Rivier 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.
Rivier University is a private master's university in Nashua, NH (city setting), with 1,335 undergraduates (62% women), affiliated with the Roman Catholic. It admitted 82% of 1,749 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division III schools (scores not considered). Cost of attendance is $56,506 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $28,227 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 58% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, business, criminal justice & protective services. The campus reported 0.6 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top quarter for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Rivier University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division III schools, across 62 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 58%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $37,791
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 5 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Rivier 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.
Rivier University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 29 | — | 3 | $129k | $4,438 | — | |
| Baseball | Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 43 | — | 1 | $264k | $6,140 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $134k | $8,355 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 14 | — | 1 | $120k | $8,577 | — | |
| Field Hockey | Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 18 | — | 3 | $104k | $5,754 | — | |
| Men's Ice Hockey | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 28 | — | 1 | $238k | $8,496 | — | |
| Women's Ice Hockey | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 26 | — | 3 | $179k | $6,887 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 39 | — | 1 | $135k | $3,460 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 18 | — | 1 | $117k | $6,475 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 33 | — | 1 | $124k | $3,749 | — | |
| Softball | Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 21 | — | 1 | $140k | $6,684 | — | |
| Men's Volleyball | Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 21 | — | 3 | $115k | $5,496 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $125k | $7,796 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.