Rider University (RU)

Whether you know exactly what you want to do or are still figuring it out, you've come to the right place. Rider University provides the support to follow your drive and the freedom to explore your options.

Our students are at the heart of everything that happens at Rider. The University's student-centered commitment begins with its engaged professors whose focus is on teaching and mentoring students. That commitment is shared by the entire University community, where every member is available to support students and their goals. It's a unique environment dedicated to giving students the self-confidence, skills and strong foundation essential for professional and personal success. Rider is a beautiful campus, but the connections, lessons, and feeling students' find here will follow them anywhere.

3,143 Undergraduate Students
832 Graduate Students
12:1 student to faculty ratio
45% are students of color
57% Female and 43% Male

Where the classroom leaves off, campus life fills in. Rider's vibrant and active campus community includes student government, more than 150 student organizations, fraternities and sororities, plus 21 NCAA Division 1 sports teams, 20+ club/intramural sports, 13 fraternities and sororities, 150+ student organizations, and 5 Residence Halls for Living Learning Communities.

Rider University’s student body “is very small, yet welcoming.” Many undergrads say it’s “so easy to make connections with people,” noting that everyone is “friendly and willing to help you with anything...academic or personal.” That doesn’t mean the school is without cliques that “tend to stick together as they share most of their classes,” but it’s not seen as a negative. Rider is also seen as a haven for “many different people here who didn’t know if they would be able to go to college,” and it shows—individuals work to make the most of this opportunity. “I haven’t met one person at this school who hasn’t been hardworking or determined with a set of goals in mind.” A classmate adds, “I have had an amazing experience with everyone that I have met here at Rider and am really looking forward to seeing where life takes me.”

At first glance, Rider’s campus may appear quiet, given that “a decent portion of the student body commutes.” But students list countless “amazing extracurriculars like a tabletop club, a dance ensemble, a student-directed theatre company, and more. There is truly something for everyone!” Additionally, students say that intramurals are “a lot of fun” and that “Greek life is a big way for students to become more involved and engaged.” The school also hosts “many events that bring students together,” including their twist on the X Factor television show, R Factor, and sometimes works with clubs to expand offerings like a beach cleanup. Students note that you can participate at your own pace, and appreciate that they can “easily get together to hang out or work on projects, go to the SRC to attend a fitness class, [or head] to our on-campus pub to watch sports games.”