First-Year Class Profile

Freshmen Profile Class entering Fall 2012

Demographics

  • 920 freshmen and 238 transfer students
  • 26% of freshmen are from outside of NJ
  • Our undergraduate study body represents 43 states, 64 countries, Puerto Rico, and US Virgin Islands

Freshman Averages

  • 3.40 cumulative high school grade-point average
  • SAT: 1584 (1070 Critical Reading + Math)
  • ACT: 23

Freshmen Academic Interests

  • Business 27%
  • Education 12%
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences& 45%
  • Fine and Performing Arts 8%
  • Westminster Choir College 8%

Freshmen Class Diversity

  • African American 13%
  • Asian/Pacific Islander 6%
  • Hispanic 12%

Transfer Average

  • 3.08 cumulative grade-point average
*This is the average SAT for direct admit freshmen and does not include special admission averages for EOP (Educational Opportunity Program Fall 2012 average SAT was 942) and RAP (Rider Achievement Program Fall 2012 average SAT was 901). The average SAT for all enrolled freshmen is 1047.