$62,208
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Rider University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Lawrenceville, New Jersey with 3,106 undergraduates and 858 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $24,792 a year (tuition and fees $41,120). It admits 79% of applicants and 61% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $62,208 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,130 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$24,792
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$41,120
US median $11,837
Admission rate
79%
US median 78%
Completion rate
61%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,130
About $277 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$62,208
Rank 674 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $24,792
- Tuition and fees
- $41,120
- Cost of attendance
- $55,967
- Students with a need-based grant
- 35%
- Students with federal loans
- 58%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $15,824
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $18,090
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $22,119
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $28,445
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $31,574
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $38,360 in 2015-16 to $41,120 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1,227
- SAT reading, middle
- 585
- SAT math, middle
- 575
- ACT, middle
- 30
- Undergraduates
- 3,106
- Graduate students
- 858
- Part-time students
- 4.4%
- Women
- 56%
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Completion rate
- 61%
- Retention rate
- 78%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 113
- Endowment
- $66.8M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 674 of 5,094 US colleges and 23 of 110 in New Jersey (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NJ median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $24,792 | $18,173 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $41,120 | $12,950 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 79% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 61% | 58% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 78% | 77% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,130 | $11,998 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $51,289 | $38,311 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $62,208 | $46,192 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 71% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 77% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
113 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 121 | $38,129 | $76,319 | $106,939 | $103,485 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 78 | $25,748 | $57,145 | $60,178 | $47,382 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 74 | $27,000 | $38,118 | $57,202 | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 66 | $20,875 | $50,838 | $69,423 | $68,257 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 49 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 49 | $21,790 | $75,650 | $103,295 | $95,833 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 49 | $26,185 | $57,881 | $88,405 | $83,343 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 42 | $17,860 | $58,490 | $67,463 | $59,916 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | $27,000 | $36,053 | $50,173 | $55,378 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | $24,500 | $65,849 | $91,950 | $76,194 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | $27,000 | $44,352 | $67,230 | $69,303 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 33 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $27,000 | $20,727 | $43,753 | $42,892 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 28 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $86,288 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 26 | $50,967 | $51,657 | $67,220 | $59,571 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 24 | $41,000 | $55,303 | $76,780 | $65,184 |
| MusicMaster's | Master's | 24 | $41,000 | $33,158 | $45,928 | $48,285 |
| Special Education and TeachingGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,147 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $26,500 | Withheld | $79,664 | $61,296 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $26,910 | $40,941 | $70,122 | $68,069 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | Withheld | $29,445 | $51,406 | $51,490 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| DanceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | Withheld | $24,515 | Withheld | $39,980 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $25,000 | $38,600 | $63,612 | $63,560 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $26,868 | $41,181 | $58,008 | $57,214 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Lawrenceville and New Jersey on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Rider University cost?
$24,792 a year is the average net price at Rider University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $41,120, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $55,967. Families earning under $30,000 pay $15,824 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Rider University?
79% of applicants are admitted to Rider University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,227 and the middle ACT score is 30. The median admission rate of colleges in New Jersey is 76%.
How much do Rider University graduates earn?
$62,208 a year is the median pay of former Rider University students who work, 10 years after they started ($51,289 after 6 years). That ranks 674 of 5,094 US colleges and 23 of 110 in New Jersey. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's) at $76,319.
How much student debt do Rider University graduates have?
$26,130 is the median federal student loan debt of Rider University graduates, about $277 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 58% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Rider University?
61% of first-time, full-time students at Rider University finish within 6 years. 78% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Rider University?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (121 master's graduates), Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (78 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (74 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 113 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.