Rider University

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Post-master's certificate
Calendar System	Semester
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Rider University Academics

The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. Moreover, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Minority Student Services, Personal Counseling, Placement Service and Veterans Counselor can help. Rider University is unique in its study options. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Reduced Course Load, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. That is, the university has a Accelerated Program, Cross-Registration, Double Major, ESL, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, Liberal Arts/Career Combination, ROTC, Army, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification and Weekend College.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Rider University.

Foreign Language and Literature:

French, German, Russian, Spanish

Popular majors:

thirty-two percent business per marketing, eighteen percent education, seventeen percent other, eight percent psychology, six percent computer and information sciences, six percent liberal arts

Psychology:

Psychology – General

Computer Science:

Computer/Information Sciences – General

History:

History – General

Health and Clinical Sciences:

Health System Administration

Biological and Biomedical Sciences:

Biochemistry, Biology, Biopsychology, Marine/Aquatic Biology

Public Administration and Service:

Human Services, Public Administration

English Language and Literature:

English, English Language & Literature – General

Physical Sciences:

Chemistry, Oceanography, Physics

Communications & Journalism:

Advertising, Communications/Rhetoric, Journalism, Public Relations

Social Sciences:

Economics, Political Science/Government, Sociology

Education:

Business Teacher Education, Distributive Education, Elementary Education, Music Teacher Education

Business, Management, & Marketing:

Accounting, Actuarial Science, Business Administration/Management, Business/Managerial Economics, Finance/Banking, Human Resources Management, International Business, Management Science, Marketing Management, Office Management

Multiple or Interdisciplinary:

Biopsychology, Global Studies, Intercultural/Multicultural/Diversity Studies

School of Visual and Performing Arts:

Fine/Studio Arts, Music – Piano/Organ, Music – Voice/Opera, Music Theatre, Music Theory/Composition

Mathematics:

Mathematics – General

The cost per credit hour (overall) was $770 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for need-based aid last fall. Furthermore, for international students, the application fee is 45.

Rider University Admissions

This school requires an application fee consisting of forty-five dollars regular application fee, forty-five dollars out-of-state application fee, forty-five dollars online application fee and point zero . Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 81% and Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 78%. Remember that this can change at any time. Transfer student are not ignored. For instance, there were four hundred and thirty-three total number of transfer students who applied and two hundred and ninety-seven total number of transfer students who were admitted.

It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, and make sure they are in by the 1st of June. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 1st of March and the SAT subject section score is due the 1st of August. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 1st of March. The regular application due date was not reported.

Rider University Financial Aid

Financial aid distribution is at forty-nine percent scholarships per grants and fifty-one percent loans per jobs. Likewise, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Minority Status, Music/Drama and State/District Residency. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. Financial aid forms are FAFSA. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Alumni Affiliation, Art, Athletics, Minority Status, Music/Drama and State/District Residency.

Rider University Students

The school’s size is approximately four thousand, one hundred and thirty-nine degree-seeking undergrads, nine hundred and forty-six first-time degree-seeking freshmen and one thousand, one hundred and seventy-seven graduate enrollment. The university is a Private, University, Four-year, Coed, where 81 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. Further, the student body consists of one percent part-time students, fifty-six percent women, forty-four percent men, less than one percent american indian per alaskan native, three percent asian per pacific islander, seven percent black per non-hispanic, five percent hispanic, seventy-eight percent white per non-hispanic, one percent non-resident alien, five percent race per ethnicity unreported, ten percent in top 10th of graduating class, thirty-four percent in top quarter of graduating class, sixty-nine percent in top half of graduating class, ten percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, thirteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, eighteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, nineteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, twenty-five percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99, fourteen percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49 and one percent had h.s. gpa between 1.0 and 1.99. Besides, it is part of an Suburban setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Residential campus. Rider University offers Associate, Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees.

This school features the Suburban setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Residential campus. Again, the university has many unique facilites such as cross-country trail, Holocaust/genocide center. At least, the school is located 5 miles from Princeton, 3 miles from Trenton.Students should note the housing policies: Guaranteed On-Campus Housing For All Undergraduates, eighty percent of first-year students live in college housing, fifty-six percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Coed Housing, Women’s Housing, Apartments For Single Students, Fraternity/Sorority Housing, Special Housing For Disabled Students, Wellness housing (alcohol/drug/smoke-free), one-MAY deadline for housing deposit, two hundred dollars amount of housing deposit, point zero , and First-time first-year students allowed to have car.

Rider University Athletics

The following sports can be found here:

• Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Club, Women’s Club and Men’s Scholarship Baseball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Golf
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Soccer
• Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Softball
• Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Track_and_field
• Men’s NCAA Division I and Women’s NCAA Division I Track_indoor
• Men’s NCAA Division I and Women’s NCAA Division I Track_outdoor
• Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Wrestling