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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.

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
$25,2871,494th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$38,9001,603rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$38,9001,564th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$53,9821,572nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$26,1301,507th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$62,208459th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$51,289477th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
63.3%653rd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
81.6%581st highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
79.4%880th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1219355th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
3099th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
3,192667th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
33.4%1,015th highest of 2,122 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

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.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
International BusinessBusinessbachelors$53,775$49,644
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$51,425$52,107
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$50,439$45,752
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$49,855$51,899
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$49,136$47,260
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$49,042$48,864
Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBusinessbachelors$48,041$52,107
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducationbachelors$47,553$46,589
Human Resources Management and ServicesBusinessbachelors$46,478$45,618
MarketingBusinessbachelors$45,618$40,728
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Artsbachelors$44,170$41,007
BiopsychologyMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$41,565—

Campus facts

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.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Rider University’s 3,192 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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