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Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ 3,106 Undergrads 67.7% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$55,967
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$24,792
After Aid
Median Earnings
$63,250
4yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$24,792
Peer Midpoint: $20,080.5
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$63,250
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Graduation Rate67.7%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients34.7%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time95.6%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS76.9%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
78.6%
SAT Avg
1,227
SAT Reading
25th: 55058575th: 670
SAT Math
25th: 55057575th: 650
ACT Composite
25th: 273075th: 31
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.
Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$562k
+$95k
+$77k
Median Cost$25k/yr
+$472k
+$5k
-$12k
Full Cost$56k/yr
+$360k
-$107k
-$124k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
34
∞
Median Cost$25k/yr
Never
-13%
Full Cost$56k/yr
Never
-62%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
- Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
- Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
- NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.
Social Impact ROINew
Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.
Donor Return-23%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.
Taxpayer Return-69%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
Associate's Degrees
Business Administration, Management and Operations
AssocCIP: 5202
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
AssocCIP: 2401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$24,500
Earnings (4yr)
$91,950
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$208k
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$33,993
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
-$245k
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
BachCIP: 5010
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$47,870
Natl Median: $48,240
Lifetime Value Added
-$146k
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
BachCIP: 2602
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$26,868
Earnings (4yr)
$58,008
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$54k
Biopsychology
BachCIP: 3010
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,825
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$20,875
Earnings (4yr)
$69,423
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$36k
Business/Managerial Economics
BachCIP: 5206
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,981
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
BachCIP: 4228
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,523
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,897
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$39k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$23,942
Earnings (4yr)
$72,734
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$61k
Computer Software and Media Applications
BachCIP: 1108
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,894
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$50,173
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$119k
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$30,456
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
-$293k
Design and Applied Arts
BachCIP: 5004
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,406
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$108k
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
BachCIP: 5005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$18,771
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$385k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$26,965
Earnings (4yr)
$51,521
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
BachCIP: 5207
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$81,583
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
+$117k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$26,185
Earnings (4yr)
$88,405
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$181k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
BachCIP: 4006
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1605
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
BachCIP: 5100
Median Debt
$26,500
Earnings (4yr)
$79,664
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
+$114k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,311
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
Human Resources Management and Services
BachCIP: 5210
Median Debt
$26,910
Earnings (4yr)
$70,122
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$41k
International Business
BachCIP: 5211
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$69,451
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$36k
International Relations and National Security Studies
BachCIP: 4509
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$54,724
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$81k
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
BachCIP: 5213
Median Debt
$20,497
Earnings (4yr)
$82,193
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
+$133k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$67,230
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$19k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$65,648
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$7k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$43,753
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$173k
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
BachCIP: 0301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$56,713
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,202
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$61k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$64,454
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$3k
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
BachCIP: 0909
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$63,612
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
-$9k
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
BachCIP: 0907
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$46,733
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
-$148k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Religious Music and Worship
BachCIP: 3905
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,456
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
BachCIP: 2313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$56,736
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$25,748
Earnings (4yr)
$60,178
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$36k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$61,208
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$28k
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
BachCIP: 1314
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,259
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$21,790
Earnings (4yr)
$103,295
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$224k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$38,129
Earnings (4yr)
$106,939
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$255k
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
MastCIP: 4228
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$76,780
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$9k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$80,672
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
+$25k
Homeland Security
MastCIP: 4303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,660
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
MastCIP: 5213
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
MastCIP: 5115
Median Debt
$50,967
Earnings (4yr)
$67,220
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$93k
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$45,928
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$292k
Public Administration
MastCIP: 4404
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$47,260
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
-$260k
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
MastCIP: 0909
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$81,362
Natl Median: $80,125
Lifetime Value Added
+$17k
Religious Music and Worship
MastCIP: 3905
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,264
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Special Education and Teaching
MastCIP: 1310
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$49,937
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$234k
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
MastCIP: 1311
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$66,766
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$97k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$17,860
Earnings (4yr)
$67,463
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
MastCIP: 1313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Graduate Certificates
Curriculum and Instruction
Gr-CertCIP: 1303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,033
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Educational Administration and Supervision
Gr-CertCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,288
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
Gr-CertCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,504
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Special Education and Teaching
Gr-CertCIP: 1310
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,147
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
Gr-CertCIP: 1313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,444
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Professional Degrees
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
ProfCIP: 4228
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$60,771
Natl Median: $70,514
Lifetime Value Added
-$269k
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
ProfCIP: 1311
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,172
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Other Programs
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
DegCIP: 1312
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,802
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
DegCIP: 1313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,347
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.
For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.