Rivier University Trade Programs

Located in Nashua, New Hampshire, Rivier University is a private not-for-profit institution. Nashua is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is Rivier University?

Contact details for Rivier are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	420 South Main St, Nashua, NH 03060
Phone:	603-888-1311
Website:	www.rivier.edu

Can I Afford Rivier?

During the <nil> academic year, part-time students at Rivier paid $376 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	$35,445	$35,445
Fees	$1,165	$1,165
Books and Supplies	$1,200	$1,200
On Campus Room and Board	$14,362	$14,362
On Campus Other Expenses	$2,330	$2,330

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 Rivier, approximately 83% of students took out student loans averaging $8,936 a year. That adds up to $35,744 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Rivier is 1.5%. 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.

Rivier University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,454 undergraduate students at Rivier, with 942 being full-time and 512 being part-time.

There are also 970 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 942 full-time undergraduates at Rivier, 27% are male and 73% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	28
Black or African American	51
Hispanic or Latino	45
White	724
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	94

Geographic Diversity

New Hampshire students aren't the only ones who study at Rivier University. At this time, 10 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 16 countries are represented at Rivier. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Bangladesh, and China.

Online Learning at Rivier University

In 2020-2021, 1,276 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

Online Growth Rankings of Rivier

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Rivier University was 20.5%. This is the #921 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Rivier 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 RivierCollege under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.