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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Psychology, General (13% of graduates). 17 students for every faculty member, more than at 78% of colleges. 53% of faculty are full-time. Spends $16,731 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

4,066 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 34% of graduates; 85 programs in 25 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Psychology, General 42.010113% 525
    Graduates in this field earn $51,878 4 years out
  2. Business Administration and Management, General 52.02017.6% 311
    Graduates in this field earn $73,631 4 years out
  3. Criminal Justice/Police Science 43.01075.0% 205
    Graduates in this field earn $56,226 4 years out
  4. Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.01014.9% 198
    Graduates in this field earn $64,921 4 years out
  5. Computer Programming/Programmer, General 11.02013.8% 154
    Graduates in this field earn $60,493 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Computer science, 1.9% → 8.6% of graduates since 2014–15 (350 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$104,215 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $79,612

    4 years after completion$104,215
    National median: $100,647About typical

    4 years out, Pell: Too few graduates to report · Non-Pell: $87,598(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $23,000 · 142 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$97,116 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $84,859

    4 years after completion$97,116
    National median: $88,910Above typical

    Median federal debt: $12,500 · 158 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Chemical Engineering$95,769 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $61,045

    4 years after completion$95,769
    National median: $98,158About typical

    4 years out, Pell: Too few graduates to report · Non-Pell: $76,106(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $23,125 · 74 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Mechanical Engineering$90,084 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $66,909

    4 years after completion$90,084
    National median: $92,135About typical

    4 years out, Pell: Too few graduates to report · Non-Pell: $84,416(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $22,500 · 198 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Computer and Information Sciences, General$86,475 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $67,278

    4 years after completion$86,475
    National median: $92,374Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $79,787 · Non-Pell: $75,494(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $21,250 · 290 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college17 to 1
17 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 78% of 1,892More students per faculty →

The college also reports 16 to 1 in its Common Data Set (15,121 students, 930 faculty).

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Class sizes

49%

of classes have fewer than 20 students; 0% have 50 or more

Under 20 students 20 or moreStudents per class section
Undergraduate class sections by number of students
StudentssectionsShare
2–938515%
10–1989434%
20–2994036%
30–3937714%
40–49100%
50–99100%
100+00%

This counts class sections, not students: a lecture of 300 is one section, so a student is more likely to sit in a large class than the share of sections suggests. Labs and discussion sections are counted separately and left out here.

Programs & curriculum

  • Accelerated program
  • Cross-registration
  • Distance learning
  • Double major
  • Dual enrollment
  • English as a Second Language
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Liberal arts/career combination
  • Teacher certification
  • Study abroad
  • Undergraduate research

Requires coursework in arts, English composition, history, humanities, intensive writing, math, a natural science, and social science.

Full-time faculty53%
National median: 67%Below typical
Average faculty salary

$97,749

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other public colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable. Many public universities' endowments sit mostly in a separate foundation this survey doesn't count, so this likely understates what's actually available.

Instruction spending per student$16,731
$16,731
← Lessmore than 83% of 557More →
Endowment per student$24,496
$24,496
← Lessmore than 75% of 537More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;Rowan University Common Data Set 2022–23, Fall 2022;Rowan University Common Data Set 2022–23, 2022–23;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)