Public
Non-sectarian
Undergraduate & Graduate
Coeducational
Undergraduate tuition: $9,330 in-state, $16,128 out-of-state
Room/board: $8,742
Rowan University has evolved from its humble beginning in 1923 as a normal school, with a mission to train teachers for South Jersey classrooms, to a comprehensive university with a strong regional reputation.
Formerly named Glassboro State College, the school changed its name to Rowan College of New Jersey.in 1992 following a $100 million donation to the institution by industrialist Henry Rowan and his wife, Betty. At the time this was the largest gift ever given to a public college or university in the history of higher education.
The college achieved university status in 1997 and changed its name to Rowan University.
Rowan University is located in Glassboro NJ on a 200-acre campus between Philadelphia and Atlantic City. The campus contains 31 buildings, including eight residence halls and three apartment complexes.
Rowan awards the following degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate
The University offers 42 undergraduate majors among six academic colleges (Business, Communication, Education, Engineering, Fine & Performing Arts, and Liberal Arts & Sciences).
The most popular undergraduate majors are: Education; Business, management, marketing, and related support services; Communication, journalism, and related programs; Security and protective services and Social sciences.
Graduate students can choose from seven teacher certification programs, 38 master's degrees and specializations, 19 graduate certification programs and a doctoral program in educational leadership.
The University has 7,283 full-time and 1,201 part-time students.
The University has 441 full-time and 451 part-time faculty members.
The student to faculty ratio is 14:1.
Universities-Master's (North): 29
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Average freshman retention rate: N/A
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