Rider University (Rider) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Lawrenceville, NJ.
It offers 81 graduate programs - 37 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 37 Post-bachelor's, and 6 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $19,061.
A total of 885 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 4,054 students at Rider. Rider offers online graduate programs and 317 out of 885 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find Rider's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $19,061. It offers eighty-one (81) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Rider University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 2083 Lawrence Road, Lawrenceville, NJ |
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| Graduate School Students | 982 students
317 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) | $19,061 |
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| Student to Faculty | 10:1 (10.00%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 81 Graduate Programs
37 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 43 Post graduate certificates |
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2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Rider University
The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Rider University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $19,061 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,039.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $18,701 |
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| Fees | $360 |
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| Cost per Credit | $1,039 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,500 |
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| Room & Board | $16,730 (On-Campus) / $6,500 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $2,000 (On-Campus) / $2,500 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $39,291 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $29,561 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
| 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $21,398 | $20,958 | $20,159 | $18,594 | $19,061 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Rider University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 81 major areas - 37 Master's (5 online programs), 1 Doctorate, 37 Post-Bachelor's, 6 Post-Master's (2 online programs). 368 students have been conferred Master's degree and 13 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 368 | 13 | 151 | 18 |
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| Men | 148 | 3 | 37 | 1 |
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| Women | 220 | 10 | 114 | 17 |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
Graduate Student Population
Rider graduate schools have a total of 982 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 324 male and 658 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 301 full-time and 681 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 317 students enrolled through online exclusively and 262 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 598 White, 126 Black, and 47 Asian students are attending at Rider University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
4 grad students are younger than 22 and 172 students are older than 65. It has 519 students aged between 22 and 30 and 190 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 982 |
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| Men | 324 |
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| Women | 658 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 982 |
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| Full-time Students | 301 |
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| Part-time Students | 681 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 982 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 4 |
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| Asian | 47 |
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| Black | 126 |
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| Hispanic | 106 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 1 |
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| White | 598 |
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| Un-Known | 63 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 982 |
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| 21 & Under | 4 |
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| 22-24 | 273 |
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| 25-29 | 246 |
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| 30-34 | 117 |
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| 35-39 | 73 |
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| 40 & Over | 172 |
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Online Population
At Rider University graduate schools, 317 students enrolled online exclusively and 262 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 885 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 317 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 262 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 306 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 317 |
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| New Jersey Resident | 225 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 88 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 4 |
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