Student Population at Rowan

How many students at Rowan?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Rowan University has a total enrollment of 21,026 students, including 16,100 undergraduate and 4,926 graduate students.

Gender Breakdown: 10,233 male students (48.7%) and 10,793 female students (51.3%) are attending .
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 11,657 White students (55.4%) and 2,955 Hispanic students (14.1%).
Class Level Breakdown: 16,100 undergraduate students (76.6%) and 4,926 graduate students (23.4%).
Class Delivery: 2,733 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 8,490 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (high research activity) - which average 16,875 - Rowan's body is larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

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Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 10,233 male (48.67%) and 10,793 female (51.33%) students are attending Rowan University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 94.81.

By class level, 16,100 (76.57%) are undergraduate students and 4,926 (23.43%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 50.28% are male and 49.72% are female, while among graduate students, 43.40% are male and 56.60% are female.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	21,026	16,100	4,926
Men	10,233	8,095	2,138
Women	10,793	8,005	2,788

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 11,657 White, 2,282 Black, and 1,752 Asian students out of a total of 21,026 are attending at Rowan University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Rowan University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 65.3% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	18	6	12
Asian	1,752	853	899
Black	2,282	978	1,304
Hispanic	2,955	1,251	1,704
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	10	4	6
White	11,657	5,864	5,793
Two or more races	755	340	415
Race Unknown	214	104	110

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	15	6	9
Asian	999	538	461
Black	1,885	854	1,031
Hispanic	2,592	1,131	1,461
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	7	2	5
White	9,389	4,959	4,430
Two or more races	627	287	340
Race Unknown	155	84	71

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	3	0	3
Asian	753	315	438
Black	397	124	273
Hispanic	363	120	243
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	3	2	1
White	2,268	905	1,363
Two or more races	128	53	75
Race Unknown	59	20	39

Student Age Distribution

By age, Rowan has 446 students under 18 years old and 40 students over 65 years old. There are 16,121 students under 25 years old, and 4,905 students over 25 years old out of 21,026 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 446 students are younger than 18 and 36 students are older than 65. Rowan has 14,286 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,814 students aged 25 and over.

It has 1,835 graduate students aged under 25 and 3,091 students aged 25 and over.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	446	255	191
18-19	5,563	2,720	2,843
20-21	5,692	2,795	2,897
22-24	4,420	2,115	2,305
25-29	2,615	1,406	1,209
30-34	839	481	358
35-39	500	326	174
40-49	636	462	174
50-64	275	211	64
Over 65	40	22	18

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	446	255	191
18-19	5,561	2,719	2,842
20-21	5,536	2,710	2,826
22-24	2,743	1,271	1,472
25-29	912	467	445
30-34	323	195	128
35-39	217	139	78
40-49	227	155	72
50-64	99	73	26
Over 65	36	21	15

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
18-19	2	1	1
20-21	156	85	71
22-24	1,677	844	833
25-29	1,703	939	764
30-34	516	286	230
35-39	283	187	96
40-49	409	307	102
50-64	176	138	38
Over 65	4	1	3

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Rowan University, 2,733 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 8,490 students are enrolled in some online courses.

2,548 students who live in New Jersey or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 185 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

Online Population

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses	Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students	21,026	2,733	8,490
Undergraduate	16,100	1,600	7,781
Graduate	4,926	1,133	709

By Locality

Online Student Population by Locality
	New Jersey Residents	Other States in U.S.
All Students	2,548	185
Undergraduate	1,494	106
Graduate	1,054	79

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 16,100 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,881 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 11.68%.1,631 students have transferred in as full-time status and 250 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	12,556
Transfer-in Full-time	1,631
Regular Part-time	1,663
Transfer-in Part-time	250

Rowan Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend Rowan?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 21,026 students are enrolled at Rowan.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at Rowan?

16,100 undergraduate and 4,926 graduate students are enrolled at Rowan.

What is the gender breakdown at Rowan?

10,233 male (48.67%) and 10,793 female (51.33%) students are attending Rowan.

What is the international student enrollment at Rowan?

1,383 international students (6.58%) are enrolled at Rowan, including 431 undergraduate and 952 graduate students.

How diverse is the student population at Rowan?

Rowan has a student population that is diverse: 11,657 White (55.44%), 2,282 Black (10.85%), and 1,752 Asian (8.33%) students are enrolled.

How many students at Rowan are under 18 or over 65?

446 students are under 18 and 40 students are over 65 years old.

How many students at Rowan take online courses?

2,733 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 8,490 students take some online courses.

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