Drew University supports students’ growth in a personalized setting, preparing them for successful careers.
Drew University, a private, liberal arts institution, focuses on a one-on-one approach to learning that ensures students never get lost in the crowd. Drew is in the top 100 best liberal arts schools in the US, according to the Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education 2021. Drew delivers a unique, career-centered curriculum called Launch, which has employability opportunities included in coursework from day one.
Drew’s campus offers students the comforts of small-town life and access to the professional and cultural advantages of living near New York City. Located in Madison, New Jersey, it is one of the safest towns in the state and ranked the No. 3 safest college town in the US by Safewise 2020. The city is only a short train ride away. In fact, Drew is known for its New York City semester programs, which bring students to Wall Street, the United Nations and other sites to learn directly from experts in their fields.
In terms of international student population, Drew ranks No. 4 among all baccalaureate colleges in the US for its international student population, according to Open Doors 2021. The university welcomed more than 400 international students to campus in the 2020-2021 academic year.
INTO Drew University provides students with the assistance and resources they need to make the most of their studies. The INTO Drew Center is located on campus and provides students with a Learning Resource Center and programs to help students integrate into the campus and local community.
INTO offers students the option to apply for direct admission into a variety of Drew degree programs, or to prepare for a degree with INTO Drew Pathway programs.
Top-ranked degree programs at Drew include a top-20 theatre program in the US, according to The Princeton Review 2021, and a top-40 political science program in the US, according to The Princeton Review 2019.
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Laura Arthur has worked in the field of international higher education administration for more than twenty years.
Since 2010, she has served as Drew University’s Director of International Student and Scholar Services, spearheading all aspects of advising and student support services for the university’s entire population of international students and scholars from over 50 countries. She has also served as INTO Drew’s Director of Student Experience since the partnership commenced, supervising the center’s academic coaching program in addition to student health and wellness support and services that enhance the curricular and co-curricular student experience and further the internationalization efforts of the University. Prior to joining Drew, Laura served as Director of International Services at Stevens Institute of Technology and associate Director of International Programs for Students at the University of South Carolina.
Laura holds a master’s degree in International Education and Exchange Management from the Graduate Institute of the School for International Training in Vermont. As an undergraduate, she earned her BA in International Relations from the University of Wisconsin and was, during this time, an international student in Madrid — this was a transformative experience for her and provided her with a sense of just how powerful a globalized education can be for a student.
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