Rivier University Healthcare Programs

Located in Nashua, New Hampshire, Rivier University is a private not-for-profit institution. Nashua is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is Rivier University?

Contact details for Rivier are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	420 South Main St, Nashua, NH 03060
Phone:	603-888-1311
Website:	www.rivier.edu

How Do I Get Into Rivier?

You can apply to Rivier online at: https://www.rivier.edu/admissions/

Admission Requirements for Rivier

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Rivier?

Rivier has an acceptance rate of 84%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 34% of accepted students are men and 66% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 79%, and the acceptance rate for women is 87%.

Can I Afford Rivier University?

The overall average net price of Rivier is $40,210. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Rivier, approximately 83% of students took out student loans averaging $8,936 a year. That adds up to $35,744 over four years for those students.

Rivier University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,454 undergraduate students at Rivier, with 942 being full-time and 512 being part-time.

There are also 970 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 942 full-time undergraduates at Rivier, 27% are male and 73% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Rivier University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	28
Black or African American	51
Hispanic or Latino	45
White	724
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	94

Geographic Diversity

New Hampshire students aren't the only ones who study at Rivier University. At this time, 10 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 16 countries are represented at Rivier. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Bangladesh, and China.

Online Learning at Rivier University

In 2022-2023, 1,282 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Rivier has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 6th most popular in New Hampshire for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Rivier majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	40%
Health Care Management	8%

Rivier University Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Nursing Science	0	156	0	106	0	262
Registered Nursing	115	0	0	0	0	115
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	0	0	0	19	0	19
Health Care Management	0	0	0	12	0	12
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	0	0	8	0	0	8
General Public Health	0	7	0	0	0	7
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	0	0	5	0	0	5
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	0	4	0	0	0	4
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants	0	0	0	0	1	1
Nursing Education	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	115	167	13	137	1	433

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
• Image Credit: By RivierCollege under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.