Rivier University Business Programs

Located in Nashua, New Hampshire, Rivier University is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of Rivier is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is Rivier University?

Contact details for Rivier are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	420 South Main St, Nashua, NH 03060
Phone:	603-888-1311
Website:	www.rivier.edu

How Do I Get Into Rivier?

You can apply to Rivier online at: https://www.rivier.edu/admissions/

Admission Requirements for Rivier

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Rivier?

Rivier has an acceptance rate of 84%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 34% of accepted students are men and 66% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 79%, and the acceptance rate for women is 87%.

Can I Afford Rivier University?

The overall average net price of Rivier is $40,210. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Rivier, approximately 83% of students took out student loans averaging $8,936 a year. That adds up to $35,744 over four years for those students.

Rivier University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,454 undergraduate students at Rivier, with 942 being full-time and 512 being part-time.

There are also 970 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 942 full-time undergraduates at Rivier, 27% are male and 73% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	28
Black or African American	51
Hispanic or Latino	45
White	724
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	94

Geographic Diversity

New Hampshire students aren't the only ones who study at Rivier University. At this time, 10 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 16 countries are represented at Rivier. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Bangladesh, and China.

Online Learning at Rivier University

In 2022-2023, 1,282 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

Rivier University Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	19	25	44
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	8	0	8
Finance	3	0	3
Other Marketing	0	0	0
TOTAL	30	25	55

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 RivierCollege under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.