Rowan University — Campus Safety & Crime Statistics

Rowan University reports Clery Act campus safety data across 3 years , accumulating 114 total on-campus incidents across 11 distinct crime categories. Its safety score of 5.24 incidents per 1,000 enrolled students places it at national rank #2606 and #62 within NJ out of 5,600+ institutions surveyed by the US Department of Education's OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey. With 19,660 enrolled students, this campus sits in the mid-sized institution bracket, which shapes how raw incident counts should be interpreted.

The most frequently reported category at Rowan University is "rape" with 38 cumulative incidents across the reporting window. Year-over-year, on-campus incident volume is declining — moving from 31 in 2021 to 27 in 2023. Compared to 5 peer institutions of similar enrollment size in NJ averaging 2.40 incidents per 1,000 students, Rowan University reports 118% more incidents per student.

Fire safety data covers 46 reporting years for on-campus residential facilities, logging 13 total fires. Arrests and disciplinary actions span 72 category-year records, covering liquor law violations, drug law violations, and weapons possession on-campus. No Department of Education Clery Act enforcement actions are recorded against this institution. Safety scores should always be read alongside enrollment size, campus geography, and reporting culture — institutions with active reporting programs often show higher counts that reflect transparency rather than risk.