Enrollment Trends at Rider

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,568 where 4,003 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 2 year-over-year increases and 7 decreases. It peaked at 5,073 students in 2018 and was lowest at 4,003 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 5,069 to 4,003 students, a net loss of 1,066 (21%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Rider University since 2015.

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 3,645 where 3,145 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Rider University since 2015.

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 923 where 858 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Rider University since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 53.73%. The percentage was 62.46% 10 years ago and Rider still has a high percentage of white students. 11.87% of enrolled students is Asian and 6.20% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 18.46% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 62.46% to 53.73%. Asian enrollment grew from 4.87% to 11.87%. Black student enrollment decreased from 11.05% to 6.20%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 10.69% to 18.46%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6585 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5832 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Rider University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

421 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 11% of total students. The number of online students has increased 130.05% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Rider University from 2015 to 2025.