Rowan University
Public Research University in Glassboro, NJ. Six-year graduation rate 67%. Median 10-year earnings $59,988.
Ten years after entry, the median Rowan University student earns $59,988 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. 67% graduate within six years, so most students who start here finish here. Graduates carry a median of $20,500 in debt — in line with the national norm.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.34 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
An acceptance rate of 78% puts Rowan University on the accessible end — a realistic target for a broad range of applicants. 19,593 students applied, a pool deep enough to make the acceptance rate meaningful. 23% of those admitted enroll, which is unremarkable in either direction. The score bands below rest on the 27% of enrolled first-years who submitted an SAT score — a self-selected group, and not a cutoff.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | 560–660 | 957 (27%) |
| SAT Math | 550–650 | |
| ACT Composite | 23–29 | 55 (2%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Six-year completion runs to 67% — students who start here overwhelmingly finish here. First-year retention of 82% shows the cohort holds together through the hardest year. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. Transfer-out runs to 15% — common enough at this school that the completion rate is measuring a smaller group than the entering class. The part-time picture is harder: 56% return, against 82% full-time.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 14,647 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $23,761 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. The income table below is the number that matters — $15,305 at $0–30k versus $30,378 at $110k+. 79% of students receive grant aid, averaging $10,815 — common but not automatic. Federal borrowing reaches 44% 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 · 2,539 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 | $15,305 |
| $30–48k | $15,264 |
| $48–75k | $19,245 |
| $75–110k | $27,580 |
| $110k+ | $30,378 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 6,447 of these 14,647 students, totalling $42,842,389 — an average of $6,645 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Gloucester County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)