Is Rowan University test optional?

We haven't confirmed Rowan University's test policy for 2026–27. Check their admissions site; many colleges have changed their policy since 2020.

What is Rowan University's acceptance rate?

78% of applicants were admitted in 2025–26, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 15,216 of 19,593 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 59%, from 12,289 in 2015 to 19,593 in 2024, and Rowan University's admit rate went from 71% to 78%.

What ACT score do you need for Rowan University?

1% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 23–30, with a median of 25. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1100–1300 works out to about 22–28.

What GPA do you need for Rowan University?

There's no published cutoff. First-year students averaged a 3.40 high school GPA, and 16% of those who reported a class rank were in their top 10%, per the Common Data Set 2025–26. Colleges compute GPA differently, so compare it loosely.

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What SAT score do you need for Rowan University? (Middle 50%: 1100–1300)

First-year students at Rowan University who sent an SAT scored 1100–1300, with a median of 1200 (Common Data Set 2025–26). Rowan University admits 78% of applicants.

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Where your score lands at Rowan University

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1100–1300, median 1200

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Rowan University by the numbers

Admit rate: 78%
Middle 50% SAT: 1100–1300
Median SAT: 1200
About on the ACT: 22–28
Sent an SAT: 26%

Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2025–26; admit rate from it or IPEDS

Rowan University admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 59%, from 12,289 in 2015 to 19,593 in 2024, and Rowan University's admit rate went from 71% to 78%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	19,593	15,216	78%
2023	17,923	13,948	78%
2022	16,903	13,006	77%
2021	11,659	9,767	84%
2020	14,763	11,517	78%
2019	14,694	10,924	74%
2018	14,221	10,341	73%
2017	14,068	9,766	69%
2016	13,520	9,601	71%
2015	12,289	8,736	71%

In fall 2024, 3,506 of the 15,216 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Rowan University

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?*

Under 1050Far reachHold
1050–1090ReachHold
1100–1190TargetHold
1200–1290TargetSend
1300 and upLikelySend

90010001100120013001400

Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges. *Send it? assumes they're test optional; we haven't confirmed their policy.

Rowan University SAT sections, ACT, GPA and class rank

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	530	590	640
SAT Reading and Writing	560	610	660
SAT total	1100	1200	1300
ACT composite	23	25	30

Of enrolled first-year students, 26% sent an SAT and 1% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2025–26.

Average high school GPA: 3.40; 100% of new students reported one
Top 10% of their class: 16%; of new students who reported a rank

Rowan University cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $22,408; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 67%
Median earnings: $59,988; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 18,382

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

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Sources

Rowan University Common Data Set 2025–26
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
Rowan University website
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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1100–1300, and the median was 1200. At 1200 or higher you're above half of them. Rowan University admits 78% of applicants.

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