Rider University (Rider) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Lawrenceville, NJ.
It offers 54 graduate programs - 24 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 26 Post-bachelor's, and 3 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $20,220.
A total of 858 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 4,003 students at Rider. Rider offers online graduate programs and 329 out of 858 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 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $20,220. It offers fifty-four (54) 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 | 839 students
329 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $20,220 |
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| Student to Faculty | 14:1 (7.14%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 54 Graduate Programs
24 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 29 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Rider University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 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 $20,220 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,100.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $19,800 |
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| Fees | $420 |
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| Cost per Credit | $1,100 |
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| Books & Supplies | $900 |
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| Room & Board | $17,230 (On-Campus) / $9,600 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $1,900 (On-Campus) / $2,400 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $40,250 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $33,120 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $20,958 | $20,159 | $18,594 | $19,061 | $20,220 |
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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 54 major areas - 24 Master's (6 online programs), 1 Doctorate, 26 Post-Bachelor's (2 online programs), 3 Post-Master's (3 online programs). 310 students have been conferred Master's degree and 7 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 | 310 | 7 | 153 | 2 |
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| Men | 124 | 1 | 22 | 1 |
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| Women | 186 | 6 | 131 | 1 |
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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 839 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 280 male and 559 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 306 full-time and 533 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 329 students enrolled through online exclusively and 140 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 524 White, 91 Black, and 41 Asian students are attending at Rider University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
3 grad students are younger than 22 and 154 students are older than 65. It has 541 students aged between 22 and 30 and 160 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 839 |
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| Men | 280 |
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| Women | 559 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 839 |
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| Full-time Students | 306 |
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| Part-time Students | 533 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 839 |
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| Asian | 41 |
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| Black | 91 |
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| Hispanic | 94 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 1 |
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| White | 524 |
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| Two or more races | 20 |
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| Un-Known | 32 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 839 |
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| 21 & Under | 3 |
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| 22-24 | 304 |
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| 25-29 | 237 |
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| 30-34 | 101 |
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| 35-39 | 59 |
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| 40 & Over | 154 |
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Online Population
At Rider University graduate schools, 329 students enrolled online exclusively and 140 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 858 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 329 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 140 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 389 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 329 |
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| New Jersey Resident | 242 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 87 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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