- The Inkwell
- New Jersey
- Rowan University
Glassboro, NJSuburb: largeZIP 08028Founded 1923
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1923
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: high research activity (R2)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.rowan.edu
- Member of
- APLU
New JerseyPublic
Rowan University
Rowan University is a public university in Glassboro, New Jersey, with 15,841 undergraduates. It admits 78% of applicants, graduates 69% within six years and costs $23,938 a year after aid.
69%graduate
Admission rate78%
Retention82%
4-year graduation53%
Pell Grant share38%
Federal loans46%
$23,938net price / year
78%admission rate
1212average SAT
69%graduate in 6 years
$65,776median earnings, 10 yrs
$18,000median debt
#539 of 1,704 for earnings#1,157 of 1,739 for lowest net price#409 of 1,738 for graduation rate#794 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $40,459tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $17,428
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $28,252
- Average net price
- $23,938national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$16,231
$30,001–48,000$16,468
$48,001–75,000$20,820
$75,001–110,000$28,732
$110,001+$32,287
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 78%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1212
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 560–660
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 550–650
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 23–29
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college78%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college82%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college69%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college38%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 69%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 53%
- First-year retention
- 82%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 72%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $54,253
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $65,776middle 50%: $45,770–$92,539
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$92,539
Median, Rowan University$65,776
Lower quarter$45,770
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 15,841
- Part-time
- 10%
- Women / men
- 50% / 50%
- Average age at entry
- 21.4
- First-generation students
- 35%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 38%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 17 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 53%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,856 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $16,731
- Endowment, end of year
- $434,635,893
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White59%
Hispanic16%
Black12%
Asian6.3%
Two or more races3.9%
U.S. nonresident2.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Unknown0.9%
28 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management17%
Psychology11%
Computer & information sciences7.7%
Engineering7.2%
Communication & journalism7.0%
Health professions6.9%
Education6.3%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.4%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA | $24,778 | 68% | $66,629 |
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| Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA | $25,555 | 71% | $78,311 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 184782. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1799872.