Rider at a Glance
History
| Founded | 1865 |
| First Admitted Women Students | 1866 |
| Moved to Lawrenceville Campus | 1957 |
| Westminster Choir College Merges with Rider | 1992 |
| Granted University Status | 1994 |
| Number of Alumni | 55,000 |
On Campus
Two campuses in Lawrenceville and Princeton, New Jersey within easy driving distance of both Philadelphia and New York City.
- All residence halls equipped with voice, video, and data service. Wireless internet connectivity is available on campus.
- 41 buildings, athletic fields, tennis courts, indoor swimming pool, and lake reside on the 280-acre Lawrenceville campus. Thirteen buildings are on the 23-acre campus in Princeton.
- Rider is currently investing in campus renovations and construction projects, including the West Village resident complex and upgrades to Daly's Dining Hall. West Village consists of 2 buildings totaling 48,000 square feet and will have the capacity to house 152 students in a mix of loft-style living areas, apartments, suites, and premium double rooms.
- The Rider University Libraries contain more than half a million volumes of monographs, media materials, and printed music. More than 35,000 full text periodical titles are available through networked resources.. Extensive music holdings can be found at the Westminster Choir College Talbott Library.
Student Life
Fall 2007 Enrollment
Total Students - 5,982
3,896 full-time undergraduate
837 part-time undergraduate
1,249 graduate students studying on both campuses
- Academic Distinction through four schools and colleges - the College of Business Administration; the College of Liberal Arts, Education, and Sciences; the College of Continuing Studies; and Westminster College of the Arts
- 60 undergraduate programs; 21 graduate programs
- The University also holds specialized accreditation with these prestigious educational organizations:
- AACSB International International (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) – Rider is one of only 482 business schools worldwide to hold this distinction and one of only two New Jersey colleges to hold the additional specialized AACSB International accreditation in accounting.
- NCATE – Rider is one of only five schools in New Jersey to be accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education.
- NASM – Westminster Choir College is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music.
- CACREP – Rider’s graduate program in counseling services holds national accreditation from the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs.
- NASP - The School Psychology Program is one of three in the state of New Jersey to be fully approved by the National Accreditation of School Psychologists.
- Rider is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. It is also on the approved list of the American Association of University Women and of the American Chemical Society.
- Ninety-six percent of Rider’s 244 full-time faculty hold doctoral degrees or the highest credential in their field. Thirteen have been named Fulbright Scholars.
- Student/Faculty Ratio 13:1.
- More than 1,000 student internships or field experiences, community service learning placements, and undergraduate research fellowships.
- 93% of Rider graduates are employed full time or completing advanced education.
- Westminster’s internationally acclaimed choirs perform with world-famous orchestras and conductors in the United States and abroad.
- Baccalaureate Honors Program and departmental Honors Programs
- Study Abroad Programs are available in more than 21 countries.
- Sports: Twenty – 10 men’s and 10 women’s – National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams; Member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC)
- Active program of intramural sports
- Mascot—Broncs
- School colors—Cranberry and white
- Ranked in the top tier of northern regional universities by U.S. News and World Report and ranked among the top college in recent editions of The Princeton Review’s Best Colleges
