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Rowan University

Glassboro, New Jersey

https://www.rowan.edu

#322 National Colleges

74.34% Admission Rate
Not Very Selective

15,751 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Public
  • Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
  • Four-year, full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
  • Four-year, large, primarily residential
Rowan University is a public research university in Glassboro, New Jersey, with a medical campus in Stratford, New Jersey, and medical and academic campuses in Camden, New Jersey. It was founded in 1923 as Glassboro Normal School on a 25-acre (10 ha) site donated by 107 residents.

The university includes 14 colleges and schools with a total enrollment (undergraduate, graduate, and professional studies) of just over 19,600 students. Rowan offers 85 bachelor's, 46 master's degrees, six doctoral degrees, and two professional degrees. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".

"Rowan University." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 15 February 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowan_University.
Location

City
Glassboro, New Jersey

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Locale
Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)

Region
Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 18.5%
Psychology 9.2%
Engineering 8.1%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 8.1%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs 7.7%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services 6.3%
Education 6.1%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 5.2%
Visual And Performing Arts 4.3%
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities 4.3%
Social Sciences 3.9%
Health Professions And Related Programs 3.8%
Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services 3.4%
English Language And Literature/Letters 2.8%
History 2.6%
Physical Sciences 1.8%
Mathematics And Statistics 1.3%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0.9%
Natural Resources And Conservation 0.5%
Philosophy And Religious Studies 0.4%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 0.4%
Construction Trades 0.3%
Public Administration And Social Service Professions 0.1%
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies 0.1%

Cost

In State Tuition
$14,000.00

Out of State Tuition
$22,832.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
55.91%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$25,454.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1161 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 640 580 520
Verbal 630 575 520

ACT Scores

25 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 27 24 20
English 28 25 21