Rider University Overview

Located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, Rider University is a private not-for-profit institution. Lawrenceville is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

What Is Rider University Known For?

• Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at Rider since the student to facuty ratio is 10 to 1.
• The highest award offered at Rider is the doctor's degree.
• In 2017-2018, 43% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Rider with a bachelor's degree make about $50,600 a year. That's 24% more than those who graduate from other schools.
• It takes the average Rider student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Rider University Rankings

Rider landed the #294 spot in our 2022 ranking of best colleges. We analyzed 2,587 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. Out of the 49 colleges in New Jersey, it is ranked at #6.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Rider has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#80	Best Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Rider.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#5	Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#14	Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#18	Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#18	Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#27	Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#29	Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#30	Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#38	Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#45	Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#107	Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Rider has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#27	Best Secondary Education Schools	College Factual
#49	Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools	College Factual
#62	Best Nursing Schools	Nursing Degree Search
#71	Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	College Factual
#85	Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#115	Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools	College Factual

Where Is Rider University?

Contact details for Rider are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2083 Lawrence Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648-3099
Phone:	609-896-5000
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/RiderUniversity
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/RiderUniversity

How Do I Get Into Rider?

You can apply to Rider online at: https://www.applyweb.com/apply/rider/

Admission Requirements for Rider

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Rider?

The acceptance rate at Rider University is 76%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 75%, and the acceptance rate for women is 76%.

Average Test Scores

About 50% of students accepted to Rider submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 620. Math scores were between 510 and 600.

Rider received ACT scores from 7% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 25. Math scores were between 18 and 26. Composite scores were between 20 and 26.

Can I Afford Rider University?

The overall average net price of Rider is $41,110. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Rider, approximately 72% of students took out student loans averaging $10,098 a year. That adds up to $40,392 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Rider is 6.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Rider University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,630 undergraduate students at Rider, with 3,279 being full-time and 351 being part-time.

There are also 1,006 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,279 full-time undergraduates at Rider, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Rider University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	176
Black or African American	454
Hispanic or Latino	597
White	1,786
International Students	68
Other Races/Ethnicities	198

Geographic Diversity

New Jersey students aren't the only ones who study at Rider University. At this time, 25 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 63 countries are represented at Rider. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Colombia, and Turkey.

Online Learning at Rider University

There are 6 bachelor’s degree and 4 master’s degree programs available online at Rider. In 2019-2020, 1,860 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Rider has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 23rd most popular in New Jersey for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Rider

The following table shows how Rider is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	#74	#74

Online Growth Rankings of Rider

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Rider University was 19.1%. This is the #1,093 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Rider regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Rider majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Accounting	15%
Business Administration & Management	9%
Business, Management & Marketing	2%
Health Sciences & Services	12%
Public Administration	47%
Public Administration & Social Service	47%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Rider ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Rider.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Public Relations & Advertising	#61
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	#99
Health Sciences & Services	#100
Public Administration	#108
Communication & Journalism	#161
General Psychology	#168
Public Administration & Social Service	#225
Psychology	#261
Accounting	#361
Nursing	#471

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Rider University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	0	2	87	0	79	168
Accounting	1	0	89	0	54	144
Teacher Education Grade Specific	22	0	79	0	38	139
Music	0	0	77	0	25	102
General Psychology	0	0	73	0	0	73
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	9	0	14	12	28	63
Marketing	0	0	45	0	0	45
Teacher Education Subject Specific	5	0	36	2	0	43
Public Relations & Advertising	0	0	24	0	17	41
Human Resource Management	0	0	40	0	0	40
Educational Administration	10	0	0	7	21	38
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	37	0	0	37
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	0	37	0	0	37
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	0	0	26	26
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	25	0	0	25
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	0	24	0	0	24
Special Education	9	0	0	0	14	23
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	3	20	0	0	23
General English Literature	0	0	22	0	0	22
General Biology	0	0	19	0	0	19
Student Counseling	0	0	0	7	10	17
Computer Information Systems	0	0	16	0	0	16
Public Administration	0	0	0	0	15	15
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	13	0	0	13
History	0	0	13	0	0	13
Homeland Security	0	0	0	0	12	12
Design & Applied Arts	0	0	12	0	0	12
Political Science & Government	0	0	11	0	0	11
Sociology	0	0	11	0	0	11
Dance	0	0	11	0	0	11
Biopsychology	0	0	10	0	0	10
Sacred Music	0	0	4	0	6	10
Arts & Media Management	0	0	9	0	0	9
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	0	8	0	0	8
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	3	0	4	0	0	7
Public Health	0	0	7	0	0	7
Natural Resources Conservation	0	0	7	0	0	7
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	0	5	0	0	5
Business/Managerial Economics	0	0	4	0	0	4
Computer Science	0	0	4	0	0	4
Mathematics	0	0	4	0	0	4
Chemistry	0	0	4	0	0	4
International Relations & National Security	0	0	4	0	0	4
Drama & Theater Arts	0	0	4	0	0	4
Nursing	0	0	3	0	0	3
Teaching English or French	2	0	0	0	0	2
Public Policy	0	0	2	0	0	2
Journalism	0	0	1	0	0	1
Romance Languages	0	0	1	0	0	1
Philosophy	0	0	1	0	0	1
Economics	0	0	1	0	0	1
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	1	0	0	1
International Business	0	0	0	0	0	0
Computer Software & Applications	0	0	0	0	0	0
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	0	0	0
Writing Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0
Area Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0
Germanic Languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	61	5	923	28	345	1,362

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Magneticcarpet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.