Rider University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Rider University is a private master's university in Lawrenceville, NJ (suburb setting), with 3,244 undergraduates (59% women). It admitted 79% of 9,069 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1100–1310 on the SAT and 22–29 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $59,130 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $26,618 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 63% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, visual & performing arts, education. The campus reported 1.25 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Rider University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 63%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $38,900
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Rider University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Rider University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Metro Conference | 25 | room 3 | 3 | $665k | $26,581 | 984 | |
| Baseball | Metro Conference | 31 | room 3 | 4 | $727k | $23,440 | 989 | |
| Men's Basketball | Metro Conference | 16 | 1 over | 6 | $2.4M | $149,687 | 965 | |
| Women's Basketball | Metro Conference | 14 | room 1 | 5 | $1.8M | $130,779 | 995 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Metro Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | 986 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Metro Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | 993 | |
| Field Hockey | Northeast Conference | 23 | room 4 | 3 | $519k | $22,543 | 976 | |
| Men's Golf | Metro Conference | 7 | room 2 | 1 | $108k | $15,429 | 975 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Metro Conference | 36 | room 2 | 2 | $795k | $22,076 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Metro Conference | 33 | 5 over | 4 | $587k | $17,802 | 985 | |
| Softball | Metro Conference | 22 | room 3 | 3 | $594k | $26,994 | 993 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Metro Conference | 25 | room 5 | 4 | $610k | $24,399 | 984 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Metro Conference | 17 | room 13 | 4 | $485k | $28,554 | 984 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Metro Conference | 136 | 91 over | 1 | $678k | $4,986 | 980 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Metro Conference | 144 | 99 over | 1 | $847k | $5,881 | 976 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Metro Conference | 18 | at cap | 2 | $430k | $23,865 | 962 | |
| Men's Wrestling | Mid-American Conference | 48 | 18 over | 1 | $1.2M | $25,372 | 981 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.