Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Glassboro, NJ
Population 2,500,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,620 (53%)
Days Without Precipitation 248 (55%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 15,054
Men / Women 51% / 49%
From State 91%
From Region 5%
Athletes 4.6%

Racial/Ethnic

White 58%
Hispanic 16%
Black 12%
Asian 6%
Mixed 4%
International 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering 455 76% / 24% 2% $81,739 91 95%
Biomedical Engineering 37 51% / 49% 5% $77,879 88 100%
Chemical Engineering 29 76% / 24% 3% $88,728 94 98%
Civil Engineering 66 73% / 27% 5% $79,635 89 97%
Electrical Engineering 59 86% / 14% 0% $93,682 96 94%
General Engineering 5 80% / 20% 0% $85,226 93
Mechanical Engineering 93 81% / 19% 2% $84,430 92 90%
Surveying Engineering 6 83% / 17% 0% $83,588 92
Computer Systems Technology 7 86% / 14% 0%
Physical Fitness Technician $54,734 57
African Studies 5 60% / 40% 0% $47,950 38
Area Studies 1 100% / 0% 0% $48,245 39
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services 8 25% / 75% 0% $47,573 37
Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician 71 70% / 30% 0% $43,583 25 96%
Construction Management 64 88% / 12% 0% $117,383 99 94%
Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician 3 100% / 0% 0% $81,545 91
Mechanical Engineering Technology 1 100% / 0% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Rowan University 3,611 45% / 55% 1% $60,571 69 96%
Computational Science $80,450 90
Computer Programming 154 81% / 19% 5% $56,045 60 100%
Computer Science 146 88% / 12% 5% $85,432 93 90%
Information Science/Studies 50 84% / 16% 4% $82,859 91
Chemistry 19 47% / 53% 0% $71,718 83 100%
Geosciences 8 50% / 50% 0% $61,443 71
Mathematics 44 55% / 45% 9% $59,274 67 94%
Physics 25 92% / 8% 0% $80,028 90 100%
Biochemistry 31 42% / 58% 3% $66,278 78 100%
Bioinformatics 2 50% / 50% 50% $66,051 77
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1 0% / 100% 0% $62,900 73
Biology 198 28% / 72% 1% $63,471 74 97%
Biophysics $66,278 78 100%
Cellular and Molecular Biology 21 19% / 81% 0% $65,686 77
Dietetics/Dietitian 30 17% / 83% 3% $57,294 63
Environmental Science 37 41% / 59% 0% $55,892 59 95%
Environmental Studies 17 47% / 53% 0% $55,892 59 95%
Athletic Training 11 55% / 45% 0% $62,196 72
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant 12 8% / 92% 0% $80,648 90
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences 95 54% / 46% 2% $62,859 73
Health and Wellness 13 38% / 62% 0% $51,733 49 100%
Nursing 81 20% / 80% 1% $89,980 95 95%
Public Health 31 23% / 77% 0% $61,367 71
Respiratory Care 24 33% / 67% 0%
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping 95 69% / 31% 0% $73,084 85 97%
Advertising 52 37% / 63% 4% $54,300 56 96%
Business Management and Administration 311 59% / 41% 1% $67,451 79 95%
Economics 26 85% / 15% 4% $65,642 77 95%
Entrepreneurship 35 80% / 20% 0% $49,871 44 90%
Finance 118 81% / 19% 2% $83,747 92 96%
Health/Health Care Administration/Management 7 14% / 86% 0% $63,565 74
Human Resources Management 33 21% / 79% 0% $66,769 78 98%
Logistics 27 81% / 19% 4% $67,451 79 95%
Organizational Leadership 10 40% / 60% 10% $67,451 79 95%
Anthropology 12 25% / 75% 0% $46,692 34
Behavioral Sciences 8 0% / 100% 12% $33,184 7 100%
Communication and Media Studies 29 21% / 79% 0% $54,414 56 97%
English 39 18% / 82% 0% $49,021 41 95%
English Language and Literature/Letters 34 18% / 82% 0% $48,566 40 92%
General Studies 113 50% / 50% 0% $51,227 47 96%
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 10 70% / 30% 0% $60,781 69 95%
Geography 29 66% / 34% 0% $60,781 69 96%
Health Communication 7 14% / 86% 0% $54,300 56 96%
History 50 68% / 32% 0% $49,239 42 97%
Intercultural and International Studies 11 36% / 64% 0% $42,771 23 100%
Journalism 16 38% / 62% 0% $50,372 45 92%
Linguistics 3 67% / 33% 0% $44,341 27
Philosophy 10 80% / 20% 0% $49,576 43
Political Science 34 68% / 32% 3% $49,745 43 96%
Psychology 525 18% / 82% 1% $47,411 36 95%
Public Relations 41 17% / 83% 0% $54,300 56 96%
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication $54,300 56 96%
Radio and Television $53,674 54
Religion/Religious Studies 2 50% / 50% 0% $51,212 47
Sociology 28 36% / 64% 4% $50,506 45 90%
Spanish 12 17% / 83% 0% $40,401 17 85%
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 77 35% / 65% 0% $54,414 56 97%
Sports Communication 80 76% / 24% 0% $54,300 56 96%
Early Childhood Education 38 0% / 100% 0% $69,993 82 96%
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs 60 8% / 92% 0% $68,606 80 96%
Elementary Education 81 7% / 93% 0% $69,993 82 96%
English Education 5 40% / 60% 0% $53,944 55 97%
Foreign Language Teacher Education $53,944 55
General Education 48 44% / 56% 0% $51,227 47 96%
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 50 64% / 36% 0% $53,944 55 97%
Physics Teacher Education $53,944 55
Social Studies Teacher Education 3 33% / 67% 0% $53,944 55 97%
Art/Art Studies 55 45% / 55% 0% $48,454 39 89%
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning $61,435 71
Dance 8 12% / 88% 12% $33,760 7
Drama and Dance Teacher Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $53,944 55 97%
Medical Illustration/Medical Illustrator 7 0% / 100% 0% $56,353 60
Music 40 50% / 50% 5% $55,678 59 96%
Music Technology 33 76% / 24% 0% $55,678 59 96%
Theater 23 39% / 61% 4% $21,581 2 100%
Criminal Justice/Police Science 205 39% / 61% 2% $61,257 70 96%
Emergency Management 20 80% / 20% 0% $58,225 64 100%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $16,988
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $27,779
Est. In-State Cost $21,976
Est. Out-of-State Cost $35,935
ROI Percentile 73th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 82%
4-Year Graduation Rate 50%
6-Year Graduation Rate 67%
Transfer-Out Rate 15%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 30.9% 1,255 35% / 65% 1% $49,386 42 95%
Business & Economics 17.6% 714 63% / 37% 1% $68,939 81 96%
Computer Science 8.8% 357 84% / 16% 5% $72,134 84 95%
Engineering 7.3% 295 76% / 24% 3% $84,805 93 94%
Professional 7.2% 293 53% / 47% 1% $73,559 85 96%
Education 7.0% 285 24% / 76% 0% $63,274 74 96%
Health Sciences 6.6% 267 35% / 65% 1% $71,962 84 96%
Life & Natural Sciences 6.2% 253 29% / 71% 1% $64,017 75 97%
Arts 4.1% 167 48% / 52% 2% $47,571 37 94%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.4% 96 62% / 38% 4% $67,322 79 97%
Agriculture & Food Science 2.1% 84 33% / 67% 1% $56,393 61 95%

Research R2

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $24.3M #143 43% $0.6M 17 #141 114 12
Health Sciences $12.9M #125 5% $0.5M 3
Humanities & Social Sciences $7.6M #168 18% $0.4M 9 #242 35 1
Life & Natural Sciences $6.8M #186 72% $0.3M 8 #159 69 20
Physical Sciences & Math $5.8M #207 49% $1.0M 6 #188 44
Business & Economics $2.3M #147 0% $0.0M
Education $1.9M #178 5% $0.1M 29 #145
Computer Science $1.2M #215 45% $0.1M 9
Agriculture & Food Science $1.1M #152 38% $0 2
Total $63.9M #184 33% $3.0M 69 #225 271 38

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 77%
Yield (Unbound) 20%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 78% 71% 71%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 27%
SAT Range 1100 – 1300
SAT Math Range 530 – 640
SAT RW Range 560 – 800