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Rider University

⌖ Lawrenceville, NJ · 34 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$120,548 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.

17.6 yrsModeled economic break-even
−43%Modeled 10-year ROI
$60,862Observed earnings · year 5
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$120,548at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$279,1680
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4
6
8
−$120,54810
Years after graduationBreak-even: 17.6 years
FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuition$41,120
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$41,120
Sticker price
Average net price$24,792
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$55,967
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$24,792Average net price / year
$55,967Cost of attendance
$60,862Median earnings · year 5 after completion
61.3%Completion rate
78.6%Admission rate
3,106Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

81thEarnings percentile
54thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$45,376Year 1
$63,250Year 4
$60,862Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$106,9392Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$103,2953Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$91,9504Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$88,4055Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods · Bachelor's Degree$82,1936Educational Administration and Supervision · Master's Degree$80,6727Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$79,6648Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology · Master's Degree$76,780

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$106,939Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree$103,295Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$91,950$25,536
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$88,405$27,000
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's Degree$82,193$23,125
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$80,672Not available
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$79,664$27,000
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree$76,780Not available
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$72,734$25,720
Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's Degree$70,122$27,000
International BusinessBachelor's Degree$69,451$27,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$69,423$24,250
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree$67,463Not available
MarketingBachelor's Degree$67,230$27,000
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's Degree$67,220Not available
Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's Degree$66,766Not available
MathematicsBachelor's Degree$65,648Not available
Public HealthBachelor's Degree$64,454Not available
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree$63,612$25,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree$61,208$27,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$60,178$26,466
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$59,897Not available
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$58,008$26,977
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$57,202$27,000
SociologyBachelor's Degree$56,736$27,000
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree$56,713$27,000
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$54,724$22,233
HistoryBachelor's Degree$53,311$27,000
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree$51,521$27,000
Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree$51,406Not available
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$50,173$27,000
Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's Degree$46,733$27,000
MusicMaster's Degree$45,928Not available
MusicBachelor's Degree$43,753$27,000

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.