Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ · private, nonprofit · 3,106 undergraduates
Rider University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Rider University listed 13 players on the men's tennis roster, 30% above the NCAA Division I median of 10, and 9 on the women's, in line with the NCAA Division I median of 9. Rider University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $12,049 per male athlete and $14,225 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share is not reported separately, so what a tennis award covers is a question for the coach. Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $2,788 per men's player, 74% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $1,983 per women's player, 81% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
Rider University, in Lawrenceville, NJ, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
Rider University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 9 players in 2020 to 13 in 2025. Rider University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 6.5 players per coach, well above the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference median of 3.8, by 73%.
Rider University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 5 players in 2020 to 9 in 2025. Rider University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4.5 players per coach, well above the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference median of 3.3, by 38%.
Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.
How does Rider University fund its athletes?
Rider University reported 449 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 230 men and 219 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $5,886,470 across all sports ($2,771,181 for men's sports, $3,115,289 for women's); tennis's share of that is not reported separately, so a recruit should ask the coach directly what a tennis award typically covers.
Recruiting spending was $55,086 for men's sports and $74,412 for women's, tilted toward the women's side, or about $240 and $340 per athlete.
What is Rider University like academically?
Rider University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 79% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1227, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $55,967 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $24,792 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 56% of the sticker price on average.
61% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 78% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $62,208, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Rider University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 29% of degrees, followed by Visual & Performing Arts (15%) and Education (10%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Psychology, General (74 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (74 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (65 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (62 degrees)
- Music (45 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (43 degrees)
- Marketing (42 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (33 degrees)
- Human Resources Management and Services (32 degrees)
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts (24 degrees)
What is Lawrenceville, NJ like to live in?
Rider University sits in Lawrenceville, a suburb of a large city of about 3,947 people in Mercer County, New Jersey.
The median household in Lawrenceville earns about $118,482, which is above the New Jersey median ($101,050) but far above the national median ($78,538).
Home values are in step with the rest of New Jersey, around $413,600 and a typical rent of $2,250 a month is 36% over the state figure.
Commutes run long, about 32 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 32% work from home.
The population skews older than the country as a whole, a median age of 43 against 39, with 21% aged 65 or over.
72% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the New Jersey average of 43%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Rider University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Rider University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Rider University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Rider University listed 13 players on the men's tennis roster, 30% above the NCAA Division I median of 10, and 9 on the women's, in line with the NCAA Division I median of 9. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Rider University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Rider University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $12,049 per male athlete and $14,225 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share is not reported separately, so what a tennis award covers is a question for the coach. EADA reports aid by gender for the whole athletic department, never per team.
- How much does Rider University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $2,788 per men's player, 74% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $1,983 per women's player, 81% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Rider University?
- Rider University is in Lawrenceville, NJ, in the Mid East region of the United States.
- How much does Rider University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $55,967 a year, and an average net price of $24,792 after grants and scholarships.