- The Inkwell
- New Hampshire
- Rivier University
Nashua, NHCity: smallZIP 03060Founded 1933
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1933
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.rivier.edu
New HampshireReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Rivier University
Rivier University is a private nonprofit university in Nashua, New Hampshire, with 1,231 undergraduates. It admits 83% of applicants, graduates 56% within six years and costs $26,585 a year after aid.
56%graduate
Admission rate83%
Retention76%
4-year graduation48%
Pell Grant share30%
Federal loans67%
$26,585net price / year
83%admission rate
1070average SAT
56%graduate in 6 years
$72,105median earnings, 10 yrs
$24,250median debt
#330 of 1,704 for earnings#1,323 of 1,739 for lowest net price#831 of 1,738 for graduation rate#939 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
- $54,513tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $41,288
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $41,288
- Average net price
- $26,585national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$24,427
$30,001–48,000$19,185
$48,001–75,000$25,289
$75,001–110,000$26,307
$110,001+$28,695
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 83%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1070
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 545–590
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 510–585
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college83%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college76%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college56%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college30%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 56%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 48%
- First-year retention
- 76%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 61%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $63,114
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $72,105middle 50%: $47,739–$99,123
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,250
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$99,123
Median, Rivier University$72,105
Lower quarter$47,739
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
- 1,231
- Part-time
- 21%
- Women / men
- 73% / 27%
- Average age at entry
- 24.2
- First-generation students
- 37%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 30%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 31%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,174 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $7,547
- Endowment, end of year
- $41,495,760
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White72%
Hispanic7.4%
Black9.5%
Asian3.9%
Two or more races2.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown3.8%
9 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions60%
Business & management14%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.7%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting5.3%
Education5.0%
Psychology5.0%
Parks, recreation & fitness3.2%
English language & literature0.3%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 183211. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7338849.