Computer Science at Rider University

If you are interested in studying computer science, you may want to check out the program at Rider University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Rider is located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey and has a total student population of 4,636. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received a bachelor's degree in computer science 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 Computer Science

Rider Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at Rider compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer science 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 General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	189
Best General Computer Science Schools	210
	223
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	270
	272
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	346
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	367
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	456
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	474
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	568

Computer Science Student Demographics at Rider

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

Rider Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

The computer science program at Rider awarded 16 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 88% of these degrees went to men with the other 13% going to women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer science 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 computer science.

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 computer science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer science 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.