Rider University
English
2010-12-02 19:19
-- Originally written by Cong Chen (Sonia)
-- Updated by Yue Yang （Ellie）
Xiaoyun Jin (Summer)
About Rider
Rider is comprised of five academic colleges:the College of Business Administration, the College of Liberal Artsand Sciences and the School of Education,and, the College of Continuing Studies, and Westminster College of the Arts (Westminster Choir College and the School of Fine and Performing Arts). These schools provide 69 undergraduate programs and 25 graduate programs in Business Administration, Education, Liberal Arts, Sciences, Fine and Performing Arts, Counseling, and Leadership. Rider has 243 full-time faculty; 97% of full-time faculty hold a doctorate or the highest degree in their field. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.
Rider is a private, coeducational university located on 280 beautiful acres on two campuses in New Jersey One campus is in Lawrenceville and the other is in Princeton, both within easy driving distance to New York City or Philadelphia. From its beginnings in 1865, as a private business college nearly a century and a half ago, Rider University has consistently thrived as a home for students seeking a timely, relevant, and thorough education and an environment to satisfy their intellectual curiosity.
Rider’s international program attracts and graduates talented and motivated students with diverse backgrounds from across the nation and around the world and puts them at the center of Rider’s learning and living community. The Rider community is nearly 6,000 students strong. Rider’s rich history has emphasized purposeful connections between academic study and education..This can create meaningful links between the classroom and a variety of other learning experiences that will help you build leadership skills and achieve successin your life and career.
Good News-----Rider ranking climbs U.S. News’ Best Colleges list
Rider moved into 21st place on U.S. News and World Report’s list of Best Colleges in the Regional University North division, a 15-spot jump from last year’s ranking of 36.
A combination of new facilities, accredited academic programs, sustainability efforts and student ambition were some of the main reasons cited for the improved ranking. To our great joy, a new building named North Hall was set up recently, which is very clean and equipped with advanced technology . Thus, the new building as well as the ongoing beautification of the campus contributed to the new ranking.
Dean of Students Anthony Campbell said, “When people come here and make Rider their home and they make it their community, they tend to add that energy.” The new ranking will make Rider much stronger and cause it to become a more favorable choice for students.
Something you might to know:
* Founded in 1865
* Granted University Status: 1994
* Number of Alumni: 55,000
* Merged with Westminster Choir College in 1992
* School Colors: Cranberry
and White 
* School Mascot: The Bronc
* U.S. News & World Report ranks Rider in the top tier of northern regional universities offering master’s degrees.
* Princeton Review ranks Rider's College of Business Administration as "A Best 290 Business School."
* Princeton Review ranks Rider as “A Best 376 College.”
* Rider ranks 520 on Forbes’ list of America’s top 650 colleges—up from 568 last year