Rowan University is
a public research
university in Glassboro,
New Jersey, with a medical campus in Stratford and
medical and academic campuses in Camden.
Founded in 1923 as Glassboro
Normal School on a 25-acre (10 ha) site donated by 107 residents, the
school was formerly known as Glassboro
State College from 1958 until 1992 and Rowan College of New Jersey from 1992 to 1997.
The university includes 14 colleges and schools with a total
enrollment (undergraduate, graduate, and professional studies) of just over
19,600 students. Rowan offers 85 bachelors, 46 master's degrees, six
doctoral degrees, and two professional degrees. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral
Universities – High research activity".