Rowan University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Rowan University

Rowan University operates as a public institution located in Glassboro, New Jersey (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 15,841 students of which 17,132 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Rowan University is categorized as “16” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 77.7%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,212 and an ACT midpoint of 27. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $22,408, with published in-state tuition of $16,574 and a Pell grant recipient share of 33.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $20,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 67.8%, and the first-year retention rate is 82.3%. Graduates earn a median of $59,988 ten years after enrolling, compared with $50,705 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 462700.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 71.7% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.