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Rider University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. The suburban atmosphere of Lawrenceville makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

Where Is Rider University?

Contact details for Rider are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2083 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648-3099
Phone:	609-896-5000
Website:	www.rider.edu

Can I Afford Rider?

During the <nil> academic year, part-time students at Rider paid $897 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$36,000	$36,000
Fees	$1,200	$1,200
Books and Supplies	$1,500	$1,500
On Campus Room and Board	$16,130	$16,130
On Campus Other Expenses	$2,000	$2,000

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Rider, approximately 63% of students took out student loans averaging $8,129 a year. That adds up to $32,516 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Rider is 1.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Rider University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,222 undergraduate students at Rider, with 3,005 being full-time and 217 being part-time.

There are also 982 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,005 full-time undergraduates at Rider, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Rider University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	173
Black or African American	442
Hispanic or Latino	547
White	1,623
International Students	72
Other Races/Ethnicities	148

Geographic Diversity

New Jersey students aren't the only ones who study at Rider University. At this time, 25 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 63 countries are represented at Rider. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Colombia, and Turkey.

Online Learning at Rider University

There are 6 bachelor’s degree and 15 master’s degree programs available online at Rider. In 2020-2021, 893 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Rider has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 5th most popular in New Jersey for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Rider

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Rider University was 19.1%. This is the #957 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Rider regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Magneticcarpet under License

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