Drew University, commonly known as University in the FOREST is a top-ranked university in the United States. Drew University is a private university that was established in 1867. Drew Institution is a Phi Beta Kappa liberal arts university with the College of Liberal Arts, Drew Theological School, and Caspersen School of Graduate Studies. Drew University, in Madison, New Jersey, is not far from New York City, a hotspot for internships, weekend activities, and more. The Drew University provides a range of programmers for students who want to spend more time in the city, including a Wall Street Semester and a United Nations Semester. Undergraduates are promised housing on the school's Madison campus, and many students take advantage of the assurance for all four years. There are over 50 student groups to explore, as well as the Drew University Rangers athletic teams, who participate in the NCAA Division III Landmark Conference.

More than 2000 students, from 50+ countries, are now enrolled at Drew University, with an international strength of more than 20%. Drew also houses the Center for Religion, Culture, and Conflict, the Center for Holocaust/Genocide Studies, and the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, an independent professional theatre, as well as the United Methodist Archives and History Center and one of the country's most extensive collections of Willa Cather materials. Drew University provides graduate degree programmes in the social sciences and humanities, as well as a Theological School that confers degrees such as a Doctor of Ministry, Master of Divinity, and Master of Sacred Theology. Soon-Yi Previn, wife of filmmaker Woody Allen, and Clint Bolick, co-founder of the Institute for Justice, a public interest legal firm, are also Drew University graduates.

The Drew University provides scholarships and grants to more than 85% of Drew students. Drew University considers all first-year candidates for a Merit-Based Scholarship, which requires no further application. Students are selected for this scholarship based on their past academic achievement. Students must complete and submit the foreign student financial assistance application to be considered for need-based scholarships. The Drew University, which has three distinct colleges and schools of study, is recognised for its small class numbers and outstanding student-to-faculty ratio.

Drew University offers many services to its students, such as tutoring that isn't for remedial work, help with job placement, day care, health services, and health insurance. Drew University also has patrols on foot and in cars all day and night, late-night transportation and escort services, emergency phones that work all day and night, well-lit walkways and sidewalks, and restricted access to dorms (key, security card, etc.). Drew University allows students of legal drinking age to consume alcohol.