On September 8th 2015, ESI Vice President and Principal Lee Huang gave a presentation of his findings about the local impact made by Rowan University on its host communities of Glassboro, Camden and Stratford.

Rowan is a large and growing contributor to the local economy. Between 2010 and 2015, the university had a &27.2 million impact on Glassboro through capital investments. During the same period, student spending deposited $30.1 million into the local economy.