Check out why Rider University received a C- grade in our Report Card below.
Rider University is a public university located in Lawrenceville Township, New Jersey. The campus is situated on 280 acres with easy access to Philadelphia, New York City, and the beaches of Jersey Shore. It has more than 150 student clubs and organizations with several events offered every semester. Students at Rider University can tour the Grounds for Sculpture, try the Amazing Escape Room Princeton, visit the National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey, or take in a baseball game at the Trenton Thunder Ballpark. Rider University is best known for having a strong academic reputation.
Rider University has over 70 undergraduate majors and minors. Notable former students include American record producer Joel Diamond, former MLB player Jim Hoey, retired US Air Force Major General Mary Saunders, and former New Jersey District US Attorney Craig Carpenito.

Rider University receives a &#8220;C&#8221; grade by <a href="https://www.whatwilltheylearn.com/schools/3554" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What Will They Learn?</a> which takes into account the university’s educational prowess. Factors include composition, literature, foreign language, U.S. government or history, economics, mathematics, and natural science.
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What Will They Learn? Academic Score

Rider University receives a &#8220;C-&#8221; grade for the Average Salary of Recent Graduates. As of 2021, alumni with 0-5 years of experience after graduating from Rider University with a bachelor’s degree make $54,600 on average according to <a href="https://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/bachelors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Payscale</a>.
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Average Salary of Recent Graduates

Rider University receives a &#8220;B-&#8221; grade for the Average Salary of Graduates Mid-Career. As of 2021, alumni with 10+ years of experience after graduating from Rider University with a bachelor’s degree make $106,100 on average according to <a href="https://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/bachelors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Payscale</a>.
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Average Salary of Graduates Mid-Career

Rider University receives an &#8220;F&#8221; grade for the Percent of Graduates with Debt (Federal and Private). In 2020, 77% of graduates accumulated student debt from federal and/or private sources according to <a href="https://ticas.org/interactive-map/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Institute for College Access &amp; Success</a>.
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Percent of Graduates with Debt (Federal and Private)

Rider University receives a &#8220;C-&#8221; grade for the Average Debt of Graduates (Federal and Private). In 2020, graduates accumulated $36,760 of debt on average from federal and/or private sources according to <a href="https://ticas.org/interactive-map/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Institute for College Access &amp; Success</a>.
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Average Debt of Graduates (Federal and Private)

Rider University receives a &#8220;B&#8221; grade for Mandated Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Training for Staff. The university does not require employees to complete equity, inclusion, or diversity training. However, the <a class="waffle-rich-text-link" href="https://www.rider.edu/academics/centers-institutes/center-diversity-inclusion/rider-allies-program" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> offers the Rider Allies SafeZone Program which provides training for faculty, staff, and students.  The program page states:
&#8220;The Rider Allies SafeZone Program&#8230;is designed to create a network of allies so people can visibly identify faculty, staff and students who support the LGBTQIA+ population and can provide a safe and nondiscriminatory environment on campus for members of the LGBTQI+ community.&#8221;
The <a class="waffle-rich-text-link" href="https://www.rider.edu/about/offices-services/teaching-and-learning-center/programs-services/new-faculty-workshops" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> also offers New Faculty Workshops. One of the spring 2023 workshop topics was &#8220;Inclusion: International students, Veterans, Non-traditional students, LGBTQIA++.&#8221; However, this course appears optional.
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Mandated Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Training for Staff

Rider University receives a &#8220;C&#8221; grade for having a Bias Reporting System but not a Bias Response Team. Bias Reporting Systems and Response Teams are systems or teams of faculty, staff, and sometimes law enforcement.
According to <a href="https://speechfirst.org/bias-reporting-systems/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SpeechFirst</a>, students are “encouraged to report ‘bias incidents’ to these boards (or teams) in the name of inclusion and tolerance, but it’s often unclear what the school considers ‘bias’ in the first place. Overly broad or vague definitions of bias put all kinds of speech at risk of being reported – even unpopular speech which is protected by the First Amendment.”
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Bias Reporting System or Bias Response Team

Rider University receives an &#8220;A&#8221; grade for the Ratio of Right-Leaning Clubs to Left-Leaning Clubs. Out of a list of 20 clubs (10 on each side), the <a href="https://www.rider.edu/academics/centers-institutes/center-diversity-inclusion/student-organizations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> has one right-leaning club compared to one left-leaning club. Turning Point USA is the right-leaning club. SPECTRUM Pride Alliance is the one left-leaning club.
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Ratio of Right-Leaning Clubs to Left-Leaning Clubs

Rider University receives an &#8220;A&#8221; grade for having an <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ridertpusa/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">active</a> Turning Point USA chapter. Unfortunately, universities and Student Governments around the country often use their power to prevent certain clubs from operating on campus.
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Denied Turning Point USA Chapter

Rider University receives an &#8220;A&#8221; grade for Required Equity, Diversity, or Inclusion Courses for Students. Although the <a href="http://catalog.rider.edu/undergraduate/colleges-schools/arts-sciences/general_education_requirements/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> requires students to complete courses within specific categories as part of its General Education curriculum, none of the courses or categories of courses appear to have a left-leaning bias.
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Required Equity, Diversity, or Inclusion Courses for Students

Rider University receives an &#8220;A&#8221; grade for Segregated Dormitories, Graduations, and Classes. The university does not appear to have any living-learning communities, commencement ceremonies, or courses segregated by race, sexuality, or gender identity.
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Segregated Dormitories, Graduations, and Classes

Rider University receives a &#8220;B&#8221; grade for Protests and Cancelling Speakers. In October 2021, students <a href="https://www.theridernews.com/turning-point-usa-event-spurs-counterprotest-on-campus/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">protested</a> an anti-CRT event hosted by the Turning Point USA chapter on campus. Students also circulated a &#8220;Change.org&#8221; petition to cancel guest speaker Anthony Watson.
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Protests and Cancelling Speakers

Rider University receives a &#8220;C&#8221; grade for Mask and Vaccine Mandates. According to the <a href="https://www.rider.edu/student-life/health-wellness/student-health-center/covid-19" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university&#8217;s</a> &#8220;Important COVID-19 Information&#8221; page, &#8220;Rider recommends all students, faculty, and staff to be up-to-date with COVID-19 vaccinations.&#8221;
The university does not appear to require masks on campus.
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Mask and Vaccine Mandates

Rider University receives a &#8220;D-&#8221; grade for the Percent of Students Graduating with STEM Degrees. According to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Center (<a href="https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/use-the-data" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IPEDS</a>), as of 2020, 1.83% of the current undergraduate student population graduate with a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) degree. Across the United States, students who graduate with STEM degrees tend to earn more on average than their other student counterparts.
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Percent of Students Graduating with STEM Degrees

Rider University receives an &#8220;A&#8221; grade for Crime Rates in University City or Town. According to the <a href="https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2018/crime-in-the-u.s.-2018" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Federal Bureau of Investigation</a>, the Lawrenceville Township, New Jersey violent crime rate was 91.90 per 100,000 people in 2018, much lower than the 2018 national average of 380.56 per 100,000 people. While campus safety is of utmost importance, it is also pertinent to consider the crime rates of the surrounding town or city as students often tend to venture off campus, especially after their freshman year.
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Crime Rates in University City or Town

Rider University receives a &#8220;C&#8221; grade for Required Western Civilization Courses for Students. Although the <a href="http://catalog.rider.edu/undergraduate/colleges-schools/arts-sciences/general_education_requirements/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> offers some Western Civilization courses as part of its General Education program, they can be bypassed. Optional Western Civilization courses include:
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<li>&#8220;Major American Authors&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Introduction to Shakespeare&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Masterworks of Western Literature I&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Masterworks of Western Literature II&#8221;</li>
</ul>
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Required Western Civilization Courses for Students

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Check out why Rider University received a C- grade in our Report Card below.

Rider University is a public university located in Lawrenceville Township, New Jersey. The campus is situated on 280 acres with easy access to Philadelphia, New York City, and the beaches of Jersey Shore. It has more than 150 student clubs and organizations with several events offered every semester. Students at Rider University can tour the Grounds for Sculpture, try the Amazing Escape Room Princeton, visit the National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey, or take in a baseball game at the Trenton Thunder Ballpark. Rider University is best known for having a strong academic reputation.

Rider University has over 70 undergraduate majors and minors. Notable former students include American record producer Joel Diamond, former MLB player Jim Hoey, retired US Air Force Major General Mary Saunders, and former New Jersey District US Attorney Craig Carpenito.

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