Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ · Private · Large suburb

Private institution in Lawrenceville, NJ · 3,192 undergraduates · 79% acceptance rate · $62,208 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Top 10%Median ACT
Top 23%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
Top 24%Median earnings, 6 years after entry

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price: $25,2871,503rd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees: $38,9001,619th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees: $38,9001,580th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance: $53,9821,587th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt: $26,1301,518th lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $62,208460th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $51,289478th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year): 63.3%657th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention: 81.6%585th highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate: 79.4%891st most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT: 1219355th highest of 1,024 reporting
Median ACT: 3099th highest of 954 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates: 3,192667th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio: 12.0:1794th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share: 33.4%1,028th highest of 2,140 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 39 mi (PHL)

On 2 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

EANov 15
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Common App member: Yes
Application fee: $60
Personal essay: Required
Writing supplement: No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 52 reported programs.

Field	Level	1 yr	2 yr
International BusinessBusiness	bachelors	$53,775	$49,644
Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness	bachelors	$51,425	$52,107
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness	bachelors	$50,439	$45,752
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness	bachelors	$49,855	$51,899
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science	bachelors	$49,136	$47,260
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation	bachelors	$49,042	$48,864
Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBusiness	bachelors	$48,041	$52,107
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation	bachelors	$47,553	$46,589
Human Resources Management and ServicesBusiness	bachelors	$46,478	$45,618
MarketingBusiness	bachelors	$45,618	$40,728
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts	bachelors	$44,170	$41,007
BiopsychologyMultidisciplinary Studies	bachelors	$41,565	—

Campus facts

Founded in 1865source
Athletic nickname: "Broncs"source
Competes in NCAA Division Isource
Motto: "In Omnia Paratus (Latin)"source
Campus size: about 303 acressource
Formerly known as "Trenton Business College" (1865–1896)source
Formerly known as "Rider Business College" (1896–1920)source
Formerly known as "Rider College" (1920–1994)source
Athletic conference: Metrosource
A [[National Sea Grant College Program institutionsource
A Sea-grant]] institutionsource

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $5,886,470 (M $2,771,181 · W $3,115,289)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.