Glassboro, New Jersey. 14,647 undergraduate students. 193 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
UNITID 184782 · OPEID 002609 · IPEDS HDVINTAGE · COLLEGE SCORECARD · 2025-05 · HISTORY 1996–2024
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Rowan University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+15%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Rowan University rose 15% between 2021 and 2024 ($14.4k → $16.6k).
LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Rowan University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.9% → 0.0%).
LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+15%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Rowan University rose 15% between 2021 and 2024 ($23.4k → $26.9k).
LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER+12%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at Rowan University rose 12% between 2006 and 2009 (42.2% → 47.3%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. New Jersey
Each tile compares this institution to the New Jersey median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$59,988+18% · 6→10y
New Jersey median $46,742
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$50,705
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
68.3%+26% · '97→'24
New Jersey median 62.0%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$16,750+235% · '97→'20
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
14,647+128% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
81.6%-4% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
77.8%+30% · '01→'09
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$15,700+210% · '00→'24
out-of-state $25,564
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
3.7%
0%8% · GE20%+
Median federal debt $16,750 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $59,988 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
UNDERGRAD · 1996–202415,841
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1997–202467.4%
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 1997–2020$20,500
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
COMPLETION · 150% · 1997→2024+26%
Rowan University · completion · 150% rose
53.6% → 67.4%
COMPLETION · 100% · 1997→2009+99%
Rowan University · completion · 100% rose
23.8% → 47.3%
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT · 1996→2024+128%
Rowan University · undergrad enrollment rose
6,947 → 15,841
IN-STATE TUITION · 2000→2024+210%
Rowan University · in-state tuition rose
$5,347 → $16,574
OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 2000→2024+184%
Rowan University · out-of-state tuition rose
$9,487 → $26,932
MEDIAN DEBT · 1997→2020+235%
Rowan University · median debt rose
$6,125 → $20,500
COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 2011→2024-100%
Rowan University · cohort default rate fell
5.6% → 0.0%
PELL SHARE · 2008→2024+37%
Rowan University · pell share rose
24.1% → 33.1%
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Estimate the financial outcome at Rowan University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$45,211
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 28
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
Cost per year
$19,644
HS-only baseline · NJ
$41,700
Years to complete
4
CIP family
42
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in New Jersey
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
“Rowan University graduates earn $X” — not “Rowan University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Rowan University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.