Rowan University
Glassboro, New Jersey · Public · 15,841 undergraduates · rowan.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
77%
of 22,410 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1100 to 1300
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$41,820Est.Estimate
$53,520 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at Rowan University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
77% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$53,520
a year in 2027-28, from a $53,520 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1200
Send your score
About 73% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1050, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- Send official score reports when you apply.
Source: Test Optional Admissions | Admissions | Rowan University · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Jan31Priority deadline · January 31, 2027Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
- Mar1Regular Decision · March 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
77%
of applicants were admitted: 17,152 of 22,410 for fall 2025.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 26% of them sent SAT scores and 1.1% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1100 to 1300
Reading and Writing 560 to 660
Math 530 to 640
ACT composite 23 to 30
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16007.9%
- 1200 to 139945%
- 1000 to 119939%
- 800 to 9997.4%
- 600 to 7990.7%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.40
- 4.017%
- 3.75 to 3.9913%
- 3.50 to 3.7421%
- 3.25 to 3.4912%
- 3.00 to 3.2417%
- 2.50 to 2.9919%
- Below 2.501.1%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$41,820
a year, in state
$53,520
a year, out of state (tuition $24,770)
- Tuition (in state)$13,070
- Fees$5,380
- Food and housing$16,260
- Books and supplies$1,410
- Transportation and other$5,700
Rowan University published $39,494 in state for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$16,231
- $30,001 to $48,000$16,468
- $48,001 to $75,000$20,820
- $75,001 to $110,000$28,732
- Over $110,000$32,287
Financial aid
56%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$18,510
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
29%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $11,249 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
41 of 41
Earn credit with a score of 3
39 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,310Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | INTR 99070 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | INTR 99070 |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | INTR 99070 |
| African American Studies | 4 | 3 | AFST 11104 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ARHS 03130 |
| Biology | 4 | 3 | BIOL 01100 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 3 | MATH 01075 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MATH 01130 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MATH 01130 & MATH 01131 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 3 | 4 | MATH 01130 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 3 | 3 | MATH 01075 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 3 | CHEM 05100 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHEM 06100 |
| Chemistry | 5 | 8 | CHEM 06100 & CHEM 06101 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | CHIN 07101 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | CHIN 07101 & CHIN 07102 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | CHIN 07101 & CHIN 07102 & CHIN 07201 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POSC 07230 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CS 01104 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CS 01101 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | INTR 99070 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | COMP 01111 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 02123 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | EVSC 01121 |
| Environmental Science | 5 | 4 | BIOL 20330 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIST 05101 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | FREN 02101 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | FREN 02101 & FREN 02102 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | FREN 02101 & FREN 02102 & FREN 02201 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | GERM 03101 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | GERM 03101 & GERM 03102 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | GERM 03101 & GERM 03102 & GERM 03201 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG 16110 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | ITAL 04101 & ITAL 04102 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | ITAL 04101 & ITAL 04102 & ITAL 04201 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | ITAL 04101 & ITAL 04102 & ITAL 04201 & ITAL 04211 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | JAPA 08101 & JAPA 08102 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | JAPA 08101 & JAPA 08102 & JAPA 08201 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | JAPA 08101 & JAPA 08102 & JAPA 08201 & JAPA 08211 |
| Latin | 3 | 3 | LAT 09101 |
| Latin | 4 | 6 | LAT 09101 & LAT 09102 |
| Latin | 5 | 9 | LAT 09101 & LAT 09102 & LAT 09201 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 04101 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 04102 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | INTR 99070 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 3 | ASTR 17071 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PHYS 00075 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 3 | ASTR 17071 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PHYS 00075 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 3 | INTR 99070 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHYS 00222 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 3 | INTR 99070 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHYS 00220 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 3 | INTR 99070 |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 4 | MATH 01122 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSY 01107 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | INTR 99070 |
| Research | 4 | 3 | COMP 01112 |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | INTR 99070 |
| Seminar | 5 | 3 | COMP 01112 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN 05101 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | SPAN 05101 & SPAN 05102 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | SPAN 05101 & SPAN 05102 & SPAN 05201 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN 05212 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPAN 05212 & SPAN 05301 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | STAT 02260 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POSC 07110 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HIST 05151 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIST 05120 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
69%
Come back for a second year
82%
Typical earnings
$65,776
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Rowan University$58,755
- All colleges$53,419
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 40 majors here have earnings data.
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