- The Inkwell
- New Jersey
- Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJSuburb: largeZIP 08648Founded 1865
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1865
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.rider.edu
New JerseyPrivate nonprofit
Rider University
Rider University is a private nonprofit university in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, with 3,106 undergraduates. It admits 79% of applicants, graduates 62% within six years and costs $24,780 a year after aid.
62%graduate
Admission rate79%
Retention78%
4-year graduation55%
Pell Grant share40%
Federal loans58%
$24,780net price / year
79%admission rate
1227average SAT
62%graduate in 6 years
$66,376median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,797median debt
#507 of 1,704 for earnings#1,210 of 1,739 for lowest net price#587 of 1,738 for graduation rate#827 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $57,491tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $43,240
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $43,240
- Average net price
- $24,780national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$15,994
$30,001–48,000$15,940
$48,001–75,000$22,143
$75,001–110,000$27,658
$110,001+$33,374
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 79%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1227
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 550–670
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 550–650
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 27–31
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college79%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college78%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college62%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college40%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 62%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 55%
- First-year retention
- 78%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 66%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $53,732
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $66,376middle 50%: $46,497–$92,387
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,797
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$92,387
Median, Rider University$66,376
Lower quarter$46,497
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 3,106
- Part-time
- 4.4%
- Women / men
- 56% / 44%
- Average age at entry
- 20.6
- First-generation students
- 29%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 40%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 46%
- Average faculty salary
- $11,615 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $13,714
- Endowment, end of year
- $66,827,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White52%
Hispanic20%
Black6.6%
Asian12%
Two or more races3.1%
U.S. nonresident4.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.5%
23 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management31%
Visual & performing arts14%
Psychology10%
Education7.4%
Computer & information sciences7.1%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting6.3%
Communication & journalism5.1%
Health professions3.7%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 186283. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3551664.