Rider University offers 136 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 13 major programs - 1 Certificate, 1 Bachelors, 6 Masters, and 5 Post-graduate Certificate.
The 2025 tuition & fees is $41,120 for undergraduate programs and $20,220 for graduate programs.
Total 421 students out of total 4,003 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 102 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.
Rider University is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
Online Degrees / Programs Overview
| 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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| Online Students | 421 Enrolled Online Exclusively
1,273 Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | $41,120 |
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| Graduate Tuition & Fees | $20,220 |
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| Student to Faculty | 14:1 (7.14%) |
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| Online Degree Programs |
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| Total | 13 Programs |
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| Certificate | 1 Programs |
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| Bachelors | 1 Programs |
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| Masters | 6 Programs |
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| Post-Graduate | 5 Programs |
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2025 Tuition & Fees
The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Rider University. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. The tuition & fees is $41,120 for all students. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $20,220 for all students.
The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $1,420 for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,100 for all students.
Online Programs By Area of Study
Rider University offers 136 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 13 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 1 Certificates, 1 Bachelors, 6 Masters, 5 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.
The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.
Total Number of Online Degree Programs
| Certificate | Associates | Bachelors |
Masters | Doctorate |
Post-Graduate |
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| Online Programs | 1 | NOT OFFERED | 1 |
6 | NOT OFFERED | 5 |
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| Overall Programs | 12 | 2 | 68 |
24 | 1 | 29 |
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Majors and number of completers
The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
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| Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences (other) | 5 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
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| Special Education and Teaching | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 19 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language (other) | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
11 |
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| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
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| Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | 4 |
NOT OFFERED |
2 |
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| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
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| Music Pedagogy | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 8 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
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| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
17 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
7 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Adult Health Nurse/Nursing | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
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| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 2 |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
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| Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 1 |
NOT OFFERED |
2 |
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Distance Learning Program Student Population
At Rider University, there are 4,003 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 1,694 students were attending classes through distance learning (421 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,273 are enrolled in some online courses).
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 4,003 | |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 421 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 1,273 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 2,309 |
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By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 421 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 317 New Jersey Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 99 students living in the U.S. States other than New Jersey, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.
Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 421 | |
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| New Jersey Resident | 317 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 102 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 421 | |
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| Undergraduate | 92 |
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| Graduate | 329 |
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Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
| Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses | 92 | |
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| Degree/Certificate Seeking | 90 |
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| Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking | 2 |
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