Rivier University Student Population

How many students at Rivier?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Rivier University has a total enrollment of 2,777 students, including 1,252 undergraduate and 1,525 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,046 male students (37.7%) and 1,731 female students (62.3%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,424 White students (51.3%) and 762 Asian students (27.4%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,252 undergraduate students (45.1%) and 1,525 graduate students (54.9%).
• Class Delivery: 634 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 475 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (medium programs) - which average 2,040 - Rivier's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 1,046 male (37.67%) and 1,731 female (62.33%) students are attending Rivier University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 60.43.

By class level, 1,252 (45.08%) are undergraduate students and 1,525 (54.92%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 27.40% are male and 72.60% are female, while among graduate students, 46.10% are male and 53.90% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,424 White, 187 Black, and 762 Asian students out of a total of 2,777 are attending at Rivier University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Rivier University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 64.8% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Rivier has 139 students under 18 years old and 5 students over 65 years old. There are 1,553 students under 25 years old, and 1,326 students over 25 years old out of 2,879 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 139 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. Rivier has 1,002 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 333 students aged 25 and over.

It has 551 graduate students aged under 25 and 993 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Rivier University, 634 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 475 students are enrolled in some online courses.

353 students who live in New Hampshire or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 281 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,252 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 137 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 10.94%.57 students have transferred in as full-time status and 80 students transferred in as part-time status.