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Location

  • Rowan University is a selective, medium-sized public university located in Glassboro in southern New Jersey between Philadelphia and Atlantic City. Courses are also offered at our Camden campus, at two community colleges and online.

Rankings

  • "Top Tier" of Northern Regional Universities - US News & World Report. (Ranked 4 of public institutions and 28 overall)
  • "100 Best Buys in Public Colleges and Universities"- Kiplinger's
  • “The Best Northeastern Colleges” - the Princeton Review
  • “Colleges of Distinction” – Student Horizons, Inc.
  • “America’s 100 Best College Buys” - Institutional Research & Evaluation, Inc,

Academics

  • Colleges:  Business, Communication, Education, Engineering, Fine & Performing Arts, Liberal Arts & Sciences, and Professional and Continuing Education.
  • Degrees Offered: 58 undergraduate majors, 7 teacher certification programs, 38 master’s degree programs, 19 graduate certification programs, and a doctoral program in educational leadership.
  • Student/Faculty Ratio:  15:1
  • Average Class Size:  20 students
  • Teaching Policy: All classes are taught by professors. Rowan does not use teaching assistants.
  • Study Abroad: 200 Study Abroad programs in over 50 countries.
  • Computer Labs: 62 computer labs, 112 tech classrooms, and 57% of classrooms are tech enabled
  • Faculty with doctorate/terminal degree: 88.3%

Student Body

  • Enrollment:  Approx. 10,271 students (9,037 undergrad and 1,234 grad) from the Mid-Atlantic States and 30 foreign countries.
  • Minority enrollment: 19%
  • Admission: Top quarter of high school class. Average SAT I range: 1,090-1,260
  • Degrees Awarded in 2007:
       Undergraduate: 1,305
       Graduate: 231
  • Recent graduates employed or in graduate school within 1 year of graduation: 95.8%
  • Student organizations: More than 150 clubs and organizations. Students regularly win national recognition, usually competing with larger universities.
  • Athletics: 8 men’s and 10 women’s NCAA Division III varsity sports and 34 intramural sports. Teams have won a total of 11 national championships in 5 different sports.
  • Housing: Approx, 3,000 students live on campus in 8 residence halls, 3 apartment complexes, and a townhouse complex.

Finances

 
In-state
Out-of-state
Tuition & Fees
$10,908
$18,216
Room & Board
$ 9,616
$ 9,616
Total : 
$20,524
$27,832
  • Financial Aid Awarded: Approximately 6,100 students received assistance in fall 2008. More than $86 million was awarded, with $62 million in loans, $24 million in grants and $3 million awarded in scholarships.
  • Endowment Market Value: $156 million (as of 6/30/08)
  • Operating Budget:  $230.3 million

Employees: 441 full & ¾ time faculty, 871 staff, full and permanent part time

Website:  www.rowan.edu