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Rider University

Rider University
2083 Lawrenceville Road
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648-3001

Official telephone: (609) 896-5000
Fax number: (609) 895-5680
Website: https://www.rider.edu/
Screen last updated on: December 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 77%
Student:Faculty ratio: 10:1
Total faculty: 245 men, 251 women
Full-time faculty: 109 men, 99 women
Part-time faculty: 136 men, 152 women
Graduation rate: 67% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning, external degree program, online courses
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • General Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Acting
  • Actuarial Science
  • Advertising
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biopsychology
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other
  • Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Chemistry, General
  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Science
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
  • Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism
  • Dance, General
  • Directing and Theatrical Production
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Studies
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Finance, General
  • Fine and Studio Arts Management
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • General Studies
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • German Language and Literature
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Policy Analysis
  • Health Services Administration
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • Journalism
  • Keyboard Instruments
  • Labor and Industrial Relations
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • Management Science
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
  • Marine Sciences
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist
  • Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music History, Literature, and Theory
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Music, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Oceanography, Chemical and Physical
  • Office Management and Supervision
  • Organizational Behavior Studies
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Relations/Image Management
  • Radio and Television
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Religious/Sacred Music
  • Rhetoric and Composition
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Sports Communication
  • Theology and Religious Vocations, Other
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Voice and Opera
  • Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
Certificates

  • Accounting
  • Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other
  • Agriculture, General
  • Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology, Other
  • Communication, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Education, Other
  • Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Management Science
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Relations/Image Management
  • Radio and Television
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Secondary School Administration/Principalship
  • Special Education and Teaching, Other
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language, Other
Diplomas

  • Accounting
  • Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
  • Applied Psychology
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology, Other
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Drama and Dance Teacher Education
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
  • Foreign Language Teacher Education
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health Teacher Education
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
  • Human Resources Development
  • Labor and Industrial Relations
  • Management Science
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Organizational Communication, General
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing
  • Psychology, Other
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • School Psychology
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Secondary School Administration/Principalship
  • Social Studies Teacher Education
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Special Education and Teaching, Other
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language, Other
  • Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education
Doctorates

  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Accounting and Finance
  • Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
  • Applied Psychology
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Conducting
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision
  • Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
  • Health Communication
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
  • Homeland Security
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Keyboard Instruments
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
  • Music Pedagogy
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Organizational Communication, General
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Administration
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Religious/Sacred Music
  • School Psychology
  • Secondary School Administration/Principalship
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Special Education and Teaching, Other
  • Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other
  • Theology and Religious Vocations, Other
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Voice and Opera

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for DANTES
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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