Rider University Student Population

How many students at Rider?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Rider University has a total enrollment of 4,003 students, including 3,145 undergraduate and 858 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,638 male students (40.9%) and 2,365 female students (59.1%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 2,151 White students (53.7%) and 739 Hispanic students (18.5%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 3,145 undergraduate students (78.6%) and 858 graduate students (21.4%).
• Class Delivery: 421 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,273 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 6,772 - Rider's body is much smaller.

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, 1,638 male (40.92%) and 2,365 female (59.08%) students are attending Rider University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 69.26.

By class level, 3,145 (78.57%) are undergraduate students and 858 (21.43%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 43.72% are male and 56.28% are female, while among graduate students, 30.65% are male and 69.35% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,151 White, 248 Black, and 475 Asian students out of a total of 4,003 are attending at Rider University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Rider University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 65.8% 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, Rider has 2 students under 18 years old and 9 students over 65 years old. There are 3,243 students under 25 years old, and 757 students over 25 years old out of 4,003 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 2 students are younger than 18 and 3 students are older than 65. Rider has 2,936 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 206 students aged 25 and over.

It has 307 graduate students aged under 25 and 551 students aged 25 and over.

• 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 Rider University, 421 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,273 students are enrolled in some online courses.

317 students who live in New Jersey or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 104 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 3,145 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 239 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 7.60%.217 students have transferred in as full-time status and 22 students transferred in as part-time status.