Lawrenceville, New Jersey · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large suburb
Overview
Rider University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Its campus is in a large suburban area. It enrolled 4,003 students in fall 2024, including 3,145 undergraduates and 858 graduate students.
Rider University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 110 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Psychology, General, and Accounting. It awarded 1,292 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 9 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
78% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.
Key figures
4,003
Students enrolled
78%
First-year retention
1,292
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
110
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhD
Programs and majors offered 110
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
78%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
758
Master's degrees
310
Doctoral degrees (research)
7
Certificates under 1 year
62
Postbaccalaureate certificates
153
Post-master's certificates
2
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
4,003
Undergraduates, fall 2024
3,145
Graduate students, fall 2024
858
Full-time, fall 2024
84%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,895
Undergraduates, 2024-25
3,793
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,102
Full-time, 2024-25
72%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
54%
Men
46%
White
52%
Hispanic or Latino
18%
Black or African American
13%
Asian
6%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
9
Programs with a fully online option
12
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
10%
Students taking some online courses
40%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
President
John R. Loyack
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization