Drew University has 15 sports teams in 11 sports, including: Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Equestrian, Fencing, Field Hockey, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, and Tennis. Drew is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association in Division III athletics, and competes with schools the Middle Atlantic
Conference, the Eastern
College Athletic Conference, the Mid Atlantic Collegiate Fencing Association and the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association. Division III institutions may not provide athletic scholarships. The sports teams are known as the
Rangers and the university's mascot is the
Ranger Bear—a bear who wears a forest ranger's hat.The schools colors are
Lincoln Green and
Oxford Blue (originally gold).The
alma mater of Drew University is
Amid the tow'ring forest, written by John Barclay, Class of 1936. The lyrics are, as follows:
- N.B.: Due to a change in school colors, the words "true" and "blue" in the last lines replaced the original text of
"bold" and "gold" respectively.