Rider University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $177,664 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $193,686 |
How much does Rider University spend on women's tennis?
Rider University reported $193,686 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #459 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Rider University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Rider University's athletically related student aid averaged about $14,225 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Rider University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Rider University reported $74,412 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Rider University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Rider University reported $177,664 in total men's tennis expenses and $193,686 in total women's tennis expenses.
Can college athletes in New Jersey earn NIL money?
New Jersey's Fair Play Act (S971, signed 2020) gives college athletes the right to earn NIL compensation, with its provisions taking effect in the 2025-26 academic year. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2022-01/njsiaa-nil-faqs-final.pdf.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the Rider University women's tennis roster?
Rider University listed 9 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, in line with the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference median of 9.
Rider University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 5 players in 2020 to 9 in 2025.
| Survey year | Players | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 1 |
| 2021 | 8 | 1 |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 |
| 2023 | 13 | 1 |
| 2024 | 13 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 |
How many coaches does Rider University women's tennis have?
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%.
More players per coach generally means practice time is shared more widely and an assistant or volunteer coach carries more of the day-to-day work.
What does Rider University spend on women's tennis?
Rider University reported $193,686 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 64% below the NCAA Division I median of $539,981.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $1,983 per player in 2025, well below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243, by 81%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $340 per female athlete in 2025, well below the NCAA Division I median of $1,044, by 67%.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 93% between 2020 and 2025, from $100,363 to $193,686.
Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
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; a recruit should ask the coach how practice and travel fit around a specific major’s lab or clinical hours.
- 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%.
What other teams does Rider University field?
Rider University also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division I |
|---|---|
| Conference | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Lawrenceville, NJ |
| Enrollment | 3,106 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Rider University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Rider University fields a NCAA Division I women's tennis team in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and reported 9 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Rider University women's tennis?
- Rider University competes in NCAA Division I in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
- How does the Rider University women's tennis roster compare with other Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference programs?
- With 9 players in 2025, Rider University is in line with the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference median of 9, based on 6 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Rider University women's tennis team have?
- 2 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 1 assistant), about 4.5 players per coach, 38% above the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference median of 3.3.
- How much does it cost to attend Rider University?
- 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. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Rider University?
- Rider University is in Lawrenceville, NJ, in the Mid East region, in what the Department of Education classes as a suburban area.
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