Rowan University vs New Jersey Institute of Technology

Rowan University is a public research university in Glassboro, New Jersey, with a medical campus in Stratford and medical and academic campuses in Camden.

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has the main campus at Newark, New Jersey with a graduate-degree-granting satellite campus in Jersey City.

Rowan provides housing for over 6,500 students in 13 University owned housing complexes and 5 affiliated housing units.Students have a choice between halls, apartments, or townhouses. The Chamberlain Student Center is the main location for dining on campus. Dining options include the Owl's Nest restaurant, Peet's Coffee, Grill Nation, Jersey Mike's Subs, Freshens, Sono, Crust, Chef Jet, Smoked, Breakfast & Co., Bowl Life, Pop Up, and the Marketplace convenience store. The Student Center is also home to the Student Government Association, Conference and Event Services, the Greek Affairs Office, Student Activities, the Mailroom, and the Information Desk. There are more than 100 clubs and organizations at Rowan University; along with more than 30 Greek organizations on campus. Rowan University has 18 sports teams (8 men's and 10 women's).The football, field hockey, and track & field teams compete at John Page Memorial Field at Coach Richard Wackar Stadium. 

NJIT gives you more than a world-class education. It gives you a community. The friends and contacts you'll make at NJIT, whether in one of over 140 student clubs and organizations or in dozens of community service projects, will enhance your life and impact your future. The Office of Student Life administers a wide range of programs and services that benefit the student population. The university campus has doubled in size in the past decade to include new residence halls, a 190,000-square-foot Campus Center and a $110 million Wellness and Events Center. The university is also 20 minutes by train to New York City, the greatest city in the world.  On any given day, you can watch a sporting event, challenge friends in the Campus Center’s gaming room or lend a hand in a community cleanup project.

Nick Comoroto, professional wrestler
Jim Cook Jr, journalist and playwright
Scott DePace, TV director, The Howard Stern Show
Steve Dildarian, creator of the HBO animated series The Life & Times of Tim
Lince Dorado, professional wrestler.
Ric Edelman, financial planner and radio host

Ehsan Bayat (born 1963, class of 1986), chairman and founder of Afghan Wireless Communication Company, Ariana Television and Radio, Bayat Foundation, Bayat Energy
Robert S. Dow (born 1945, class of 1969), senior partner, former managing partner of Lord Abbett, and Olympic fencer[106] (He is also listed under Sports.)
Frederick Eberhardt (class of 1884), president of Gould & Eberhardt, a Newark-based machine tool manufacturer, and one of 88 in NJIT's inaugural class
Vince Naimoli (class of 1962), owner of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Victor Pelson (deceased, class of 1959), American executive at AT&T Corporation.

Sara Del Valle, (class of 2001), mathematical epidemiologist at the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Judea Pearl, (class of 1961) prominent worker on superconducting electronic components and artificial intelligence. Winner of the Turing Award