Rowan College
at Burlington County
Public Community College in Mount Laurel, NJ. Six-year graduation rate 36%. Median 10-year earnings $44,745.
Ten years after entry, the median Rowan College at Burlington County student earns $44,745 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. The six-year graduation rate is 36% — low enough that finishing cannot be treated as the default outcome. Graduates leave owing a median of $10,500 — modest by four-year standards.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.23 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
Only 36% finish within six years, so roughly two in three students leave without the credential. 58% first-year retention is low enough to be the defining risk of enrolling here. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. 15% transfer out. IPEDS does not follow them, so whether they finished elsewhere is not recorded either way. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 47% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 6,243 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $4,440 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Income makes less difference than usual: $4,071 at $0–30k, $11,789 at $110k+. Only 43% of students receive grant aid, so most families are paying near the published price. Federal borrowing is uncommon here at 8% of students.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 1,353 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $4,071 |
| $30–48k | $3,596 |
| $48–75k | $5,586 |
| $75–110k | $8,088 |
| $110k+ | $11,789 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 524 of these 6,243 students, totalling $2,742,560 — an average of $5,234 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Burlington County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Warning (Fails to meet agency standards for initial or renewed accreditation); School has an accreditation issue
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)