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Location & Contact Info.
Office of Admissions
Savitz Hall
Phone: 877-RU-ROWAN
admissions@rowan.edu

About Applying to Rowan University

To learn more about Rowan University and what a Rowan education can offer you, please use the links to your left or sign up to become a Rowan VIP.

Should you have further questions, Admissions counselors and staff are glad to help. Please call 856.256.4200 or 877.RU.ROWAN (877.787.6926).

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions is located in Savitz Hall on the second floor. Office hours are 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday.

 

COSTS

Rowan University - Costs 2008-2009
(Costs for Full Academic Year: September-May)
Costs
In-State
Out-of-State
Tuition*
$7,840
$15,148
Fees
$3,068
$3,068
Total - Tuition & Fees
$10,908
$18,216

Room**
$6,066
$6,066
AND Board (meal plan)***
$3,550
$3,550
Total - Room & Board
$9,616
$9,616

TOTAL:
$20,524
$27,832

 

* Based on flat-rate tuition, up to 34 s.h. per year/ 17 s.h. per semester

** Double residence hall room rate. Mansion Park: $6,348 per year, plus utilities;
Triad/Edgewood: $6,348 per year; Townhouses: $7,652 per year

*** All Access meal plan, $3,550 per year, including $150 dining dollars & $200 Boro Bucks
++ 14 meals-per-week plan, $3,390 per year, including $200 dining dollars & $400 Boro Bucks

Other meal plans available.
Freshman residence hall students must purchase either the All Access or 14-meal plan.


DEADLINES & NOTIFICATIONS

Application Deadlines
For September entrance, freshman and transfer applications and all required supporting materials are due March 1.
The application deadline for spring semester entrance is November 1. Applications for Spring 2009 and Fall 2009 will be available in September 2008.


Notification of Admission
Freshman applicants are notified no later than April 15 for fall entrance. Transfer applicants receive an admission decision approximately four weeks after receipt of application and official transcripts. Applicants for mid-year admission, both freshmen and transfers, are notified by December 1.

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ADMISSION FEES

Application fee: $50
Admission deposit: $100

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FRESHMEN ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

The Admissions Office carefully considers each application it receives and selects candidates who will be academically successful, contribute to student life on campus and benefit most from the Rowan experience. Admission decisions are based on the strength and quality of your high school record, SAT or ACT scores, class rank, letters of recommendation and projected ability to complete a degree program. Extracurricular activities and employment experiences are also considered. An interview is not required except in early admission decisions (students wishing to enter after their junior year of high school).

You must submit your SAT (or ACT) scores as part of your application. The CEEB code for Rowan is 2515.

High School Preparation
You must have completed a minimum of 16 college-preparatory units in high school. Two years of foreign language study is strongly recommended. You can improve your chances for admission by selecting challenging academic courses and taking more than the 16-unit requirement. Courses in accounting, fine arts and computer processing are not considered academic units and do not count towards the 16-unit requirement. Your high school curriculum should include (at minimum) the following:

4 units - English
2 units - Laboratory Science*
3 units -College Prep Mathematics* (Algebra I and II, and Geometry)
2 units - Social Studies
5 units - Additional work in at least two of the following: History, Languages (minimum 2 units in one language), Mathematics, Science or English.

*Engineering applicants should have 3 units of laboratory science including physics and chemistry and 4 units of college prep. math including precalculus. Calculus is strongly recommended.

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TRANSFER STUDENT ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Admission to Rowan University as a transfer student is competitive. Any applicant who has completed 12 or more college credits at another institution is considered a transfer student. Students seeking a second bachelor's degree are also considered transfer students, whether they graduated from Rowan or another institution.

Most programs require a minimum 2.5 GPA for admission. However, a 2.5 GPA does not guarantee admission due to competition for available openings. Students currently enrolled in a New Jersey community college should complete their associate's degree.

Transfer applicants with less than 24 credits completed at the time of application must submit their high school transcript and SAT scores. These applicants are evaluated using the freshman admission standards and college transcripts. Admission decisions for transfer applicants who've attended college more than five years ago are based on motivation, life experiences, career advancement and college transcripts.

Transfer students offered admission will receive a credit evaluation by the registrar and the academic department. Once that evaluation is completed, an adviser will answer questions about transferring credits from another institution to the University.

Application and financial aid deadlines for transfer students are the same as freshmen application deadlines.

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