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Acceptance Rate 84.00%
Yield 10.01%
SAT Score 1,160
ACT Score 30
Applicants 9,340

Applying To Rider

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 84% at Rider University where a total of 9,340 students applied and 7,846 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,160 and the average ACT score is 30. It requires five items to submit to their applicants.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Rider.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$50
Graduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationwww.rider.edu/admissions
Online Applicationhttps://www.rider.edu/admissions/apply
Acceptance Rate84.00%
Average Test Scores1,160 SAT / 30 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 84.00% where a total of 9,340 students (3,654 men and 5,686 women) have applied to Rider and 7,846 (3,069 men and 4,776 women) students have been admitted to the school.
Among them, 368 male and 430 female students have enrolled into Rider and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 10.01%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Rider
TotalMenWomen
Applicants9,3403,6545,686
Admitted7,8463,0694,776
Enrolled785368430
Acceptance Rate 84.00% 83.99% 84.00%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 10.01% 11.99% 9.00%
[Chart] Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Rider, 131 applicants (17% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 14 applicants (2%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,160 and the average ACT score is 30 at Rider. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,300 and 25th percentile score is 1,100. For ACT scores, the 75th percentile score is 86 and the 25th percentile score is 62. The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Rider.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Rider
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing560650
SAT Math540650
ACT Composite2129
ACT Math2028
ACT English2129
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Admission Requirements

Rider University requires 5 item(s) (High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, TOEFL) to submit to their applicants.
Application Requirements for Rider
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record (or Transcript)✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✗
TOEFL✔
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)✗
✔ Required △ Considered (not Required) ✓ Recommended ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Calendar System and Accepted Credits

The calendar system at Rider University is Semester. Rider University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Rider University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔

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