Commencement Ceremonies
Saturday, May 11, 2024
Cure Insurance Arena
81 Hamilton Ave, Trenton, NJ
Graduate and Doctoral Ceremony
Procession begins at 9:30 a.m.
Undergraduate Ceremony
Procession begins at 2:30 p.m.
Graduates and guests should plan to arrive at ceremony locations one hour prior to procession times.
Easy as 1-2-3!
Preparing to graduate and participate in the 2024 Commencement Ceremony

Step 1. Complete a degree application
Submit a degree application online using the link found in MyRider under “My Academic Tools” before April 1, 2024. If you have questions about graduation eligibility, please contact your dean.

Step 2. Pay graduation application fee
A graduation application fee of $100.00 is due at the time of degree application. Payment should be made through MyRider.

Step 3: Pre-Order Academic Attire
Students eligible to participate in the May 2024 Commencement ceremonies should pre-order academic attire. This page of the commencement website will be updated in early 2024 with information about ordering and distribution of caps and gowns.
Commencement FAQs
Greening Graduation
In support of Rider’s commitment to sustainability, several green initiatives are part of Commencement planning. We aim to limit printed communication materials by utilizing mainly electronic communication. The Commencement program is printed with vegetable-based inks on FSC-certified paper with 10 percent post-consumer waste recycled content. Graduates wear eco-friendly caps and gowns that are made from 100 percent, post-consumer recycled plastic bottles, with an average of 25 bottles used to make each gown. Funding for the GreenWeaverTM graduation gowns has been provided by the Rider University Energy and Sustainability Steering Committee (ESSC). Since 2011, Rider University has helped to divert over 350,000 plastic bottles from landfills
Questions
Please contact the Commencement office at 609-896-5261, or e-mail [email protected].