Rider University is a
private, coeducational and nonsectarian
university located chiefly in the
Lawrenceville section of
Lawrence Township in
Mercer County,
New Jersey, United States. It consists of five academic units: the College of Business Administration, the College of Liberal Arts, Education and Sciences, the College of Continuing Studies, and the Westminster College of the Arts. In addition to regional accreditation, the undergraduate and graduate programs in business are accredited by
AACSB, and the professional education graduate programs are accredited by
NCATE. As of 2014 there are 5,400 undergraduate and graduate students attending.