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Rowan University has two campuses in New Jersey. Its main campus is located in Glassboro, N.J., 20 minutes southeast of Philadelphia. Its Camden campus is within the city's University District, just a short distance from the future home of the Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. Rowan University also offers courses on-site at area community colleges as well as online.

Location

  • Rowan University has two campuses in New Jersey. Its main campus is located in Glassboro, N.J., 20 minutes southeast of Philadelphia. Its Camden campus is within the city's University District, just a short distance from the future home of the Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. Rowan University also offers courses on-site at area community colleges as well as online.

Rankings

Rowan has been recognized by national organizations that evaluate colleges and universities.

  • US News & World Report ranks Rowan 21st of Northern Regional Universities, 3rd among the publics in the category. Rowan’s College of Engineering is ranked 22nd nationally.
  • The Princeton Review included Rowan in its latest edition of “The Best Northeastern Colleges” and the Rohrer College of Business in its edition of the “Best 300 Business Schools.”
  • Forbes recognized Rowan in its annual listing of “America’s Best Colleges.
  • Rowan’s commitment to the environment was recognized when the U.S. EPA named it a “Top Green Power Purchaser” in its athletic conference and The Princeton Review listed it in its “Guide to 286 Green Colleges.” The University has earned 11 awards for green initiatives since 2007.

Academics

  • Colleges: Business, Communication, Education, Engineering, Fine & Performing Arts, Liberal Arts & Sciences, Graduate and Continuing Education, Medicine (2012)
  • Degrees offered: B.A., B.F.A., B.M., B.S., B.S.N., M.A., M.B.A., M.Ed., M.E.M., M.M., M.S., M.S.T., Ed.S., Ed.D.
  • Programs offered: 57 bachelor's, 2 accelerated bachelor's-to-master's, 27 graduate certificates, 31 master's, 3 professional post-master's, 3 post-master's certificates, 1 doctoral.
  • Student/Faculty Ratio: 16:1
  • Average Class Size: 20.37 students
  • Teaching Policy: All classes are taught by professors. Rowan does not use teaching assistants.
  • Study Abroad: Over 200 Study Abroad programs in 40 countries.
  • Full-time faculty holding doctorate/terminal degree: 89%
  • Classrooms, computers & connectivity: 137 Technology Enhanced Classrooms (TEC) classrooms (74% of all classrooms). 1,200 computers accessible in 63 labs across campus. Wireless internet access indoors and outdoors.

Student Body

  • Enrollment: 11,816 students (10,438 undergraduates and 1,378 graduates) from 28 States and 19 foreign countries.
  • Minority enrollment: 22.6%
  • Admissions:
    • More than half of Rowan's 2011 enrolled freshmen* ranked in the top quarter of their high school class.

    • SAT profile as reported to the Integrated Post Secondary Education Data System (IPEDS). The 25th percentile indicates the score at or below which 25 percent of students scored. The 75th indicates the score at or above which 25 percent of students scored.

       
      25th Percentile
      75th Percentile
      SAT Critical Reading
      510
      600
      SAT Math
      520
      570

       

  • Degrees Awarded in 2010-2011: 2,327
    • 2,000 undergraduate degrees
    • 327 graduate degrees
  • Student organizations: 121 total clubs and organizations (97 campus clubs and organizations, 24 Greek Life organizations). Rowan students regularly win national recognition, usually competing with larger universities.
  • Athletics: 8 men’s and 10 women’s varsity sports. Rowan competes within NCAA Division III. Teams have won a total of 11 national championships in 5 different sports.
  • Intramural/Club Sports: 37 intramural sport activities per year, and 20 organized club sport programs.
  • Housing: 3,837 students live on campus in 8 residence halls and 5 apartment complexes.
* First-time, full-time, degree-seeking students

Finances

 
In-state
Out-of-state
Tuition & Fees
$12,018
$19,598
Room & Board*
$10,652
$10,652
Total
$22,670
$30,250

*For accommodations in a residence hall (double) and including the all-access meal plan w/ $75 Dining Dollars and $100 'Boro Bucks
  • Financial Aid Awarded: 7,883 students received assistance in the 2010-2011 academic year:
    • $75.4 million in federal
    • $89.9 million in state programs
    • $8.2 million in institutional funds

Employees: 1,825 (1,049 faculty, 776 staff – full and permanent part-time)

Website: www.rowan.edu

The information featured on this page is current as of December 22, 2011.
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