Applying to Rivier

Rivier University's acceptance rate is 81.76% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 1,749 students applied and 1,430 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into Rivier.

Rivier's acceptance rate places 4th out of 12 New Hampshire colleges with competitive admission.

To apply to Rivier, recommendations and personal statement (or essay) are required to submit.

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of Rivier University is 81.76% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 20.42%. 614 men and 1,135 women applied to Rivier and 459 men and 971 women students were accepted.

Among them, 94 men and 198 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at Rivier.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at Rivier
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	1,749	614	1,135	0	0
Admitted	1,430	459	971	0	0
Enrolled	292	94	198	0	0
Acceptance Rate	81.76%	74.76%	85.55%	-	-
Yield	20.42%	20.48%	20.39%	-	-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Rivier University 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2023-24, total 292 first-year students enrolled in Rivier. The proportion of full-time students is 95.89% and part-time students is 4.11%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 32.19% and women students is 67.81%.

The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at Rivier.

First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at Rivier
	Total	Men	Women
Total	292	94	198
Full-time	280	93	187
Part-time	12	1	11

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not considered in admission process at Rivier. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Rivier University.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

Rivier Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Not Considered
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Considered, if submitted
SAT / ACT	Not Considered
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Not Considered
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not Considered

General Admissions Information

The next table provides general admission information for applying to Rivier.

Admission Information for Applying to Rivier
Open Admission Policy	No
Admission Information	https://www.rivier.edu/admissions/
Online Application	https://www.rivier.edu/admissions/
Calendar System	Semester
Course for High School Students	Offers within a dual enrollment
Credits Accepted	Credits for Life Experiences, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Associate, Bachelor, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctoral (Research), Doctoral (Professional Practice)

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First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

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General Admissions Information

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