Rowan University
Glassboro, New Jersey · Also known as Rowan College of New Jersey Glassboro State College · Website
$59,988
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$59,988
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Rowan University is a public 4-year college in Glassboro, New Jersey with 15,841 undergraduates and 4,926 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $22,408 a year (tuition and fees $16,574 in-state, $26,932 out-of-state). It admits 78% of applicants and 67% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $59,988 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $20,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$22,408
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$16,574
Out-of-state $26,932
Admission rate
78%
US median 78%
Completion rate
67%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$20,500
About $217 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$59,988
Rank 794 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $22,408
- Tuition in-state
- $16,574
- Tuition out-of-state
- $26,932
- Cost of attendance
- $35,842
- Students with a need-based grant
- 33%
- Students with federal loans
- 43%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $15,305
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $15,264
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $19,245
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $27,580
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $30,378
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $12,864 in 2015-16 to $16,574 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1,212
- SAT reading, middle
- 590
- SAT math, middle
- 585
- ACT, middle
- 27
- Undergraduates
- 15,841
- Graduate students
- 4,926
- Part-time students
- 10%
- Women
- 50%
- Students per teacher
- 17
- Completion rate
- 67%
- Retention rate
- 82%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 240
- Endowment
- $434.6M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 794 of 5,094 US colleges and 26 of 110 in New Jersey (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NJ median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $22,408 | $18,173 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $16,574 | $12,950 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 78% | 76% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 67% | 58% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 82% | 77% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $20,500 | $11,998 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $50,705 | $38,311 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $59,988 | $46,192 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 67% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 77% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
240 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 512 | $18,808 | $30,920 | $51,878 | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 347 | $19,500 | $46,439 | $73,631 | $68,257 |
| MedicineProfessional | Professional | 304 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 246 | $19,332 | $33,254 | $56,226 | $55,378 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 239 | $20,550 | $33,313 | $64,921 | $57,214 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 184 | $18,159 | $35,116 | $62,661 | $63,560 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 155 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 146 | $21,500 | $51,486 | $75,697 | $83,343 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 141 | $23,100 | $43,486 | $53,266 | $53,072 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 140 | $21,250 | $67,278 | $86,475 | $92,374 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 126 | $20,000 | $27,701 | $46,969 | $44,889 |
| Computer ProgrammingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 117 | $19,437 | $41,799 | $60,493 | $83,439 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 111 | $21,500 | $52,363 | $76,524 | $76,194 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 102 | $41,000 | $79,897 | $105,113 | $103,485 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 101 | $22,500 | $66,909 | $90,084 | $92,135 |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 98 | $19,875 | $67,362 | $78,834 | $86,517 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 97 | $18,874 | $34,549 | $55,277 | $56,359 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 89 | $25,898 | $32,781 | $47,208 | $42,892 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 84 | $23,000 | $79,612 | $104,215 | $100,647 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 84 | $18,250 | Withheld | Withheld | $68,245 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 75 | $12,500 | $84,859 | $97,116 | $88,910 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 71 | $27,892 | $72,463 | $85,459 | $71,685 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 63 | $25,250 | $49,969 | $57,739 | $51,389 |
| Computer ScienceMaster's | Master's | 62 | Withheld | $86,032 | $127,178 | $145,571 |
| Engineering, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 57 | Withheld | $84,255 | $104,475 | $120,215 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Glassboro and New Jersey on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Rowan University cost?
$22,408 a year is the average net price at Rowan University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $16,574 for in-state students and $26,932 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $35,842. Families earning under $30,000 pay $15,305 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Rowan University?
78% of applicants are admitted to Rowan University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,212 and the middle ACT score is 27. The median admission rate of colleges in New Jersey is 76%.
How much do Rowan University graduates earn?
$59,988 a year is the median pay of former Rowan University students who work, 10 years after they started ($50,705 after 6 years). That ranks 794 of 5,094 US colleges and 26 of 110 in New Jersey. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's) at $119,453.
How much student debt do Rowan University graduates have?
$20,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Rowan University graduates, about $217 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 43% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Rowan University?
67% of first-time, full-time students at Rowan University finish within 6 years. 82% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Rowan University?
Psychology, General (512 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (347 bachelor's graduates), Medicine (304 professional graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 240 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.