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Located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, Rider University is a private not-for-profit institution. Lawrenceville is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

397 Undergraduate Degrees
86 Graduate Degrees
$41,110 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
76% Acceptance Rate

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Rider University Rankings

According to our 2023 analysis, Rider is ranked #207 out of 1,477 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. Rider also holds the #8 spot on the Best Colleges in New Jersey ranking.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

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

Rank Ranking Name Share
#64 Best Business Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#113 Best Business Master’s 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 Management Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#57 Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#91 Best Business Administration & Management 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
#3 Best General Organizational Communication Graduate Degree Schools College Factual
#5 Best Accounting and Finance Graduate Degree Schools College Factual
#131 Best Accounting Schools College Factual
#135 Best Accounting Schools College Factual
#239 Best Schools Course Advisor
#244 Best Business Administration & Management Schools College Factual

Where Is Rider University?

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Contact details for Rider are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 2083 Lawrence Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648-3099
Phone: 609-896-5000
Website: www.rider.edu
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?

76% Acceptance Rate
62% Of Accepted Are Women
50% Submit SAT Scores
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.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Rider University  ( 510 to 620 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Rider University  ( 510 to 600 )
200
800
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.

ACT English Scores for Rider University  ( 20 to 25 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Rider University  ( 18 to 26 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for Rider University  ( 20 to 26 )
1
36

Can I Afford Rider University?

$41,110 Net Price
72% Take Out Loans
4.7% Loan Default Rate
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 4.7%. 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

3,279 Full-Time Undergraduates
58% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 3,630 undergraduate students at Rider, with 3,279 being full-time and 351 being part-time.

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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.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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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

521 Took All Classes Online
1,860 Took At Least One Class Online
19.1% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
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.

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This school is the 8th 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

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Rider University was $45,860 for both in-state and out-of-state students. 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
Health Communication #7 #7
General Organizational Communication #11 #11

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 #960 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Rider regardless of major.

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
Health Communication #6
General Organizational Communication #13
Public Relations & Advertising #61
Organizational Leadership #146
Accounting #214
Accounting #361

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 Business Concentrations

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

Major Associate’s Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management 1 120 0 0 121
Accounting 0 68 5 39 112
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 0 74 0 0 74
Finance 0 25 0 0 25
Interior Design Management 0 24 0 0 24
Organizational Leadership 0 0 0 17 17
Public Relations 0 15 0 0 15
Sports Communication 0 15 0 0 15
Organizational Behavior Studies 0 14 0 0 14
Labor & Industrial Relations 0 13 0 0 13
General Organizational Communication 0 0 0 13 13
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods 0 11 0 0 11
Entrepreneurship 0 8 0 0 8
Management Science 0 0 8 0 8
Actuarial Science 0 6 0 0 6
Accounting and Finance 0 0 0 3 3
Business Economics 0 3 0 0 3
Health Communication 0 0 0 1 1
International Business/Trade/Commerce 0 0 0 0 0
Advertising 0 0 0 0 0
General Economics 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 1 396 13 73 483

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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