Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ
Multicultural Profile
Strength through Diversity
Rowan University is a learning community that values diversity in its faculty, staff, and students. We are committed to drawing teachers and students from all cultural and ethnic backgrounds, all socioeconomic groups, and all parts of our country and world. The University is home to nearly 10,000 students from a wide range of cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds, representing the Mid-Atlantic States and 30 foreign countries.
About Rowan
Rowan University represents an ideal combination of large-university resources and the smaller class size and personal attention of a college. With high-tech facilities, nationally ranked academic and athletic programs, and talented professors, Rowan offers an outstanding education experience at an exceptional value. Since our founding in 1923, we have become a regional center for education, business, technology, and the arts. US News & World Report routinely ranks Rowan among the best public universities in the country, placing it in the “Top Tier” of Northern Regional Universities.
Campus
Rowan’s 200-acre tree-lined campus, located in Glassboro, is suburban, safe, and convenient. Philadelphia is just 20 minutes away, the New Jersey shore less than an hour, and New York City and Baltimore each about an hour and a half.
A Rich Curriculum
Rowan offers 58 undergraduate majors across six academic colleges (Business, Communications, Education, Engineering, Fine & Performing Arts, and Liberal Arts & Sciences), and several graduate programs leading to master’s and doctoral degrees.
Rowan’s curriculum values the perspectives and history of all ethnic groups, cultures, and societies. As an undergraduate, you can major in Africana Studies as well as take courses such as African American History, U.S. Literature of Latino and Hispanic People, Asian Thought, and Islamic Civilization, or enroll in an interdisciplinary program such as African American Studies, Asian Studies, Women’s Studies, or International Studies. You also could choose from among more than 150 study abroad programs in 51 nations throughout Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and South and Central America.
Accessible Faculty
At Rowan all courses are taught by professors, not teaching assistants. The average class size is 21. Because Rowan has a low student/faculty ration, students get to know their professors and often work with them on “real-world” experiences, research projects, performances, and other scholarly activities.
Student Life
Rowan has a number of programs designed to provide students with academic, social, and personal support throughout their years here. Active cultural organizations on the campus operate under the office of Multicultural Affairs. They include social and political clubs and Greek lettered organizations. The clubs include Asian Cultural Society, Black Business Association, Black Cultural League, Council for African American Studies, El Circulo de Español, Gay/Straight Alliance, Gospel Choir, Hillel, Indian Student Council, NAACP, National Hispanic Business Association, Newman Club (Catholic organization), Progressive Student Alliance, Rowan Christian Fellowship, Student Organization for Caribbean Awareness, and United Latino Association
A Strong Support System
Rowan has a number of programs designed to provide students with academic, social, and personal support throughout their years here. The Ujima and Harley E. Flack Programs connect students with faculty, administrators, and staff who serve as mentors and help them achieve academic success. The Bureau of Cultural Organizations adds to the support structure and sense of community for students at Rowan. The Office of Multicultural Affairs works with student organizations and the Rowan community at large to plan activities and events designed especially for multicultural students.
Celebrations of Diversity
The University hosts many special programs intended to celebrate diversity. Among them: traditional dances produced by the Indian Student Council; Asian and Pacific Cultural Heritage Month; Hispanic Heritage Month; African American History Month; Women’s History Month; the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast, which brings distinguished guest speakers to campus to raise scholarship funds for students of color; and one of the largest Step Shows in the region.
Admissions Information
The University hosts Open House programs throughout the year, and tours are given on most Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays and selected Saturdays during the school year. Summer tours are also available.
“A Day in the Life of a College Student” is an overnight visit program designed for prospective minority students who are currently high school juniors or seniors. Students stay with a Rowan student, attend classes, and tour the campus
The Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) Program is an alternative admissions program helps students overcome economic and educational obstacles to a college education.
Scholarships and Financial Aid
In a typical year, the University awards over $5 million in merit-based scholarships and more than $50 million in need-based awards.