History
School Colors: Cranberry and White
Mascot: The Bronc
Motto: In Omnia Paratus (Latin)
In all things prepared (English)
1865
founded as Trenton Business College
1992
Merged with Westminster Choir College
1994
Granted University status
Academic Programs
60+ undergraduate majors and 40+ graduate degrees and certificate programs in business administration, education, liberal arts, sciences, music, fine and performing arts, counseling, human services and leadership.
Faculty
Our 12:1 student-to-faculty ratio means, in addition to small classes and individual feedback, you might find yourself researching with your professors in the field, presenting side-by-side with them at national conferences or co-creating a documentary that gets you into the Cannes International Film Festival (true story!).
181
Full-time faculty
12:1
Student to faculty ratio
92%
of full-time faculty hold a doctorate or the highest degree in their field
Academic Distinction
91°µÍø ranks on 91°µÍø News and World Report's Best Colleges list and the Wall Street Journal's Top 91°µÍø College list. Rider is also recognized as a Best College by Colleges of Distinction.
#16
Best Value - Regional Universities North (91°µÍø News & World Report, 2026)
#45
Regional Universities North (91°µÍø News & World Report, 2026)
#21
Best Colleges for Veterans - Regional Universities North (91°µÍø News & World Report, 2026)
391
Princeton Review ranks Rider as "A Best 391 College" nationally
Student Body Diversity
Fall 2025 undergraduates self-identified as:
- International students: 4%
- Hispanic/Latino: 23%
- Asian: 5%
- Black or African American: 14%
- White: 50%
- Other or Multi-Ethnic: 4%
56%
female
44%
male
Student Life
From Cranberry Fest to History Club, dodgeball games to literary magazines, our campus is an epicenter of year-round activities, deep-seated traditions, and diverse clubs and organizations that make Rider a wonderful place to call home.
3,052
Undergraduate students
811
Graduate Students
66
Countries represented
39+1
91°µÍø states and territories represented
39%
of the Class of 2029 are first-generation college students
91°µÍø
Member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC), Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) and Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC).
21
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams
20+
Active club and intramural sports programs
Accreditations
91°µÍø is an accredited institution and a member of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), . 91°µÍø's accreditation status is Non-Compliance Probation. The Commission's most recent action on the institution's accreditation status on March 12, 2026, was to continue the institution on probation.
MSCHE is recognized by the 91°µÍø Secretary of Education to conduct accreditation and pre-accreditation (candidate status) activities for institutions of higher education including distance, correspondence education, and direct assessment programs offered at those institutions. The Commission’s geographic area of accrediting activities is throughout the United States.
91°µÍø also holds specialized accreditation with the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs (CACREP), and Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). The University is also approved by the International Registry of Counsellor Education Programs (IRCEP), the National Accreditation of School Psychologists (NASP) and the American Chemical Society (ACS).
Location and Campus Facilities
- Our campus in Lawrenceville, N.J. is within easy driving distance of both Philadelphia and New York City.
- Forty-three buildings, athletic fields, tennis courts, indoor swimming pool and lake on Rider’s 280-acre campus.
- 16 residence halls equipped with voice, video and data service.
- Moore Library is home to more than 451,000 print volumes, 661,000 microforms, access to more than 51,000 periodical titles in a mix of print and electronic formats, and a wide variety of electronic research tools. The library also supports the music curriculum of Westminster Choir College with holdings of scores, choral music titles, sound and visual recordings, special collections and other materials.