Computer Science at Rider University

Every computer science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the compsci program at Rider University stacks up to those at other schools.

Rider is located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey and approximately 4,636 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received a bachelor's degree in compsci from Rider.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Science section at the bottom of this page.

Rider Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci

Rider Computer Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks compsci programs across the country. The following shows how Rider performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The compsci major at Rider is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	189
Best Computer Science Schools	210
	223
Best Value Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	270
	272
Best Value Computer Science Schools	346
Most Popular Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	367
Most Focused Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	456
Most Popular Computer Science Schools	474
Most Focused Computer Science Schools	568

CompSci Student Demographics at Rider

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at Rider University.

Rider Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 16 compsci students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Rider, about 88% were men and 13% were women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in compsci at Rider are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rider University with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Rider also has a doctoral program available in compsci. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer Science

Computer Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rider University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	16

Related Majors

• Computer Software & Applications
• Computer Information Systems

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NJ, the home state for Rider University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Software Applications Developers	46,930	$107,640
Computer and Information Systems Managers	14,280	$176,690
Computer Programmers	9,930	$85,750
Computer Workers	9,770	$99,210
Systems Software Developers	8,960	$123,370

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Magneticcarpet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.