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Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ 15,841 Undergrads 72.1% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$40,459
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$23,938
After Aid
Median Earnings
$64,256
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$23,938
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$64,256
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$65,776
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate72.1%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)21.4
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients36.0%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time89.5%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS77.1%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
77.7%
SAT Avg
1,212
SAT Reading
25th: 56061075th: 660
SAT Math
25th: 55060075th: 650
ACT Composite
25th: 232675th: 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
+$563k
+$93k
+$76k
Median Cost$24k/yr
+$477k
+$6k
-$10k
Full Cost$40k/yr
+$417k
-$53k
-$69k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
34
∞
Median Cost$24k/yr
Never
-11%
Full Cost$40k/yr
Never
-48%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.
  • 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 Return4%

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-59%

Program ROI Analysis

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Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$76,524
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$95k
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Median Debt
$21,373
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
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$46,969
Natl Median: $44,889
Lifetime Value Added
-$143k
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Behavioral Sciences
BachCIP: 3017
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$35,817
Natl Median: $48,673
Lifetime Value Added
-$239k
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Median Debt
$18,625
Earnings (4yr)
$67,702
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
+$27k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,681
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$64,921
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$6k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,713
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,000
Earnings (4yr)
$84,059
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$153k
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Median Debt
$15,750
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,924
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,750
Earnings (4yr)
$73,631
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$73k
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Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$95,769
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$242k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$18,985
Earnings (4yr)
$79,695
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$120k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,874
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$78,834
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$113k
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Median Debt
$16,271
Earnings (4yr)
$55,277
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$73k
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Median Debt
$17,298
Earnings (4yr)
$86,475
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$171k
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Median Debt
$18,561
Earnings (4yr)
$60,493
Natl Median: $83,439
Lifetime Value Added
-$30k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,063
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,335
Earnings (4yr)
$56,226
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
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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
$22,375
Earnings (4yr)
$38,597
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$215k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$52,195
Natl Median: $51,642
Lifetime Value Added
-$99k
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Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$15,500
Earnings (4yr)
$70,614
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$50k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$104,215
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$307k
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Median Debt
$17,875
Earnings (4yr)
$57,895
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$51k
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Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$47,677
Natl Median: $46,634
Lifetime Value Added
-$137k
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Median Debt
$14,867
Earnings (4yr)
$53,829
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
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Median Debt
$17,750
Earnings (4yr)
$75,697
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$89k
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Median Debt
$17,750
Earnings (4yr)
$47,176
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$141k
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Median Debt
$21,999
Earnings (4yr)
$57,567
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
-$54k
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Median Debt
$17,729
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,245
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,188
Earnings (4yr)
$55,839
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
-$68k
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History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$52,523
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$96k
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Homeland Security
BachCIP: 4303
Median Debt
$20,917
Earnings (4yr)
$62,846
Natl Median: $70,193
Lifetime Value Added
-$11k
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Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$73,035
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$69k
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International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
$16,344
Earnings (4yr)
$46,165
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
-$149k
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Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$17,509
Earnings (4yr)
$48,057
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$133k
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Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,266
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$90k
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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
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$63,146
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$9k
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Median Debt
$21,365
Earnings (4yr)
$90,084
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$199k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,739
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$47,208
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$141k
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Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$56,205
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
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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
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$72,734
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$66k
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Median Debt
$18,375
Earnings (4yr)
$64,525
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$2k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$15,885
Earnings (4yr)
$51,878
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k
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Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$16,262
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$62,661
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
-$13k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,063
Earnings (4yr)
$97,116
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$252k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$50,367
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$114k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$46,130
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$150k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,739
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$53k
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Master's Degrees

Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
MastCIP: 5010
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,685
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
$33,493
Earnings (4yr)
$105,113
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$242k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,837
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$68,768
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$77k
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Median Debt
$41,144
Earnings (4yr)
$69,340
Natl Median: $90,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
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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
+$434k
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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
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$63,930
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
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Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$85,459
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
+$70k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$121,734
Natl Median: $125,651
Lifetime Value Added
+$387k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$104,475
Natl Median: $120,215
Lifetime Value Added
+$236k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,418
Natl Median: $50,850
Lifetime Value Added
-$239k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$65,960
Natl Median: $78,149
Lifetime Value Added
-$102k
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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
-$137k
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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
$29,500
Earnings (4yr)
$134,810
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$500k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$72,243
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$46k
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Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$56,644
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$189k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$73,182
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$38k
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Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$72,436
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
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Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
$65,370
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,509
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Medicine
DocCIP: 5112
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$116,089
Natl Median: $118,504
Lifetime Value Added
+$128k
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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.