Student Achievement Information, Outcomes, and Costs

Student Achievement Information, Outcomes, and Costs

Student Achievement Information, Outcomes, and Costs

The Planning Accreditation Board requires this information be posted for the Community and Environmental Planning program.

Student Achievement
The undergraduate Community and Environmental Planning Program defines student achievement as follows:
  1. Students will successfully complete all degree requirements in a time-efficient manner.
  2. Students will achieve competence in foundational knowledge necessary to understand the multi-faceted 21st century world. This content is learned via the Rowan Core program.
  3. Students will achieve a foundation in core knowledge in planning that will prepare them for both further study and the workplace. This foundation includes:
    a. Ability to identify and define foundational planning concepts, theories, and principles.
    b. Ability to apply these foundational concepts, theories, and principles to real-world planning problems and processes.
    c. Ability to communicate these foundational concepts, theories, and principles effectively to both academic and public audiences.
  4. Students will be able to generate and explore their own questions about design, organization, and management of the landscape, the environment, and communities.
  5. Students will gain experience through a required internship in a professional planning position or related field.

 

2024-2025 Tuition and Fees

In State Residents, per full-time academic year

$ 16,574

Out of State Residents, per full-time academic year

$ 26,932

For detailed information on Rowan tuition and fees please visit: https://sites.rowan.edu/financial-aid/cost-of-attendance/annual-coa-2324.html

 

Student Retention Rate

Percent

Average student retention rate from 2018 to 2025

80%

 

Student Graduation Rate

Graduation Rates Calculated by Incoming CEP Program Declared Majors

Percent

Percentage of students graduating within 4 years, entering class of 2021
Changed majors are considered not graduated from the CEP Program.

50%

Percentage of students graduating within 6 years, entering class of 2019 (for accredited undergrad)
Changed majors are considered not graduated from the CEP Program. 

50%

 

Graduation Rates Calculated by 2025 CEP Program Graduates 

Percent

Percentage of 2025 graduates completing within 4 years
The average time to graduate from the CEP Program from 2019-2025 is 4 years.

72.7%

 


Number of Degrees Awarded

Number of degrees awarded for the 2024-2025 Academic Year

5

 

 AICP Pass Rate

Percent

Percentage of bachelor’s graduates taking the AICP exam within 5 years who passed, graduating class of 2019 (for accredited undergrad)

No student from our program’s graduating class of 2017 took the AICP exam.

75% (6 of 8)

 

 Employment

Percent

Percentage of all graduates obtaining professional planning, planning-related, or other positions within 12 months of graduation, graduating class of 2024

74%

 

New Jersey Planning Excellence Awards

CEP students received Planning Excellence Awards from the American Planning Association New Jersey Chapter in the following years:

  • 2019: Received the Outstanding Student Project award for a green infrastructure and placemaking plan in Camden’s Waterfront South. The project was a collaboration with Rowan University Community Planning + Visualization Lab and was praised for its innovation in stormwater management planning efforts and strong community outreach.

  • 2021: Earned the Outstanding Student Project award for a food equity vision plan in Glassboro, developed in partnership with Rowan University Community Planning + Visualization Lab and local organizations, and submitted to the Glassboro Health Equity Coalition and Board of Health.

  • 2023: Awarded the Outstanding Student Project award for “Restorative City Planning: Parks, People, and the Environment,” a collaborative studio project in Camden involving nonprofit and community partners, and Rowan University Community Planning + Visualization Lab.

  • 2024: Received the Outstanding Student Project award for “Community Voices: A New Vision for Rowan University’s Master Plan,” a participatory planning project developed in collaboration with Rowan Facilities, The Olin Studio, and Rowan University Community Planning + Visualization Lab.


(There was no ceremony in 2021 due to the pandemic.)

 

Summer Research Student Funding

Awarded by the SEE Dean's Office

  • In 2023, Liz Cao and Jon Hansel, two CEP students, received the competitive Summer Research Student Funding ($4,000) to work on research projects led by Rowan University Community Planning + Visualization Lab. 
  • In 2022, Julia Moseley, a CEP undergraduate student, received the competitive Summer Research Student Funding ($3,600) to work on research projects led by Rowan University Community Planning + Visualization Lab.
  • In 2021, Hunter Swanson, a CEP undergraduate student, received the competitive Summer Research Student Funding ($1,500) to work on research projects led by Rowan University Community Planning + Visualization Lab.
  • In 2019, Devon Moulton, a CEP undergraduate student, received the competitive Summer Research Student Funding ($3,300) to work on research projects led by Rowan University Community Planning + Visualization Lab.
  • In 2018, Cassie Shugart, a CEP undergraduate student, received the competitive Summer Research Student Funding ($2,200) to work on research projects led by Rowan University Community Planning + Visualization Lab.

 

Publications & Presentations 

Note: CEP undergraduate students are marked with an asterisk. 

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

  • Tirri, C., Swanson, H.*, & Meenar, M. (2021). Finding the “heart” in the green: Conducting a bibliometric analysis to emphasize the need for connecting emotions with biophilic urban planning. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(18), 9435. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189435.
  • Meenar, M., Howell, J. P., Moulton, D.*, & Walsh, S.* (2020). Green stormwater infrastructure planning in urban landscapes: Understanding context, appearance, meaning, and perception. Land, 9(12), 534. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/land9120534. 

Blog Posts

Conference Presentations

  • In 2024, CEP undergraduate student Luther Graham* presented a poster, titled “Lead in Camden’s stormwater: connecting sample locations to environmental factors,” at Rowan University SURP Research Symposium, Glassboro, NJ (co-authors Meenar, Ariyarathna, and Salas-Cruz). 
  • In 2020, CEP undergraduate student Devon Moulton* co-authored a conference paper 'Community Perceptions and Challenges of Green Stormwater Infrastructure Planning in Urban Neighborhoods,' which was presented by Dr. Meenar at the 60th Annual Conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning. Online.
  • In 2019, CEP undergraduate students Meghan Wren* and Devon Moulton* presented their class project from the Community Planning and Site Design course (taught by Dr. Meenar) at the Annual Conference of the American Planning Association New Jersey Chapter. New Brunswick, NJ.