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Acceptance Rate 78.64%
Yield 9.09%
SAT Score 1,200
ACT Score 30
Applicants 10,071

Rider Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 78.64% at Rider University. Total 10,071 students applied and 7,920 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,200 and the average ACT score is 30.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$50
Graduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationwww.rider.edu/admissions
Online Applicationhttps://www.rider.edu/admissions/apply
Acceptance Rate78.64%
Average Test Scores1,200 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 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 78.64%. A total of 10,071 students (4,095 men and 5,971 women) have applied to and 7,920 (3,240 men and 4,676 women) students admitted to Rider University.
Among them, 315 male and 404 female students have enrolled into Rider and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 9.09%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Rider
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants10,0714,0955,97100
Admitted7,9203,2404,67600
Enrolled72031540400
Acceptance Rate 78.64% 79.12% 78.31% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 9.09% 9.72% 8.64% - -
[Chart] Rider University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Rider, 89 applicants (12% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 16 applicants (2%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,200 at Rider. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,320 and 25th percentile score is 1,100.
The average ACT score is 30 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 31 and the 25th percentile score is 27.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Rider. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Rider with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Rider
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total110012001320
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing550610670
Math550590650
ACT Composite273031
Math242527
English263235
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Rider University, applicants require to submit 5 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 2 item(s) are considered for admission - Admission Test Scores, Work experience.
Application Requirements for Rider
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✗
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Rider

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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