Rider attracts and graduates talented and motivated students with diverse backgrounds from across the nation and around the world and puts them at the center of our learning and living community. As a learner-centered University dedicated to the education of the whole student, Rider provides students the intellectual resources and breadth of student life opportunities of a comprehensive university with the personal attention and close student-faculty interactions of a liberal arts college. Through a commitment to high quality teaching, scholarship and experiential opportunities, faculty on both campuses provide undergraduate and graduate students rigorous and relevant programs of study to expand their intellectual, cultural and personal horizons and develop their leadership skills. Our highly regarded programs in the arts, social sciences, sciences, music, business and education challenge students to become active learners who can acquire, interpret, communicate and apply knowledge within and across disciplines to foster the integrative thinking required in a complex and rapidly changing world. Rider attracts highly qualified faculty, staff and administrators with diverse backgrounds who create an environment which inspires intellectual and social engagement, stimulates innovation and service and encourages personal and professional development. As key members of our University community, it is their commitment to our values, vision and mission that will ensure Rider’s success.
* Source: US Department of education: Institute of education statistics** Refers to % of students receiving some form of financial aid† Indicates school information is being used instead of campus information
Associate's Degrees
Associate's in Business Administration and Management, General
Associate's in General Studies
Bachelor's Degrees
Bachelor's in Accounting
Bachelor's in Actuarial Science
Bachelor's in Advertising
Bachelor's in American/United States Studies/Civilization
Bachelor's in Art/Art Studies, General
Bachelor's in Biochemistry
Bachelor's in Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Bachelor's in Biopsychology
Bachelor's in Business Administration and Management, General
Bachelor's in Business Teacher Education
Bachelor's in Business/Managerial Economics
Bachelor's in Chemistry, General
Bachelor's in Computer and Information Sciences, General
Bachelor's in Economics, General
Bachelor's in Elementary Education and Teaching
Bachelor's in English Language and Literature, General
Bachelor's in Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
Bachelor's in Environmental Studies
Bachelor's in Finance, General
Bachelor's in French Language and Literature
Bachelor's in Geology/Earth Science, General
Bachelor's in German Language and Literature
Bachelor's in History, General
Bachelor's in International Relations and Affairs
Bachelor's in Keyboard Instruments
Bachelor's in Labor and Industrial Relations
Bachelor's in Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Bachelor's in Marketing/Marketing Management, General
Bachelor's in Mathematics, General
Bachelor's in Music Teacher Education
Bachelor's in Music Theory and Composition
Bachelor's in Oceanography, Chemical and Physical
Bachelor's in Organizational Behavior Studies
Bachelor's in Philosophy
Bachelor's in Political Science and Government, General
Bachelor's in Psychology, General
Bachelor's in Religious/Sacred Music
Bachelor's in Rhetoric and Composition
Bachelor's in Secondary Education and Teaching
Bachelor's in Sociology
Bachelor's in Spanish Language and Literature
Bachelor's in Voice and Opera
Master's Degrees
Master's in Accounting
Master's in Business Administration and Management, General
Master's in Conducting
Master's in Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
Master's in Curriculum and Instruction
Master's in Educational Leadership and Administration, General
Master's in Keyboard Instruments
Master's in Music Teacher Education
Master's in Music Theory and Composition
Master's in Public Administration
Master's in Reading Teacher Education
Master's in Religious/Sacred Music
Master's in Special Education and Teaching, General
Master's in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other