Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 1,800,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,620 (53%)
Days Without Precipitation 248 (55%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,092
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 74%
From Region 14%
Athletes 20.8%

Racial/Ethnic

White 52%
Hispanic 21%
Black 14%
Asian 5%
International 4%
Mixed 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Rider University 758 42% / 58% 4% $59,443 55 95%
Computer Science 21 +1 71% / 29% 33% $79,792 86
Computer and Information Science 12 +1 50% / 50% 17% $60,512 57 92%
Cyber Forensics 24 83% / 17% 4% $69,099 74
Simulation and Game Design 25 72% / 28% 0% $63,248 64
Chemistry $63,622 64
Geosciences 2 100% / 0% 0% $60,849 58
Mathematics 1 0% / 100% 0%
Mathematics 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% $60,642 58 100%
Oceanography 3 0% / 100% 0% $60,883 58
Biochemistry 2 0% / 100% 0% $62,211 61
Biology 18 22% / 78% 0% $64,491 66 84%
Biopsychology 3 0% / 100% 0% $56,923 48
Environmental Science 2 0% / 100% 0% $51,004 30
Environmental Studies $50,534 29
Exercise Science 16 31% / 69% 6% $50,767 29
Health Policy Analysis 2 0% / 100% 0% $56,833 48
Health Sciences 17 +1 35% / 65% 6% $73,589 80 100%
Nursing 7 14% / 86% 0% $86,663 90
Accounting 34 +1 59% / 41% 0% $74,252 81 99%
Actuarial Science 1 100% / 0% 0% $75,925 82 100%
Business Administration 55 +3 67% / 33% 13% $73,757 80 96%
Business Management 26 +3 77% / 23% 4% $73,757 80 96%
Economics 1 100% / 0% 0%
Entrepreneurship 7 +2 29% / 71% 14% $76,900 83 100%
Finance 37 +5 59% / 41% 5% $79,470 85 93%
Health Services Administration 4 +1 0% / 100% 0% $59,539 55 100%
Labor and Industrial Relations 7 +2 43% / 57% 0% $68,871 74 96%
Managerial Economics 2 100% / 0% 0% $77,246 83
Marketing 27 +3 37% / 63% 0% $65,558 68 98%
Organizational Behavior 9 +20 33% / 67% 0% $68,871 74 96%
Quantitative Business 9 +3 56% / 44% 44% $75,925 82 100%
Communication 17 35% / 65% 0% $55,329 43 97%
English 13 +5 31% / 69% 0% $49,235 25 94%
French +1 $51,671 32
History 10 +3 50% / 50% 0% $52,504 35 100%
Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2 50% / 50% 0% $61,235 59 96%
International Affairs 1 0% / 100% 0% $54,496 41
Journalism 7 29% / 71% 0% $54,771 42
Philosophy 2 100% / 0% 0%
Political Science 9 +2 44% / 56% 0% $52,389 35 100%
Psychology 78 +6 18% / 82% 4% $51,098 30 93%
Public Relations 1 100% / 0% 0% $63,046 63 91%
Sociology 7 +7 43% / 57% 0% $50,554 29 96%
Spanish 3 0% / 100% 0% $51,702 32
Sports Communication 14 86% / 14% 0% $63,046 63 91%
Elementary Education 33 6% / 94% 0% $54,241 40 97%
General Education 21 +1 43% / 57% 0% $62,029 61 90%
Secondary Education 9 22% / 78% 0% $54,241 40 97%
Acting 12 17% / 83% 8% $31,256 3
Arts Management 3 +1 33% / 67% 0% $45,122 15 100%
Broadcasting 3 33% / 67% 0% $47,235 20 98%
Dance 13 31% / 69% 0% $28,708 2 96%
Directing and Theatrical Production 7 +2 0% / 100% 0% $31,219 3
Film Production 13 +1 31% / 69% 0% $39,404 7
Graphic Design 12 58% / 42% 8% $47,486 20 89%
Keyboard Instruments 2 50% / 50% 0%
Music 6 67% / 33% 0% $38,292 6 93%
Music Education 12 +1 17% / 83% 0% $50,602 29 96%
Music History, Literature, and Theory 7 71% / 29% 0% $38,292 6 93%
Music Theory and Composition 1 100% / 0% 0% $38,292 6 93%
Sacred Music 1 +2 100% / 0% 100% $47,878 21
Voice and Opera 36 25% / 75% 0% $38,292 6 93%
Criminal Justice 28 36% / 64% 0% $46,347 18 100%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $45,450
ROI Percentile 55th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 78%
4-Year Graduation Rate 54%
6-Year Graduation Rate 61%
Transfer-Out Rate 28%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 28.9% 219 58% / 42% 7% $73,401 80 97%
Humanities & Social Sciences 21.6% 164 33% / 67% 2% $52,950 36 94%
Arts 16.9% 128 33% / 67% 2% $38,854 7 94%
Computer Science 10.8% 82 72% / 28% 12% $68,797 74 92%
Education 8.3% 63 21% / 79% 0% $56,837 48 95%
Health Sciences 5.5% 42 29% / 71% 5% $66,276 69 100%
Professional 3.7% 28 36% / 64% 0% $46,347 18 100%
Life & Natural Sciences 3.0% 23 17% / 83% 0% $63,306 64 84%
Physical Sciences & Math 0.9% 7 29% / 71% 0% $60,832 58 100%
Agriculture & Food Science 0.3% 2 0% / 100% 0% $51,004 30

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.2M #523 45%
Computer Science $0.0M #465 100%
Engineering $0 #449
Education 13 #286
Agriculture & Food Science
Business & Economics
Health Sciences
Humanities & Social Sciences
Life & Natural Sciences
Total $0.2M #601 52% 13 #437

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 82%
Yield (Unbound) 9%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 82% 82% 82%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 14%
SAT Range 1100 – 1320
SAT Math Range 550 – 650
SAT RW Range 550 – 670