Rowan University vs University of Rhode Island

Glassboro, NJ · Kingston, RI · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair NJ:RI

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NJ × RI
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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 Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island: enrollment grew +6.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +74 students/yr fitted, r² 0.56.
  • Rowan University: acceptance rate eased +31.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.45).
  • University of Rhode Island: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.01).

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 Rhode Island

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Rowan University leads on out-of-state tuition ($26,932 vs $37,146 at University of Rhode Island)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of Rhode Island leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($69,743 vs $59,988 at Rowan University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of Rhode Island leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($57,446 vs $50,705 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 Rhode Island?
Rowan University leads on out-of-state tuition at $26,932 versus $37,146 at University of Rhode Island. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Rowan University and University of Rhode Island?
University of Rhode Island leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $69,743 versus $59,988 at Rowan University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Rowan University and University of Rhode Island?
University of Rhode Island leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $57,446 versus $50,705 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