 16<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-h3 has-20-font-size\">By Race\/Ethnicity<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>30.2%<\/strong> &#8211; Black or African American<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>14.7%<\/strong> &#8211; Hispanic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>11.7%<\/strong> &#8211; Asian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>16.6%<\/strong> &#8211; Unknown<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>6.8%<\/strong> &#8211; White<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>19.1%<\/strong> &#8211; Two or more races<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>0.5%<\/strong> &#8211; Native Hawaiian or Other PI<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>0.4%<\/strong> &#8211; American Indian or Alaskan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-h3 has-20-font-size\">By Gender<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>64.2%<\/strong> &#8211; Female<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>35.3%<\/strong> &#8211; Male<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>0.5%<\/strong> &#8211; Unknown<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-h3 has-20-font-size\">Student Average Age<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>35<\/strong> &#8211; Graduate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>29<\/strong> &#8211; Undergraduate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-h3 has-20-font-size\">Geography<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>93%<\/strong> &#8211; California<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>71%<\/strong> &#8211; Los Angeles County<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>14%<\/strong> &#8211; SPA 6<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>7%<\/strong> &#8211; Out of State<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-stats-grid stats-grid wp-block-acf-cpsc-stats-grid\" id=\"block_c0efd7bf903feab20dcdd0a841047b06\">\n\t\t<div class=\"stats-grid__wrapper stats-grid--4-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stats-grid__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stats-grid__item-stat\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stats-grid__item-content\"><p><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cps-content-sidebar-sidebar content-sidebar__sidebar  content-sidebar--has-mobile-block\">\n        <button class=\"sidebar-nav__collapse d-flex d-lg-none btn btn-primary collapsed\" type=\"button\"\n            data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#sidebar-content-holder\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"sidebar-content-holder\">\n\t\tSection Navigation\n        <i class=\"cps-icon cps-icon--arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n    <\/button>\n    <div id=\"sidebar-content-holder\" class=\"content-sidebar__sidebar--inner-wrapper collapse\"><div class=\"page-navigation align wp-block-acf-cpsc-page-navigation\" id=\"block_8e291dd7bc3ef91bc38002a6f8aa308c\">\n\t<ul id=\"additional-menu\" class=\"page-navigation__list\">\n\t\t<li class=\"pagenav\"><a class=\"page-navigation__title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdrewu.edu\/about\/\">About<\/a><ul><li class=\"page_item page-item-2167 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdrewu.edu\/about\/history\/\">History<\/a>        <button data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#children-block_8e291dd7bc3ef91bc38002a6f8aa308c-2167\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"children-block_8e291dd7bc3ef91bc38002a6f8aa308c-2167\">\n            <span class=\"sr-only\">Toggle submenu<\/span>\n\t\t\t<div>\n            \t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"cps-icon cps-icon--arrow\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        \n<ul id='children-block_8e291dd7bc3ef91bc38002a6f8aa308c-2167' class='children collapse'>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-2354\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdrewu.edu\/about\/history\/charles-r-drew\/\">Charles R. 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