Enrollment Trends at Rowan

4,871

Total Enrollment

2,018

Men

2,853

Women

The student population at Rowan University is 21,026 (16,100 undergraduate and 4,926 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 4,871 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Rowan is 76.57% which is increased by 2,931 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 1,940 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.05 to 1 which means that the numbers of female and male students are similar.

2,733 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 149.59% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 19,005 where 21,026 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

76.57% of total students is undergraduate students and 23.43% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 2,931 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 1,940 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.05 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in Rowan.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Rowan University since 2015.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1616,15513,1697,0866,0832,9861,1291,857
2016-1717,372
1,217
14,345
1,176
7,775
689
6,570
487
3,027
41
1,142
13
1,885
28
2017-1818,484
1,112
15,401
1,056
8,372
597
7,029
459
3,083
56
1,215
73
1,868
-17
2018-1919,465
981
16,120
719
8,847
475
7,273
244
3,345
262
1,385
170
1,960
92
2019-2019,618
153
16,011
-109
8,687
-160
7,324
51
3,607
262
1,521
136
2,086
126
2020-2119,678
60
15,963
-48
8,435
-252
7,528
204
3,715
108
1,572
51
2,143
57
2021-2219,052
-626
15,119
-844
7,940
-495
7,179
-349
3,933
218
1,643
71
2,290
147
2022-2319,535
483
15,231
112
7,820
-120
7,411
232
4,304
371
1,791
148
2,513
223
2023-2419,660
125
14,869
-362
7,681
-139
7,188
-223
4,791
487
2,047
256
2,744
231
2024-2521,026
1,366
16,100
1,231
8,095
414
8,005
817
4,926
135
2,138
91
2,788
44
Average19,00515,2338,0747,1593,7721,5582,213
Rowan University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 15,233 where 16,100 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Rowan University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1613,16911,7106,4055,3051,459681778
2016-1714,34512,7317,0175,7141,614758856
2017-1815,40113,6347,5456,0891,767827940
2018-1916,12014,0437,7906,2532,0771,0571,020
2019-2016,01114,0557,7426,3131,9569451,011
2020-2115,96313,8327,3696,4632,1311,0661,065
2021-2215,11913,0616,9586,1032,0589821,076
2022-2315,23113,2076,8866,3212,0249341,090
2023-2414,86913,0106,8006,2101,859881978
2024-2516,10014,1877,2376,9501,9138581,055
Average15,23315,2337,1756,17215,233899987
Rowan University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 3,772 where 4,926 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Rowan University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-162,9861,3486347141,6384951,143
2016-173,0271,4776957821,5504471,103
2017-183,0831,4927227701,5914931,098
2018-193,3451,6187908281,7275951,132
2019-203,6071,8088849241,7996371,162
2020-213,7151,9699521,0171,7466201,126
2021-223,9332,1131,0131,1001,8206301,190
2022-234,3042,5331,2521,2811,7715391,232
2023-244,7912,9771,4681,5091,8145791,235
2024-254,9263,1181,5321,5861,8086061,202
Average3,7723,7729941,0513,7725641,162
Rowan University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 55.44%. The percentage was 67.43% 10 years ago and Rowan still has a high percentage of white students. 8.33% of enrolled students is Asian and 10.85% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 14.05% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 67.43% to 55.44%. Asian enrollment grew from 5.65% to 8.33%. Black student enrollment increased from 9.85% to 10.85%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 9.41% to 14.05%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6529 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5230 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Rowan University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-16309121,5921,5201610,894370
2016-17361,0141,7941,6511511,460433
2017-18271,1221,8481,7891711,960459
2018-19261,3071,9002,0072412,536589
2019-20221,4501,9422,1562212,722652
2020-21171,5271,9652,2521512,556689
2021-22221,5371,9302,2481511,967647
2022-23221,5941,9812,3421811,819672
2023-24181,6182,0232,4771311,418708
2024-25181,7522,2822,9551011,657755
Average241,3831,9262,1401711,899597
Rowan University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,733 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 13% of total students. The number of online students has increased 149.59% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Rowan University from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-1616,1551,0952,34412,716
2016-1717,3721,1163,32412,932
2017-1818,4841,2754,04213,167
2018-1919,4651,5244,68813,253
2019-2019,6181,6535,04112,924
2020-2119,6542,0639,5658,026
2021-2219,0522,4817,2699,302
2022-2319,5352,4868,2918,758
2023-2419,6602,5958,2448,821
2024-2521,0262,7338,4909,803
Average19,0021,9026,13010,970

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