The student population at Rider University is 4,054 (3,169 undergraduate and 885 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,356 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Rider is 78.17% which is decreased by 1,256 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 100 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.45 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

410 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 98.07% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,830 where 4,054 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

78.17% of total students is undergraduate students and 21.83% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 1,256 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 100 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.45 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Rider than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Rider University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-145,4104,4251,8362,589985335650
2014-155,294
-116
4,296
-129
1,776
-60
2,520
-69
998
13
334
-1
664
14
2015-165,069
-225
4,172
-124
1,778
2
2,394
-126
897
-101
295
-39
602
-62
2016-175,057
-12
4,085
-87
1,690
-88
2,395
1
972
75
344
49
628
26
2017-185,073
16
4,094
9
1,725
35
2,369
-26
979
7
334
-10
645
17
2018-194,824
-249
3,920
-174
1,655
-70
2,265
-104
904
-75
309
-25
595
-50
2019-204,674
-150
3,770
-150
1,649
-6
2,121
-144
904278
-31
626
31
2020-214,636
-38
3,630
-140
1,533
-116
2,097
-24
1,006
102
317
39
689
63
2021-224,204
-432
3,222
-408
1,353
-180
1,869
-228
982
-24
324
7
658
-31
2022-234,054
-150
3,169
-53
1,369
16
1,800
-69
885
-97
284
-40
601
-57
Average4,8303,8781,6362,242951315636
Rider University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 3,878 where 3,169 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Rider University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-144,4253,7911,5472,244634289345
2014-154,2963,7911,5422,249505234271
2015-164,1723,6851,5652,120487213274
2016-174,0853,6391,5202,119446170276
2017-184,0943,7111,5482,163383177206
2018-193,9203,5351,4802,055385175210
2019-203,7703,4651,4911,974305158147
2020-213,6303,2791,3841,895351149202
2021-223,2223,0051,2491,756217104113
2022-233,1692,9661,2891,67720380123
Average3,8783,8781,4622,0253,878175217
Rider University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 951 where 885 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Rider University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-14985331132199654203451
2014-15998349133216649201448
2015-16897337119218560176384
2016-17972364127237608217391
2017-18979359121238620213407
2018-19904303106197601203398
2019-2090427082188634196438
2020-211,00629691205710226484
2021-22982301103198681221460
2022-2388530998211576186390
Average951951111211951204425
Rider University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 54.66%. The percentage was 64.12% 10 years ago and Rider still has a high percentage of white students. 5.11% of enrolled students is Asian and 13.54% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Rider University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-1413240484489103,469100
2014-15823552952883,367118
2015-16724756054263,166130
2016-17723354062153,121138
2017-18723059765303,027134
2018-191022259867412,817157
2019-20824261569232,646154
2020-211124264473452,526147
2021-221323859468462,3240
2022-231220754965372,216133
Average1023457162752,868121
Rider University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

410 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 10% of total students. The number of online students has increased 98.07% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Rider University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-155,2942072414,846
2015-165,0691833614,525
2016-175,0572604824,315
2017-185,0732906244,159
2018-194,8243498133,662
2019-204,6744239483,303
2020-214,6365211,3392,776
2021-224,2042216723,311
2022-234,0544101,2682,376
Average4,7653187503,697

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