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Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus

Sewell, New Jersey·Public, 2-year·Mid East·rcsj.edu
6-yr Graduation
39%
Total enrollment
5,218
peer median 5,421
Avg net price
$10,818
+$2.3k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
39%
Full-time retention
62%

Pell equity

18.0pp gap
Pell recipients
32%
Non-Pell
50%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 18.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 81 Title IV programs, 14 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 2 fail. 65 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
81
Passing
14
17.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
2
2.5% of portfolio
Fail rate
2.5%
+1.9pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

81programs
  • Passing14 · 17.3%
  • No Data65 · 80.2%
  • Failing2 · 2.5%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
2
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
4
Safe
10
No data
65

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

16
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
-9.2%
$32,768 vs $36,082
Computer Software and Media Applications
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
-8.4%
$33,043 vs $36,082
Education General
Associate Degree · Education
+10.1%
$39,731 vs $36,082
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+14.3%
$41,244 vs $36,082
Mathematics
Associate Degree · Mathematics And Statistics
+20.1%
$43,325 vs $36,082
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+23.3%
$44,481 vs $36,082
Computer and Information Sciences General
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+28.0%
$46,180 vs $36,082
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences General
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+31.3%
$47,381 vs $36,082

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

10
Social Work
Associate Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
35%
$17,576 debt · $49,880 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Undergraduate Certificate · Security And Protective Services
33%
$14,750 debt · $44,362 earn
Education General
Associate Degree · Education
28%
$11,000 debt · $39,731 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
27%
$10,974 debt · $41,244 earn
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences General
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
25%
$12,000 debt · $47,381 earn
Biology General
Associate Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
25%
$12,000 debt · $48,136 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
25%
$11,000 debt · $44,481 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
20%
$11,000 debt · $55,720 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1973Next review Jan 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 6

Action history · 13

  1. Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  2. Mar 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  3. Jan 2025Initial Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
  4. Oct 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
  5. Mar 2022Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$10,644
$30–48k$7,788
$48–75k$10,903
$75–110k$12,362
$110k+$13,517

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$10,818
+$2,313vs Community College median $8,505
Federal loans
49.9%
In-state tuition
$4,980
Out-of-state
$5,820

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 3,266 students received $15.5M in Pell grants, alongside $10.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
3,266
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$15.5M
$15,489,050 total
Direct Loans
$10.6M
2,936 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

3k
20
3k
21
3k
22
3k
23
3k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$4.2M
1,372 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$6.0M
1,525 loan awards
Parent PLUS$409K
39 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 1,530 borrowers who entered repayment, 54 (3.5%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.5%
+1.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,530
Defaulted
54
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
12.5%
2017
14.1%
2018
10.0%
2019
3.5%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at RCSJ

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs44
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

900 total completions
01Liberal Arts
22324.8%
02Health Professions
19621.8%
03Business
16017.8%
04Psychology
748.2%
05Education
687.6%
06Security/Protective
586.4%
07Computer Sciences
434.8%
08Engineering
293.2%
09Parks/Recreation
283.1%
10Biological Sciences
212.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
5,218
12-mo unduplicated
7,961
Undergraduate
7,961
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
40%3,197
Women
60%4,764

Race / ethnicity composition

White
57.6%
Black
12.4%
Hispanic
11.8%
Unknown
10.0%
Two or more
4.1%
Asian
2.8%
Non-resident
0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
177
115 M · 62 W
Women athletes
35.0%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$1.2M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$10K
$9K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 10

Soccer
24 M · 14 W
$124K
Baseball
32 M ·
$180K
Basketball
14 M · 12 W
$88K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
11 M · 12 W
$61K
Wrestling
17 M ·
$52K
Tennis
9 M · 6 W
$71K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.18
1 offenses · 5,441 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.351 yr ago0.18Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
3
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
4
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs04
Liquor016

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
24.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
82

RCSJ vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions RCSJ selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectRowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus
39%5,218$10,818Community College
Atlantic Cape Community College
4,052$8,502Community College
Bergen Community College
11,720$9,376Community College
Rockland Community College
5,364$8,508Community College
CUNY Hostos Community College
5,478$5,001Community College
CUNY Bronx Community College
6,787$4,342Community College
Peer group median39%5,421$8,505

Frequently asked questions about Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about RCSJ.

What is the graduation rate at Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus?

Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus reports a 6-year graduation rate of 39% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus?

Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus reports a total enrollment of 5,218 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus?

The average net price at Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus is $10,818 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus located?

Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus is located in Sewell, New Jersey 08080.

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