Rowan University vs University of California-Davis

Glassboro, NJ · Davis, CA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair NJ:CA

PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-TUITION

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NJ × CA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-State Tuition

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-RACE · wide · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both grew, one campus expanded much faster

ENROLL-RACE · wide · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both Rowan University and University of California-Davis across 2013–2023, but one fitted annual pace pulls far ahead of the other. Treat them as size peers on different slopes, not interchangeable large campuses.

  • Rowan University: enrollment grew +37.5% over 2013–2023; fitted +389 students/yr fitted, r² 0.56.
  • University of California-Davis: enrollment grew +20.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +518 students/yr fitted, r² 0.90.
  • Rowan University: acceptance rate eased +31.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.45).
  • University of California-Davis: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.00).

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Rowan University vs University of California-Davis

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Rowan University leads on out-of-state tuition ($26,932 vs $50,974 at University of California-Davis)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of California-Davis leads on acceptance rate (41.8% vs 77.7% at Rowan University)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA University of California-Davis leads on median debt at graduation ($13,000 vs $20,500 at Rowan University)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Rowan University and University of California-Davis?
Rowan University leads on out-of-state tuition at $26,932 versus $50,974 at University of California-Davis. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Rowan University and University of California-Davis?
University of California-Davis leads on acceptance rate at 41.8% versus 77.7% at Rowan University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Rowan University and University of California-Davis?
University of California-Davis leads on median debt at graduation at $13,000 versus $20,500 at Rowan University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); out-of-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025