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Rowan University
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Information Summary
Ranks 253rd overall and 7th in New Jersey
| Overall Score
On StateUniversity.com (about) |
89.9 |
|---|---|
| Total Cost
On-Campus Attendance |
$25,810 |
| Admission
Success rate |
52% |
| SAT
75 %ile scores |
1210 |
| Student Ratio
Ratio of students to faculty |
17 : 1 |
| Retention
(Full-Time / Part-Time) |
85% / 50% |
| Enrollment
Total (all students) |
9,578 |
Demographics – Main Campus and Surrounding Areas
Reported area around or near Glassboro, NJ 08028
| Surrounding community | Large suburb (inside urban area but outside city, pop. over 250,000) |
|---|---|
| Total Population | 20,334 (18,859 urban / 1,475 rural) |
| Households | 6,602 (2.69 people per house) |
| Families | 4,369 (3.19 people per family) |
| Pop. — African American | 4,454 |
| Pop. — Asian | 548 |
| Pop. — Pacific Islander | 36 |
| Pop. — American Indian / Alaskan Native | 138 |
| Pop. — White (incl. Hispanic) | 15,192 |
| Pop. — Other | 406 |
Carnegie Foundation Classification
Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)
| Undergraduate | Balanced arts & sciences/professions, some graduate coexistence |
|---|---|
| Graduate | Single doctoral (education) |
| Undergraduate Population | Full-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in |
| Enrollment | Very high undergraduate |
| Size & Setting | Medium four-year, primarily residential |
General Characteristics
| Highest offering | Doctoral degree |
|---|---|
| Calendar System | Semester |
| Years of college work required | N/A |
| Variable Tuition |
Special Learning Opportunities
| Distance Learning | |
|---|---|
| ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force | |
| Study Abroad | |
| Weekend College | |
| Teacher Certification |
Campus Crime Statistics
Ranks 307th on StateUniversity.com‘s Safe School Index
| Incidents | per 1000 Students | |
|---|---|---|
| Aggravated assault | 2 | 0.20 |
| Forcible rape | 3 | 0.30 |
| Murder & Non-Negligent Manslaughter | N/A | N/A |
| Robbery | 3 | 0.30 |
| Violent crime | 8 | 0.79 |
| Arson | 1 | 0.10 |
| Burglary | 28 | 2.77 |
| Larceny-theft | 109 | 10.80 |
| Vehicle theft | 2 | 0.20 |
| Property crime | 139 | 13.77 |
Student Tuition Costs and Fees
What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Rowan University?
Ranks 532nd for total cost of attendance
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FT Undergraduate Tuition | $7,308 | $7,308 | $14,616 |
| FT Undergraduate Required Fees | $2,760 | $2,760 | $2,760 |
| PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour | $282 | $282 | $564 |
| FT Graduate Tuition | $10,624 | $10,624 | $10,624 |
| FT Graduate Required Fees | $2,058 | $2,058 | $2,058 |
| PT Graduate per Credit Hour | $590 | $590 | $590 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus | $25,810 | $25,810 | $33,118 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family | $13,068 | $13,068 | $20,376 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family | $13,068 | $13,068 | $20,376 |
Student Tuition Cost History and Trends
Three year history and trends on the cost of attending
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published Tuition & Fees | $8,607 |
$8,607 |
$14,901 |
| Cost (regardless of residency) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Books & Supplies | $4,000 |
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| On-Campus – Room & Board | $8,242 |
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| On-Campus – Other Expenses | $4,000 |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board | N/A |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses | N/A |
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| Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board | N/A |
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Admission Details
| Application Fee Required | N/A |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate Application Fee | $50 |
| Graduate Application Fee | $50 |
| First Professional Application Fee | N/A |
| Applicants | 8,108 (3,853 male / 4,235 female) |
| Admitted | 4,181 (2,112 male / 2,066 female) |
| Admission rate | 52% |
| First-time Enrollment | 1,383 (773 male / 608 female) |
| FT Enrollment | 1,381 (773 male / 608 female) |
| PT Enrollment | 2 (N/A male / N/A female) |
| Total Enrollment | 9,578 |
Admission Criteria
What criteria does Rowan University use for admissions?
| Open Admissions | |
|---|---|
| Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record | |
| College Prep. Completion | N/A |
| Recommendations | |
| Formal competency demo | |
| Admission test scores | |
| TOEFL | |
| Other tests | N/A |
Admission Credits Accepted
What types of credits does Rowan University accept?
| Dual Credit | |
|---|---|
| Life Experience | |
| Advanced Placement (AP) |
Athletics - Association Memberships
| Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships | NCAA |
|---|---|
| NCAA Football Conference | New Jersey Athletic Conference |
| NCAA Basketball Conference | New Jersey Athletic Conference |
| NCAA Baseball Conference | New Jersey Athletic Conference |
| NCAA Track & Field Conference | New Jersey Athletic Conference |
SAT Test Admission
Ranks 446th for 75pctl scores
| Applicants submitting SAT results | 98% |
|---|---|
| Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) | 490 / 590 |
| Math scores (25/75 %ile) | 510 / 620 |
| Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) | 1000 / 1210 |
Student Services
| Remedial Services | |
|---|---|
| Academic / Career Counseling | |
| PT Cost-defraying Employment | |
| Career Placement | |
| On-Campus Day Care | |
| Library Facility |
Student Living
| First-time Room / Board Required | |
|---|---|
| Dorm Capacity | 3,200 |
| Meals per Week | N/A |
| Room Fee | $5,862 |
| Board Fee | $3,380 |
Student Financial Aid Details
How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?
Rowan University Ranks 2106th for the average student loan amount.
| Average | Users | % of Attendees | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Aid | $1,691 | 521 | |
| State & Local Grant Aid | $1,465 | 534 | |
| Institutional Grant Aid | $3,009 | 475 | |
| Student Loan Aid | $4,527 | 786 | |
| Any financial aid type | 1,015 |
Student Enrollment Demographics
How many students are enrolled at Rowan University?
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non Resident Alien | 27 | 31 | 58 |
Black Non-Hispanic | 311 | 529 | 840 |
Hispanic | 243 | 392 | 635 |
Asian / Pacific Islander | 147 | 132 | 279 |
American Indian / Alaskan Native | 15 | 24 | 39 |
White Non-Hispanic | 3,386 | 4,119 | 7,505 |
Race Unknown | 84 | 138 | 222 |
| Total | 4,213 | 5,365 | 9,578 |
Student Graduation Demographics
How many students graduated at Rowan University?
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non Resident Alien | 24 | 17 | 41 |
Black Non-Hispanic | 53 | 54 | 107 |
Hispanic | 24 | 29 | 53 |
Asian / Pacific Islander | 15 | 16 | 31 |
American Indian / Alaskan Native | 1 | 1 | 2 |
White Non-Hispanic | 375 | 444 | 819 |
Race Unknown | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Total | 492 | 561 | 1,053 |
Most Popular Fields of Study
The top 5 fields of study completed at Rowan University.
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 129 | 161 | 290 | |
| 125 | 89 | 214 | |
| 36 | 95 | 131 | |
| 66 | 58 | 124 | |
| 14 | 108 | 122 |
Student Completion / Graduation Demographics
How many students are successful graduates?
Faculty Compensation / Salaries
Rowan University Ranks 294th for the average full-time faculty salary.
| Tenure system | |
|---|---|
| Average FT Salary | $78,120 ($82,749 male / $72,399 female) |
| Number of FT Faculty | 436 (241 male / 195 female) |
| Number of PT Faculty | 423 |
| FT Faculty Ratio | 1 : 1 |
| Total Benefits | $11,925,668 |
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Rowan University Summary
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Rowan University is a public university located in Glassboro, New Jersey comprising 49 buildings. The school was founded in 1923 as Glassboro Normal School with the mission to train public school teachers. The school became New Jersey State Teachers College at Glassboro in the 1930s, and later became Glassboro State College in 1958, gaining a national reputation in the fields of reading and special education. It was renamed Rowan College of New Jersey in 1992 after Henry Rowan and his wife Betty gave $100 million to the school, at the time the largest gift to a public college. It became Rowan University in 1997 when it achieved university status. Kiplinger’s named Rowan one of the “100 Best Buys in Public Colleges and Universities” and the Princeton Review included Rowan in “The Best Northeastern Colleges.” A member of the NCAA in Division III, the sports teams at Rowan University have been moderately successful on a national level. The men’s soccer team has made the NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament 24 times, resulting in 7 trips to the national semifinals. Rowan men’s soccer has won national titles in both 1981 and 1990, finished second in 1979 and 2000, and third in 1980, 1985 and 1998. Rowan hosted the Division III National Championship Tournament Final Four for men’s soccer in 2000 and Women’s Lacrosse in 2002. On March 20, 2006, President Donald Farish announced a joint venture between the university and Major League Soccer to construct a new athletic complex based around a 20,000 seat soccer-specific stadium on property owned by the campus at the intersection of U.S. Route 322 and New Jersey State Route 55. 12% of men and 7% of women belong to a fraternity or sorority at Rowan University. Zeta Beta Tau Inactive Sororities: Delta Zeta (NPC) There are a myriad of other Chartered Clubs, all of which report to the Student Government Association including national award-winning programs such as the local PRSSA, and The Student University Programmers (SUP) The University also has the award-winning Rowan Radio, 89.7 WGLS-FM. Rowan University’s Student Publications include the weekly newspaper, The Whit, and a periodical humor magazine called Venue. While not occurring on University grounds, a significant event occurred in 1986 at Glassboro High School (which exists on the outskirts of the campus). As result of the drinking death of freshman James Callahan at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, Herman James decided to make GSC an example for the rest of the State colleges and universities to follow. In 2006, two Rowan University students were found guilty for serving alcohol to minors that resulted in the death of a 17-year old male at an off campus party, with Rowan promising to follow up with its own penalties.
Rowan University Academics
The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Pre-Admission Summer Program, Reduced Course Load, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. Rowan University is unique in its study options. For instance, the university has a Cross-Registration, Double Major, Honors Program, Independent Study, ROTC, Army, Semester At Sea, Study Abroad and Teacher Certification. Further, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Legal Services, Minority Student Services, On-Campus Daycare, Personal Counseling, Placement Service, Veterans Counselor and Women’s Services can help.
The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Rowan University.
- Physical Sciences:
- Chemistry, Physics
- Business, Management, & Marketing:
- Accounting, Business – General, Finance/Banking, Human Resources Management, Labor/Personnel Relations, Management Information Systems, Management Science, Marketing Management
- Psychology:
- Psychology – General
- School of Visual and Performing Arts:
- Art – General, Art History/Criticism/Conservation, Arts – General, Ceramics, Commercial/Advertising Art, Dance, Drama/Theater Arts, Drawing, Fiber/Textile/Weaving Arts, Film Studies, Fine/Studio Arts, Jazz Studies, Metal/Jewelry Arts, Music – General, Music – General Performance, Music Theory/Composition, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Theater Design/Stagecraft, Theater Literature/History/Criticism
- Education:
- Art Teacher Education, Early Childhood Education, Education – General, Elementary Education, English Teacher Education, Health Teacher Education, Junior High Education, Music Teacher Education, Physical Education, Secondary Education, Special Education
- Philosphy and Religion:
- Philosophy, Philosophy & Religion – General, Religion/Religious Studies
- Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:
- Health/Physical Fitness, Sport/Fitness Administration
- Security and Protective Services:
- Criminal Justice Studies, Police Science
- Communications & Journalism:
- Advertising, Broadcast Journalism, Communications/Rhetoric, Journalism, Public Relations
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences:
- Bacteriology, Biochemistry, Biology, Botany, Cellular Biology/Histology, Zoology
- Health and Clinical Sciences:
- Athletic Training/Sports Medicine, Predentistry, Premedicine, Prepharmacy, Preveterinary Medicine
- Foreign Language and Literature:
- Foreign Language & Literature – General, Spanish
- Popular majors:
- twenty-one percent education, fifteen percent business per marketing, fifteen percent communications per journalism, eight percent security and protective services, seven percent social sciences, six percent visual and performing arts, five percent psychology
- English Language and Literature:
- American Literature, English, English Composition, English Literature (British)
- Mathematics:
- Mathematics – General
- History:
- History – General
- Social Sciences:
- Anthropology, Economics, Geography, Political Science/Government, Social Sciences – General, Sociology
- Computer Science:
- Computer Science, Computer/Information Sciences – General, Data Processing Technology
Additionally, for international students, the application fee is 50. Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 15th of March.
Rowan University Admissions
This school requires an application fee consisting of fifty dollars regular application fee, fifty dollars out-of-state application fee, fifty dollars online application fee and point zero . Transfer student are not ignored. Specifically, there were one thousand, eight hundred and sixty total number of transfer students who applied and one thousand, two hundred and twelve total number of transfer students who were admitted. Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 47%. Remember that this can change at any time.
Likewise, if you wish to apply with priority status make sure you application is in by the 31st of January. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 15th of March and Transfer students must apply no later than the 15th of March, with priority applications due on the 15th of February. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, and make sure they are in by the 15th of March. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 15th of March. Regardless of which application you submit, this school will notify you by the 15th of April. The regular application is due the 15th of March.
Rowan University Financial Aid
Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. In the same way, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Alumni Affiliation, Leadership, Minority Status and Music/Drama. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Alumni Affiliation, Leadership, Minority Status, Music/Drama and ROTC. Financial aid forms are FAFSA. Financial aid distribution is at thirty-seven percent scholarships per grants and sixty-three percent loans per jobs.
Rowan University Students
Rowan University offers Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees. Further, the student body consists of ninety-seven percent in-state students, three percent out-of-state students, one percent part-time students, forty-nine percent women, fifty-one percent men, less than one percent american indian per alaskan native, three percent asian per pacific islander, eight percent black per non-hispanic, eight percent hispanic, eighty percent white per non-hispanic, less than one percent race per ethnicity unreported, ten percent in top 10th of graduating class, fifty-five percent in top quarter of graduating class, ninety percent in top half of graduating class, thirty-three percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, twenty-two percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, nineteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, sixteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, eight percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99 and two percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49. Again, it is part of an Rural setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Commuter campus. The university is a Public, Liberal Arts College, University, Four-year, Coed, where 47 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. The school’s size is approximately eight thousand and sixty-five degree-seeking undergrads, one thousand, two hundred and fifty first-time degree-seeking freshmen and one thousand, two hundred and seventy-eight graduate enrollment.
This school features the Rural setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Commuter campus. Definitely, the school is located 20 miles from Philadelphia.Moreover, the university has many unique facilites such as observatory, glass-blowing museum, on-campus early childhood demonstration center, animal penthouse, greenhouse for biological studies, concert hall. Students should note the housing policies: First-Year Students Guaranteed On-Campus Housing, seventy-eight percent of first-year students live in college housing, thirty-five percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Coed Housing, Apartments For Married Students, Apartments For Single Students, Special Housing For Disabled Students, one-MAY deadline for housing deposit and two hundred dollars amount of housing deposit.
Rowan University Athletics
The following sports can be found here:
- Men’s NCAA Division III and Men’s Intercollegiate Baseball
- Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Basketball
- Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intercollegiate Cross_country
- Men’s NCAA Division III and Men’s Intercollegiate Football
- Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Golf
- Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Handball
- Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Racquetball
- Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intramural Soccer
- Women’s NCAA Division III, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Softball
- Men’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intercollegiate Track_and_field
- Men’s NCAA Division III and Women’s NCAA Division III Track_indoor
- Men’s NCAA Division III and Women’s NCAA Division III Track_outdoor
- Women’s NCAA Division III, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Volleyball
- Men’s Intercollegiate Wrestling













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