Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Location Nashua, NH
Population 500,000
Map of the United States

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 34.3%

Racial/Ethnic

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

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Rivier University 289 28% / 72% 0% $69,813 75 97%
Artificial Intelligence $87,760 91
Cyber Forensics 5 80% / 20% 0% $84,281 89
Biology 22 27% / 73% 0% $61,570 60
Biotechnology 1 100% / 0% 0% $63,978 65
Health Sciences 16 25% / 75% 0% $68,428 73
Nursing Science 135 7% / 93% 0% $80,597 86 99%
Public Health 2 0% / 100% 0% $67,889 72 100%
Business Administration 32 78% / 22% 0% $65,768 68 93%
Finance 9 89% / 11% 0% $76,043 82
Marketing 7 43% / 57% 0% $66,315 70
Sports Management 11 82% / 18% 0% $49,562 26
English 1 0% / 100% 0% $41,739 10
History $46,625 18
Human Development and Family Studies $34,817 4 87%
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
Political Science $61,656 60
Psychology 17 24% / 76% 0% $45,803 17 93%
Sociology $48,769 24
Early Childhood Education 5 0% / 100% 0% $47,133 20 94%
Educational Leadership and Administration $50,829 30
Elementary Education 10 0% / 100% 0% $47,133 20 94%
English Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $47,991 22
Social Studies Education 1 0% / 100% 0%
Special Education $50,034 27 98%
Criminal Justice 10 30% / 70% 0% $54,621 41
Homeland Security 3 100% / 0% 0% $55,149 43

Financial

Tuition & Fees $42,252
ROI Percentile 75th

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Health Sciences 52.9% 153 9% / 91% 0% $79,158 85 99%
Business & Economics 20.4% 59 76% / 24% 0% $64,379 66 93%
Life & Natural Sciences 8.0% 23 30% / 70% 0% $61,675 60
Humanities & Social Sciences 6.6% 19 21% / 79% 0% $45,577 16 93%
Education 5.9% 17 0% / 100% 0% $47,187 20 94%
Professional 4.5% 13 46% / 54% 0% $54,743 42
Computer Science 1.7% 5 80% / 20% 0% $84,281 89

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education 5 #384
Agriculture & Food Science
Business & Economics
Computer Science
Engineering
Health Sciences
Humanities & Social Sciences
Life & Natural Sciences
Physical Sciences & Math
Total 5 #521

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 84%
Yield (Unbound) 15%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

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

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional