| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Total undergraduates: |
4,128 |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
3,685 |
| Part-time undergraduates: |
443 |
| Total graduate students: |
947 |
| Full-time graduate students: |
337 |
| Part-time graduate students: |
610 |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
20 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Middle Atlantic |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
23% |
| First-year student enrollment breakdown: |
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| 0.1% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 5.5% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 16.0% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 14.3% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 57.4% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 3.5% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino | | 1.4% | Nonresident Alien |
| 1.9% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown: |
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| 0.1% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 4.9% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 12.1% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 12.3% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 0.1% | Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino | | 62.4% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 2.9% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 2.6% | Nonresident Alien |
| 2.6% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Campus size: |
280 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Lawrenceville, NJ |
| Population of city/town: |
4,081 |
| Locations of branch/satellite campuses: |
Branch campus located in Princeton. |
| Nearest major city: |
Trenton, NJ |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
2 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
84,308 |
| Online campus map: |
www.rider.edu/
about-rider/maps |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
No. Housing is guaranteed for first- and second-year students only. |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms (82%)
- women's dorms (5%)
- sorority housing (7%)
- fraternity housing (4%)
- single-student apartments (2%)
- special housing for disabled students
- other housing including Wellness, first-year experience, quiet, and science housing; Living Learning community.
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
82% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
55% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
45% |
| Percent of all students who have cars on campus: |
82% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
yes |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
no |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
500 |
| Other computer facilities/services: |
Computer kiosks, 24-hour study lounge with wireless access. |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Additional library facilities/collections: |
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Archives. Music education resource center. American organ archives, choral music collection. |
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| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Art gallery, Holocaust/genocide center, language and journalism labs, multimedia and finance/accounting rooms, multicultural center, flow cytometer, PCR machines, autoclaves, scintillation spectrometer, gamma counter, induction-coupled plasma emission spectro-photometer, nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer, solomat (submersible instrument for environmental monitoring). |
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| Remedial learning services: |
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reading, writing, math, study skills |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center |
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| Counseling services: |
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minority student, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious |
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| Career placement services: |
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internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, transcription, extended time for tests, academic adjustment request assistance, recordings for the blind. |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
73% |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
4 |
| Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: |
3 |
| Percent of men who join fraternities: |
5% |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
8 |
| Number of sororities that have chapter houses: |
4 |
| Percent of women who join sororities: |
10% |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
The Rider News |
| Number of honor societies: |
24 |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
84 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Catholic Campus Ministry, Christian Fellowship, Hillel, Protestant Campus Ministry |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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Asian Students, Black Student Union, Latin American Student Organization, Organization of Caribbean-Affiliated Students |
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| International student organizations: |
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International student club |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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Concert and jazz bands; chorus, debating, film society, inspirational choir, musical theatre, opera, symphony orchestra; jazz and music ensembles; dance, drama/theatre, departmental, and special‐interest groups |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Don Harnum,
Director of Athletics |
| School colors: |
cranberry, white, and gray |
| School mascot: |
Broncs |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (Division I) |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's baseball | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Men's basketball | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Men's cross-country | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Men's golf | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Men's soccer | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Men's swimming | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Men's tennis | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Men's track and field (indoor) | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Men's track and field (outdoor) | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Men's wrestling | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's basketball | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's cross-country | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's field hockey | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's soccer | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's softball | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's swimming | no | |
| Women's tennis | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's track and field (indoor) | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's track and field (outdoor) | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's volleyball | yes | NCAA Div. I |
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| Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: |
15% |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
yes |
| Nearest international airport: |
Newark, NJ (45 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
Philadelphia, PA (50 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Trenton, NJ (8 miles) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Trenton, NJ (8 miles) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
good |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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| Percent of graduates who pursue further study: |
16% within one year of graduation |
| List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates: |
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Kean University, Manhattan School of Music, Monmouth University, Montclair State University, Rider University, Rutgers University, Seton Hall University, University of Medicine & Dentistry of NJ, University of Pennsylvania, Villanova University. |
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| Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: |
64% within one year of graduation |
| List of most prominent alumni/ae: |
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- Jennifer Larmore-Powers, international mezzo-soprano opera singer
- Thomas J. Lynch, CEO of Tyco Electronics Corporation
- Richard 'Digger' Phelps, college basketball analyst for ESPN.
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