Rider University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 1,800,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,620 (53%)
Days Without Precipitation 248 (55%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,092
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 74%
From Region 14%
Athletes 449 (15.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 52%
Hispanic 21%
Black 14%
Asian 5%
International 4%
Mixed 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Rider University 758 42% 54% 3% 13% 19% 4% $64,337 24 -0.14 56 98% 5.2%
Computer Science 21 +1 71% 38% 5% 5% 10% 33% $84,102 6 -1.19 84 — — — — —
Computer and Information Science 12 +1 50% 42% 8% 0% 33% 17% $84,172 22 -0.69 85 94% — — — —
Cyber Forensics 24 — 83% 62% 0% 21% 4% 4% $92,454 44 -0.06 90 — — — — —
Simulation and Game Design 25 — 72% 52% 4% 20% 20% 0% $62,744 25 -0.81 52 — — — — —
Chemistry — — — — — — — — $66,471 27 -0.49 61 — — — — —
Geosciences 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $63,293 49 -0.16 53 — — — — —
Mathematics 1 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,658 5 -1.08 35 92% — — — —
Mathematics 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,658 5 -1.08 35 92% — — — —
Oceanography 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,975 48 -0.19 52 — — — — —
Biochemistry 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $66,293 22 -0.46 60 — — — — —
Biology 18 — 22% 44% 6% 22% 17% 0% $62,571 30 -0.45 51 97% — — — —
Biopsychology 3 — 0% 33% 0% 33% 33% 0% $72,286 74 +0.47 71 100% — — — —
Environmental Science 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,490 48 -0.15 38 — — — — —
Environmental Studies — — — — — — — — $57,679 48 -0.12 38 — — — — —
Exercise Science 16 — 31% 44% 0% 6% 38% 6% $59,354 42 -0.28 43 — — — — —
Health Policy Analysis 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $61,561 36 -0.33 48 — — — — —
Health Sciences 17 +1 35% 35% 0% 18% 29% 6% $75,335 74 +0.47 76 100% — — — —
Nursing 7 — 14% 43% 0% 29% 14% 0% $89,015 43 -0.32 88 — — — — —
Accounting 34 +1 59% 56% 3% 0% 35% 0% $83,044 44 -0.26 84 99% — — — —
Actuarial Science 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $76,595 7 -1.67 77 100% — — — —
Business Administration 55 +3 67% 55% 2% 11% 13% 13% $66,829 29 -0.56 61 99% 5.2% — — —
Business Management 26 +3 77% 54% 8% 4% 23% 4% $66,829 29 -0.56 61 99% 5.2% — — —
Economics 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $77,909 23 -0.76 79 — — — — —
Entrepreneurship 7 +2 29% 43% 0% 29% 14% 14% $65,920 32 -0.44 59 100% — — — —
Finance 37 +5 59% 51% 5% 14% 24% 5% $83,144 30 -0.55 84 100% — — — —
Health Services Administration 4 +1 0% 0% 25% 0% 50% 0% $60,952 44 -0.28 47 100% — — — —
Labor and Industrial Relations 7 +2 43% 29% 14% 29% 29% 0% $77,950 62 +0.14 79 100% — — — —
Managerial Economics 2 — 100% 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% $79,819 27 -0.68 81 — — — — —
Marketing 27 +3 37% 56% 7% 15% 22% 0% $72,704 36 -0.38 72 98% — — — —
Organizational Behavior 9 +20 33% 67% 11% 0% 11% 0% $77,950 62 +0.14 79 100% — — — —
Quantitative Business 9 +3 56% 33% 11% 0% 0% 44% $76,595 17 -0.91 77 100% — — — —
English 13 +5 31% 77% 8% 0% 8% 0% $54,135 62 +0.21 28 98% — — — —
French — +1 — — — — — — $57,514 53 -0.05 38 — — — — —
History 10 +3 50% 90% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,740 58 -0.02 35 91% — — — —
Philosophy 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $57,338 43 -0.31 37 — — — — —
Spanish 3 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $57,607 53 -0.04 38 — — — — —
Communication 17 — 35% 53% 6% 24% 18% 0% $56,565 33 -0.50 35 97% — — — —
Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,663 48 +0.03 49 96% — — — —
International Affairs 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $63,808 29 -0.47 54 — — — — —
Journalism 7 — 29% 86% 0% 14% 0% 0% $60,430 46 -0.21 45 — — — — —
Political Science 9 +2 44% 33% 0% 22% 22% 0% $64,790 31 -0.55 57 100% — — — —
Psychology 78 +6 18% 41% 3% 26% 19% 4% $56,256 62 +0.18 34 96% — — — —
Public Relations 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,476 38 -0.29 64 96% — — — —
Sociology 7 +7 43% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $55,972 52 -0.08 33 100% — — — —
Sports Communication 14 — 86% 64% 7% 7% 21% 0% $68,476 75 +0.62 64 96% — — — —
Elementary Education 33 — 6% 79% 3% 3% 15% 0% $58,165 89 +0.87 40 99% — — — —
General Education 21 +1 43% 43% 5% 29% 14% 0% $55,389 54 +0.04 32 93% — — — —
Secondary Education 9 — 22% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,165 73 +0.36 40 99% — — — —
Acting 12 — 17% 67% 0% 0% 17% 8% $45,590 69 +0.34 10 — — — — —
Arts Management 3 +1 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $45,958 32 -0.46 11 100% — — — —
Dance 13 — 31% 69% 0% 8% 23% 0% $46,221 74 +0.42 11 100% — — — —
Directing and Theatrical Production 7 +2 0% 43% 14% 43% 0% 0% $45,574 69 +0.34 10 — — — — —
Film Production 16 +1 31% 56% 0% 25% 19% 0% $48,110 47 -0.14 14 98% — — — —
Graphic Design 12 — 58% 42% 0% 17% 33% 8% $55,251 35 -0.37 31 90% — — — —
Keyboard Instruments 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $45,997 46 -0.08 11 97% — — — —
Music 6 — 67% 50% 0% 33% 17% 0% $45,997 46 -0.08 11 97% — — — —
Music Education 12 +1 17% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $58,466 95 +1.26 40 100% — — — —
Music History, Literature, and Theory 7 — 71% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $45,997 46 -0.08 11 97% — — — —
Music Theory and Composition 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,997 46 -0.08 11 97% — — — —
Sacred Music 1 +2 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $49,373 61 +0.28 17 — — — — —
Voice and Opera 36 — 25% 83% 0% 0% 14% 0% $45,997 46 -0.08 11 97% — — — —
Criminal Justice 28 — 36% 36% 0% 43% 14% 0% $59,610 53 -0.04 43 95% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $45,450
ROI Percentile 56th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 78%
4-Year Graduation Rate 54%
6-Year Graduation Rate 61%
Transfer-Out Rate 28%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 28.9% 219 58% 51% 6% 10% 21% 7% $74,118 38 -0.45 74 99% 5.2%
Social Sciences 17.9% 136 32% 49% 3% 21% 18% 2% $58,542 49 +0.05 40 97% —
Arts 16.9% 128 33% 66% 1% 9% 20% 2% $48,285 34 +0.12 15 97% —
Computer Science 10.8% 82 72% 50% 4% 13% 15% 12% $80,045 7 -0.67 81 94% —
Education 8.3% 63 21% 70% 3% 11% 13% 0% $57,240 73 +0.52 37 97% —
Health Sciences 5.5% 42 29% 38% 0% 14% 31% 5% $70,871 23 +0.01 69 100% —
Humanities 3.7% 28 39% 71% 4% 0% 18% 0% $55,666 55 +0.06 32 95% —
Professional 3.7% 28 36% 36% 0% 43% 14% 0% $59,610 25 -0.04 43 95% —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.0% 23 17% 43% 4% 22% 22% 0% $64,162 33 -0.33 55 98% —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.9% 7 29% 71% 0% 0% 14% 0% $61,261 6 -0.44 48 92% —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.3% 2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,490 38 -0.15 38 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.2M #523 45% — — — — —
Computer Science $0.0M #465 100% — — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — — — — — —
Education — — — — 13 #285 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.2M #601 52% — 13 #436 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 136 $678K $678K $0
Wrestling 48 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Soccer 33 $587K $587K $0
Baseball 31 $726K $726K $0
Swimming & Diving 25 $609K $609K $0
Basketball 16 $2.4M $2.4M $0
Tennis 13 $177K $177K $0
Golf 7 $108K $108K $0
Total 230 $6.5M $6.5M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 144 $846K $846K $0
Lacrosse 36 $794K $794K $0
Soccer 25 $664K $664K $0
Field Hockey 23 $518K $518K $0
Softball 22 $593K $593K $0
Volleyball 18 $429K $429K $0
Swimming & Diving 17 $485K $485K $0
Basketball 14 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Tennis 9 $193K $193K $0
Total 219 $6.4M $6.4M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 280 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Soccer 58 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Wrestling 48 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Swimming & Diving 42 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Lacrosse 36 $794K $794K $0
Baseball 31 $726K $726K $0
Basketball 30 $4.2M $4.2M $0
Field Hockey 23 $518K $518K $0
Softball 22 $593K $593K $0
Tennis 22 $371K $371K $0
Volleyball 18 $429K $429K $0
Golf 7 $108K $108K $0
Total 449 $17.0M $17.0M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 82%
Yield (non-ED) 9%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 82% 82% 82%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 14%
SAT Range 1100 – 1320
SAT Math Range 550 – 650
SAT RW Range 550 – 670