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Rivier University

Nashua, NH · Private · Small city

Private institution in Nashua, NH · 1,312 undergraduates · 82% acceptance rate · $52,248 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
$27,6921,620th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$37,7911,565th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$37,7911,524th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$50,9991,498th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$26,9561,578th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$52,248942nd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$54,599360th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
58.7%820th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
76.2%892nd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
81.8%959th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
—
Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
1,3121,197th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
27.3%1,341st highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 34 mi (BOS)

On 2 of our 111 lists

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

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
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 30 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$65,988$66,787
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$42,235$34,704
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$38,289$43,426
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$35,416$33,993
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$35,060—
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$35,060$33,138
Public HealthHealth Professionsbachelors$35,060—
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesFamily & Consumer Sciencesbachelors$33,281$28,598
Area StudiesArea & Ethnic Studiesbachelors——
Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors——
Education, OtherEducationbachelors——
Educational Administration and SupervisionEducationbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 9 sports

NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Rivier University’s 1,312 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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Elsewhere