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Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ 15,841 Undergrads 72.0% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$35,842
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$22,408
After Aid
Median Earnings
$62,686
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$22,408
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$62,686
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$59,988
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate72.0%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age21.4
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients32.8%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time89.5%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS76.8%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
77.7%
SAT Avg
1,212
SAT Reading
25th: 56059075th: 660
SAT Math
25th: 55058575th: 650
ACT Composite
25th: 232775th: 29

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 4 Years to Graduation

This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.

Lifetime Value Added (NPV)

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$557k
+$90k
+$73k
Median Cost$22k/yr
+$476k
+$10k
-$8k
Full Cost$36k/yr
+$428k
-$39k
-$56k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
35
∞
Median Cost$22k/yr
Never
-10%
Full Cost$36k/yr
Never
-44%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
  • Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
  • Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
  • NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Social Impact ROINew

Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.

Donor Return14%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew

Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.

Taxpayer Return-53%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$76,524
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$99k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,207
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$46,969
Natl Median: $44,889
Lifetime Value Added
-$137k
Behavioral Sciences
BachCIP: 3017
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$35,817
Natl Median: $48,673
Lifetime Value Added
-$233k
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (4yr)
$67,702
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
+$31k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,681
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$20,550
Earnings (4yr)
$64,921
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$10k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,713
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,697
Earnings (4yr)
$84,059
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$156k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,924
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$73,631
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$77k
Median Debt
$23,125
Earnings (4yr)
$95,769
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$246k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$79,695
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$123k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,874
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$19,875
Earnings (4yr)
$78,834
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$116k
Median Debt
$18,874
Earnings (4yr)
$55,277
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$68k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,936
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,250
Earnings (4yr)
$86,475
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$175k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,742
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,437
Earnings (4yr)
$60,493
Natl Median: $83,439
Lifetime Value Added
-$25k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,063
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,332
Earnings (4yr)
$56,226
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$60k
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,753
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$38,597
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$209k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$52,195
Natl Median: $51,642
Lifetime Value Added
-$93k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$16,844
Earnings (4yr)
$70,614
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$54k
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$104,215
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$310k
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$57,895
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$46k
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$47,677
Natl Median: $46,634
Lifetime Value Added
-$131k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,829
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
-$80k
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
BachCIP: 0302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,185
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$75,697
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$92k
Median Debt
$18,906
Earnings (4yr)
$47,176
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$135k
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$57,567
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
-$49k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,250
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,245
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$55,839
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
-$63k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$21,750
Earnings (4yr)
$52,523
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$90k
Homeland Security
BachCIP: 4303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,846
Natl Median: $70,193
Lifetime Value Added
-$7k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$73,035
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$72k
International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$46,165
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
-$144k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$48,057
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$128k
Median Debt
$23,100
Earnings (4yr)
$53,266
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$19,319
Earnings (4yr)
$63,146
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$4k
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$90,084
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$202k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,739
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$25,898
Earnings (4yr)
$47,208
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$135k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$56,205
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$60k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,213
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,083
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physical Sciences, General
BachCIP: 4001
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,944
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$72,734
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$70k
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (4yr)
$64,525
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$7k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$18,808
Earnings (4yr)
$51,878
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$96k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,159
Earnings (4yr)
$62,661
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
-$8k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$97,116
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$256k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$50,367
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$108k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,805
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$46,130
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$144k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,250
Earnings (4yr)
$57,739
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$48k

Master's Degrees

Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
MastCIP: 5010
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,685
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $35,658
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Behavioral Sciences
MastCIP: 3017
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,111
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,121
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$105,113
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$244k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,837
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$35,000
Earnings (4yr)
$68,768
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
Median Debt
$59,000
Earnings (4yr)
$69,340
Natl Median: $90,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$127,178
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
+$436k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $120,083
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $121,855
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,978
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$63,930
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
Median Debt
$27,892
Earnings (4yr)
$85,459
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
+$72k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$121,734
Natl Median: $125,651
Lifetime Value Added
+$389k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$104,475
Natl Median: $120,215
Lifetime Value Added
+$238k
Engineering, Other
MastCIP: 1499
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $129,974
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,418
Natl Median: $50,850
Lifetime Value Added
-$234k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$65,960
Natl Median: $78,149
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,202
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$133k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$74,288
Natl Median: $75,122
Lifetime Value Added
-$26k
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $129,214
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,125
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,972
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$134,810
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$502k
Median Debt
$24,176
Earnings (4yr)
$72,243
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$56,644
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$185k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$73,182
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$36k
Median Debt
$19,619
Earnings (4yr)
$72,436
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$43k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,767
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,509
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Medicine
DocCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$232,655
Earnings (4yr)
$116,089
Natl Median: $118,504
Lifetime Value Added
+$133k

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.

For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.