| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Total undergraduates: |
13,169 |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
11,710 |
| Part-time undergraduates: |
1,459 |
| Total graduate students: |
2,986 |
| Full-time graduate students: |
1,348 |
| Part-time graduate students: |
1,638 |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
21 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Middle Atlantic |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
5% |
| First-year student enrollment breakdown: |
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| 1.0% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 4.2% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 7.1% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 23.3% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 0.2% | Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino | | 54.9% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 3.2% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino | | 1.4% | Nonresident Alien |
| 4.7% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown: |
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| 0.3% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 4.9% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 9.8% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 11.7% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 0.1% | Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino | | 65.9% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 2.9% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 0.9% | Nonresident Alien |
| 3.3% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Campus size: |
200 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Glassboro, NJ |
| Population of city/town: |
19,007 |
| Locations of branch/satellite campuses: |
Branch campus in Camden. Cooper Medical Sch of Rowan U in Camden. Sch of Osteopathic Medicine in Stratford. |
| Nearest major city: |
Philadelphia |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
18 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
1,560,297 |
| Online campus map: |
www.rowan.edu/home/map/
about/
visiting-rowan-university/
main-glassboro-campus |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
no |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms (52%)
- single-student apartments (19%)
- special housing for disabled students (10%)
- special housing for international students (3%)
- other housing including Townhomes, apartments. (16%)
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
79% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
37% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
63% |
| Students required to live on campus: |
All freshmen and sophomores must live on campus; juniors and seniors must live on campus unless living with family within a 40-mile radius. |
| Percent of all students who have cars on campus: |
84% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
yes |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
no |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
1250 |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Additional library facilities/collections: |
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Archives. Special collections. Music library. |
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| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Art gallery, concert hall, greenhouse for biological studies, observatory, planetarium; student recreation and early childhood demonstration centers. |
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| Remedial learning services: |
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reading, writing, math, study skills |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, health service, women's center, day care, health insurance |
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| Counseling services: |
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minority student, veteran student, career, personal, academic, psychological |
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| Career placement services: |
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internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, adaptive equipment, extended time for tests, alternate site for tests, priority registration. |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
95% |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
10 |
| Percent of men who join fraternities: |
5% |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
5 |
| Percent of women who join sororities: |
4% |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
The Whit |
| Number of honor societies: |
10 |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
100 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Hillel, New Life Ministry, Newman Club; Chi Alpha and Rowan Christian Fellowships |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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Black Cultural League, Council for African‐American Studies, NAACP; Asian Cultural and National Hispanic Business Associations |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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Concert, jazz, and pep bands; gospel and concert choirs; contemporary music and wind ensembles; opera, musical theatre, orchestra, campus players, cinema workshop, printmakers guild, Team Managers; American Marketing and financial management associations; American Personnel Administration, film, Public Relations Student of America, the Advancement of Management societies; theatre/dance, academic/departmental, gay/straight, AIDS, and Panhellenic groups |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Dan Gilmore,
Athletic Director |
| Director of women's athletics: |
Penny Kempf |
| School colors: |
brown and gold |
| School mascot: |
Prof |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
New Jersey Athletic Conference (Division III) |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's baseball | no | |
| Men's basketball | no | |
| Men's cross-country | no | |
| Men's football | no | |
| Men's soccer | no | |
| Men's swimming | no | |
| Men's track and field (indoor) | no | |
| Men's track and field (outdoor) | no | |
| Women's basketball | no | |
| Women's cross-country | no | |
| Women's field hockey | no | |
| Women's lacrosse | no | |
| Women's soccer | no | |
| Women's softball | no | |
| Women's swimming | no | |
| Women's track and field (indoor) | no | |
| Women's track and field (outdoor) | no | |
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| Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: |
8% |
| Intramural/Recreational sports: |
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basketball, bowling, dodgeball, flag football, golf, indoor kickball, inner-tube water polo, racquetball, sand volleyball, soccer, softball, street hockey, table tennis, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, Wiffle ball |
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| Club sports for men: |
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ice hockey |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
yes |
| Nearest international airport: |
Philadelphia, PA (25 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
Atlantic City, NJ (38 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Philadelphia, PA (25 miles) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Camden, NJ (20 miles) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
excellent |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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| List of firms that most frequently hire graduates: |
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New Jersey State public schools. |
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