Rivier University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Population 500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,520 (36%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (23%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,000
Men / Women 32% / 68%
From State 49%
From Region 38%
Athletes 321 (32.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 76%
Hispanic 7%
Black 5%
Asian 4%
Mixed 3%
Native American 1%
International 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Rivier University 289 28% 79% 4% 8% 2% 0% $73,818 54 -0.49 74 99% 5.6%
Artificial Intelligence — — — — — — — — $74,748 1 -2.20 76 — — — — —
Cyber Forensics 5 — 80% 60% 0% 40% 0% 0% $73,117 12 -1.09 73 — — — — —
Biology 22 — 27% 82% 0% 9% 5% 0% $65,743 46 -0.08 60 — — — — —
Biotechnology 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,796 39 -0.24 66 — — — — —
Health Sciences 16 — 25% 69% 25% 0% 0% 0% $66,692 48 -0.12 62 — — — — —
Nursing Science 135 — 7% 76% 5% 11% 2% 0% $89,609 46 -0.26 89 100% 4.5% — — —
Public Health 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,599 33 -0.42 47 96% 9.3% — — —
Business Administration 32 — 78% 81% 6% 6% 0% 0% $65,032 23 -0.65 59 100% 8.4% — — —
Finance 9 — 89% 89% 0% 0% 11% 0% $74,594 10 -0.85 75 — — — — —
Marketing 7 — 43% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,914 18 -0.83 63 — — — — —
Sports Management 11 — 82% 91% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,111 19 -0.86 27 — — — — —
English 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,830 7 -1.17 8 — — — — —
History — — — — — — — — $44,292 4 -1.23 9 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,823 3 -1.29 9 — — — — —
Human Development and Family Studies — — — — — — — — $34,817 2 -2.19 3 87% — — — —
Political Science — — — — — — — — $60,140 17 -0.89 46 — — — — —
Psychology 17 — 24% 76% 0% 12% 0% 0% $45,803 4 -1.41 12 93% 8.2% — — —
Sociology — — — — — — — — $44,421 3 -1.13 10 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 5 — 0% 40% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,848 10 -1.11 10 96% — — — —
Educational Leadership and Administration — — — — — — — — $45,244 9 -1.15 11 — — — — —
Elementary Education 10 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,848 10 -1.11 10 96% — — — —
English Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,876 3 -1.35 12 — — — — —
Social Studies Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,494 2 -1.50 13 — — — — —
Special Education — — — — — — — — $50,034 20 -0.89 20 98% — — — —
Criminal Justice 10 — 30% 70% 0% 10% 10% 0% $56,221 28 -0.51 36 — — — — —
Homeland Security 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,627 32 -0.45 37 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $42,252
ROI Percentile 74th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 45%
6-Year Graduation Rate 52%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 52.9% 153 9% 75% 7% 10% 2% 0% $86,833 81 -0.25 87 100% 4.6%
Business & Economics 20.4% 59 76% 86% 3% 3% 2% 0% $64,491 11 -0.74 57 100% 8.4%
Life & Natural Sciences 8.0% 23 30% 83% 0% 9% 4% 0% $65,876 40 -0.09 61 — —
Education 5.9% 17 0% 82% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,005 5 -1.14 10 96% —
Social Sciences 5.9% 17 24% 76% 0% 12% 0% 0% $45,803 2 -1.41 12 93% 8.2%
Professional 4.5% 13 46% 77% 0% 8% 8% 0% $56,315 14 -0.49 36 — —
Computer Science 1.7% 5 80% 60% 0% 40% 0% 0% $73,117 3 -1.09 73 — —
Humanities 0.7% 2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,327 2 -1.23 8 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education — — — — 5 #383 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 5 #519 — —

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.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 43 $264K $264K $0
Lacrosse 39 $134K $134K $0
Soccer 33 $123K $123K $0
Ice Hockey 28 $237K $237K $0
Volleyball 21 $115K $115K $0
Basketball 16 $133K $133K $0
Cross Country 4 $16K $16K $0
Total 184 $1.0M $1.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 29 $128K $128K $0
Ice Hockey 26 $179K $179K $0
Softball 21 $140K $140K $0
Field Hockey 18 $103K $103K $0
Lacrosse 18 $116K $116K $0
Volleyball 16 $124K $124K $0
Basketball 14 $120K $120K $0
Cross Country 8 $9K $9K $0
Total 137 $922K $922K $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 62 $252K $252K $0
Lacrosse 57 $251K $251K $0
Ice Hockey 54 $416K $416K $0
Baseball 43 $264K $264K $0
Volleyball 37 $240K $240K $0
Basketball 30 $253K $253K $0
Softball 21 $140K $140K $0
Field Hockey 18 $103K $103K $0
Cross Country 12 $25K $25K $0
Total 321 $2.6M $2.6M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 84%
Yield (non-ED) 15%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 84% 84% 84%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional