2083 Lawrenceville Road
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648-3099
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1865
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 4,375
Geographical Setting: Suburban
Endowment: $53,747,000
Admissions
Application Fee: $45
Application Deadline: Rolling
Selectivity: Selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $24,790
Room/Board: $9,280
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, health service
Remedial Services Offered: reading, math, writing, study skills
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 89%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Bloomberg LLP, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Chubb Group, Church & Dwight Co., Inc., Deloitte & Touche LLP, Dow Jones & Co., Educational Testing Service, Ernst & Young LLP, Hamilton Township (NJ) School District, Johnson & Johnson Corp, Merrill Lynch, Sarnoff Cor
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 446,772
Number of current serial subscriptions: 25,647
Number of microforms: 874,751
Number of audiovisuals: 20,890
Number of ebooks: 0
Other library facilities: Talbott Library of Westminster Choir College of Rider University: Music Education Resource Center, American Organ Archives, Choral Music Collection
Ernest & Young Bloomberg Terminal for corporation information, Riderana (Rider University archive)
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Art Gallery, Holocaust/Genocide Center, Language Lab, Journalism Lab, TV Studio, Multimedia Room, Finance/Accounting Room, Multicultural Center, Flow cytometer, 4 PCR machines, 2 autoclaves, Scintillation spectrometer, Gamma counter, Induction-coupled plasma emission spectro-photometer, Nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer, Solomat(submersible instrument for environmental monitoring)
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 520
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 60
Classrooms: 150
Labs: 300
Other areas: 50
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 150
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 46%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 17%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 16%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 56%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 46%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (80%), women’s dorms (5%), sorority housing (8%), fraternity housing (6%), apartment for single students (1%), other housing options
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 1%
Doubles: 87%
Triples or Suites: 10%
Apartments: 2%
Other: 0%
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 22
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 100%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 353 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Newark, NJ (45), Philadelphia, PA (50)
Nearest train station: Trenton, NJ (8)
Nearest bus station: Trenton, NJ (8)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 82%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 50%
Average undergraduate wage: N/A
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Princeton University)
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Not offered
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, other
Campus
Most popular events: Cranberry Fest, Unity Day, Homecoming Weekend, International Week, University Day, Black History Month, Greek Week