Quad

Head-to-head

U. Louisville
Rowan

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Rowan graduates 14 pts more of its students than U. Louisville (72% vs. 58%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    U. Louisville's grants cover 39% of its full price on average, vs. 29% at Rowan

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    U. Louisville costs about $5.6K less per year on average than Rowan ($22,814 vs. $28,455, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Rowan grads earn $6.1K more ten years out than U. Louisville's ($59,988 vs. $53,899)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Rowan's SAT midpoint is 55 points higher than U. Louisville's

    SAT midpoint
  6. 6

    Rowan has 5 pts more first-gen students than U. Louisville (35% vs. 30%)

    First-generation students

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

Rowan admits 78%, U. Louisville 79%; U. Louisville's yield is higher, at 25%.

Acceptance rate
U. Louisville79%
Rowan78%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. LouisvilleAccessible
  • RowanSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
U. Louisville
1040–1270
Rowan
1110–1310
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. LouisvilleGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • RowanGPA very important31%

Who's on each campus

U. Louisville and Rowan are about the same size; Rowan has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Louisville14.7K
Rowan15.8K
Pell Grant share
U. Louisville31%
Rowan33%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at U. Louisville, and Psychology at Rowan; U. Louisville has 14 students per faculty member to Rowan's 17.

Students per faculty member
U. Louisville14 to 1
Rowan17 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. LouisvilleRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse10%
  • RowanPsychology, General13%

What each costs

U. Louisville costs about $5.6K less a year than Rowan on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Louisville$22.8K
Rowan$28.5K
Aid generosity
U. Louisville39%
Rowan29%

What each pays off

Rowan's former students earn more, a median $60K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Louisville$53.9K
Rowan$60K
Graduation rate
U. Louisville58%
Rowan72%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; U. Louisville got less selective while Rowan held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. LouisvilleGrowing+48%
  • RowanGrowing+92%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Rowan University Common Data Set 2022–23, Fall 2022About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why