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Rider University

Rider University is a private campus in suburban Lawrenceville, NJ.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$17,331

family income
under $30k

$19,245

$30–48k

$22,356

$48–75k

$28,544

$75–110k

$31,746

over $110k

Average net price

$24,7922023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Rider University has wandered from 2008 to 2023 — up to $29,761 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at $24,792.

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$26,551
2009	$26,182
2010	$28,178
2011	$29,761
2012	$28,210
2013	$28,226
2014	$28,298
2015	$27,514
2016	$28,952
2017	$28,387
2018	$27,964
2019	$27,882
2020	$22,316
2021	$23,153
2022	$25,287
2023	$24,792

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$55,9672024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Rider University rose from $41,352 (2009) to $55,967 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$41,352
2010	$43,077
2011	$44,954
2012	$46,919
2013	$48,163
2014	$50,389
2015	$52,399
2016	$53,848
2017	$55,739
2018	$57,672
2019	$59,199
2020	$61,693
2021	$58,498
2022	$52,777
2023	$53,982
2024	$55,967

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$17,564
2001	$17,990
2002	$19,700
2003	$21,050
2004	$22,500
2005	$22,910
2006	$24,790
2007	$26,230
2008	$27,730
2013	$35,270
2014	$36,830
2015	$38,360
2016	$39,820
2017	$41,310
2018	$42,860
2019	$44,460
2020	$45,860
2021	$35,850
2022	$37,200
2023	$38,900

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $41,120 before grants and other attendance costs. At Rider University, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 3,106 undergrads, Rider University is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

61.3% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Rider University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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61.3%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Rider University rose from 53.9% (entered 1991) to 61.3% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	53.9%
1992 cohort	55.4%
1993 cohort	55.7%
1994 cohort	49.5%
1995 cohort	54.7%
1996 cohort	63.7%
1997 cohort	61%
1998 cohort	60.9%
1999 cohort	56.3%
2000 cohort	57.5%
2001 cohort	58.3%
2002 cohort	57.6%
2003 cohort	60.6%
2004 cohort	64%
2005 cohort	63.4%
2006 cohort	67.3%
2007 cohort	65.8%
2008 cohort	63.2%
2009 cohort	64%
2010 cohort	65.6%
2011 cohort	62.3%
2012 cohort	64.7%
2013 cohort	67.4%
2014 cohort	64.9%
2015 cohort	60.9%
2016 cohort	66.5%
2017 cohort	63.3%
2018 cohort	61.3%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$15,188	$9,420
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$15,925	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$17,018	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$17,125	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$17,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$17,125	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$17,125	$4,428
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,125	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$7,100
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$19,125	$7,100
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$22,125	$6,700
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$25,000	$6,700
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$27,000	$7,250
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$27,000	$8,000
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$26,000	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$25,750	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$25,827	$10,250
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$26,000	$9,075
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$26,000	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$26,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$26,130	$9,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$51,289

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$57,671

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$62,208

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Rider University admitted 7,920 of 10,071 applicants in Fall 2024. The 78.6% rate describes that application pool.

78.6%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $38,900 tuition · 2023–24 3,106 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1100–13201600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Rider University received 10,071 applications and admitted 7,920 (78.6%), with 720 enrolling.

Rider University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Rider University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 550–670 and Math was 550–650 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1100–1320 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	550	610	670
SAT Math	550	590	650
ACT Composite	27	30	31

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

78.6%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	75.6%
Fall 2002	81.6%
Fall 2003	78.4%
Fall 2004	78.4%
Fall 2005	81.3%
Fall 2006	79%
Fall 2007	75.2%
Fall 2008	74%
Fall 2009	75.1%
Fall 2010	70.7%
Fall 2011	73.3%
Fall 2012	72.1%
Fall 2013	71.9%
Fall 2014	70.9%
Fall 2015	69%
Fall 2016	71.5%
Fall 2017	67.1%
Fall 2018	69.7%
Fall 2019	71.5%
Fall 2020	75.7%
Fall 2021	82%
Fall 2022	84.1%
Fall 2023	79.4%
Fall 2024	78.6%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1100–1320Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	930	1130
Fall 2002	940	1140
Fall 2003	950	1140
Fall 2004	950	1140
Fall 2005	950	1150
Fall 2006	950	1160
Fall 2007	950	1160
Fall 2008	940	1130
Fall 2009	930	1140
Fall 2010	950	1160
Fall 2011	940	1150
Fall 2012	930	1130
Fall 2013	930	1150
Fall 2014	930	1120
Fall 2015	910	1110
Fall 2016	916	1110
Fall 2017	990	1190
Fall 2018	1000	1190
Fall 2019	1020	1210
Fall 2020	1020	1220
Fall 2021	1050	1270
Fall 2022	1100	1300
Fall 2023	1100	1310
Fall 2024	1100	1320

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

27–31Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

One filed value fell outside the usable range for this scale and isn't drawn here.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2006	—	21
Fall 2007	20	24
Fall 2008	19	24
Fall 2009	19	24
Fall 2010	20	25
Fall 2011	19	24
Fall 2012	20	25
Fall 2013	19	25
Fall 2014	19	25
Fall 2015	19	25
Fall 2016	19	24
Fall 2017	19	26
Fall 2018	20	25
Fall 2019	19	26
Fall 2020	20	26
Fall 2021	28	31
Fall 2022	21	29
Fall 2023	22	29
Fall 2024	27	31

IPEDS Fall 2006–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

3,106Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Rider University fell from 3,946 (Fall 2002) to 3,106 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	3,946
Fall 2003	4,086
Fall 2004	4,038
Fall 2005	4,141
Fall 2006	4,359
Fall 2007	4,530
Fall 2008	4,590
Fall 2009	4,701
Fall 2010	4,575
Fall 2011	4,496
Fall 2012	4,173
Fall 2013	4,192
Fall 2014	4,188
Fall 2015	4,039
Fall 2016	3,974
Fall 2017	4,042
Fall 2018	3,830
Fall 2019	3,694
Fall 2020	3,567
Fall 2021	3,174
Fall 2022	3,105
Fall 2023	3,192
Fall 2024	3,106

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

78%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Rider University has held near 78% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	78%
Fall 2003 cohort	77%
Fall 2004 cohort	79%
Fall 2005 cohort	79%
Fall 2006 cohort	83%
Fall 2007 cohort	80%
Fall 2008 cohort	79%
Fall 2009 cohort	79%
Fall 2010 cohort	82%
Fall 2011 cohort	76%
Fall 2012 cohort	79%
Fall 2013 cohort	81%
Fall 2014 cohort	80%
Fall 2015 cohort	78%
Fall 2016 cohort	80%
Fall 2017 cohort	78%
Fall 2018 cohort	77%
Fall 2019 cohort	79%
Fall 2020 cohort	77%
Fall 2021 cohort	77%
Fall 2022 cohort	82%
Fall 2023 cohort	78%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Rider University

34.7% of Rider University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Rider University as a primarily residential campus of 3,106 undergraduates — and 78.4% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Rider University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1100–1320 — their midpoint is near the NJ four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Rider University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Rider University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Rider University78.6%

New Jersey median73.3%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Rider University$41,120

New Jersey median$17,014

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Rider University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Rider University$62,208

New Jersey median$58,902

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Rider University, New Jersey and national reference values
Metric & basis	Rider University	New Jersey median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	78.6%	73.3%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$41,120	$17,014	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$62,208	$58,902	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Rider University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Rider University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 26 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Accounting and Related Services	$91,950
Finance and Financial Management Services	$88,405
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$82,193
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$79,664
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$72,734
Human Resources Management and Services	$70,122
International Business	$69,451
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$69,423
Marketing	$67,230
Mathematics	$65,648
Public Health	$64,454
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$63,612
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$61,208
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$60,178
Communication and Media Studies	$59,897
Biology, General	$58,008
Psychology, General	$57,202
Sociology	$56,736
Political Science and Government	$56,713
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$54,724
History	$53,311
English Language and Literature, General	$51,521
Design and Applied Arts	$51,406
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$50,173
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$46,733
Music	$43,753

These 26 fields listed for Rider University measure earnings after completion. The $62,208 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 30 additional Rider University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Rider University report?

Rider University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1100–1320 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Rider University's acceptance rate?

78.6% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 7,920 admitted from 10,071 applicants.

How much does Rider University cost?

At Rider University, tuition is $41,120. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Rider University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $62,208. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in New Jersey

Ramapo College of New Jersey — 70.6% admitted
Rutgers University-Camden — 66.3% admitted
Rutgers University-Newark — 71.4% admitted
Seton Hall University — 73.3% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.