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If you’re ready for dynamic, innovative programs in an inspiring, progressive community, look no further.

Don’t just take our word for it.  The Princeton Review ranks Rider University among the top 366 of all colleges nationwide, and U.S. News and World Report puts us in the top tier of northern universities.  In music circles, Rider’s Westminster Choir College is considered one of the best of its kind in the world.   Choose from more than 60 undergraduate programs and 23 graduate programs—everything from Marine Sciences and Accounting to Advertising and Global and Multinational Studies. Our rigorous, hands-on learning prepares you to think critically and communicate clearly to become a socially responsible leader.

Excellence in education comes from being driven by knowledge and focused on understanding. 

• A student/faculty ratio of 13:1 fosters collaboration, engaged learning and personal attention.
• Classes are taught by professors, not teaching assistants.
• Internships, study abroad and other out-of-the-classroom learning opportunities provide you with new perspectives.
• Community projects ranging from the “Midnight Run” to aid the homeless in New York City to mentoring students in area schools give you hands-on experience with real-world issues.

The University holds specialized accreditations with these prestigious educational organizations:

• The Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
• AACSB International International—(The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) Rider is one of only 482 business schools worldwide to hold this distinction and one of only two New Jersey colleges to hold the additional, specialized AACSB International accreditation for accounting.
• NCATE—Rider is one of only five schools in New Jersey to be accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education.
• The National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) for undergraduate and graduate music programs (Westminster Choir College).
• CACREP—Rider’s graduate program in counseling services holds national accreditation from the Council of Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs.
• NASP - Rider's graduate program in school psychology is one of only three programs in New Jersey to hold national accreditation from the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP).