Rivier University

Rivier University is a private nonprofit college in Nashua, NH. Its average net price is $26,585 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$24,427
$30,001 to $48,000$19,185
$48,001 to $75,000$25,289
$75,001 to $110,000$26,307
$110,001 and up$28,695
$41,288Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$41,288Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$26,585Average Net Price
$15,746Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,400Books and Supplies
$2,450Other Expenses
30.3%Students on Pell Grants
66.6%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

82.6%Acceptance Rate
545 to 590SAT Reading, Middle Half
510 to 585SAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$63,114
8 years after entry$66,195
10 years after entry$72,105
55.5%Graduation Rate
75.7%Retention Rate
$24,250Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Nashua, NHLocation
Small citySetting
1,231Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Biotechnology$49,893 National median for this major n=883Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,206 National median for this major n=168,652Not published
Criminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Education, Other$40,204 National median for this major n=1,831Not published
Educational Administration and Supervision$41,124 National median for this major n=779Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$40,940 National median for this major n=14,722Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Homeland Security$58,220 National median for this major n=2,607Not published
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$38,488 National median for this major n=12,256Not published
Human Services, General$41,637 National median for this major n=5,838Not published
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$41,297 National median for this major n=7,141Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431Not published
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Registered Nursing$84,095 n=227$27,000 n=201
Security Science and Technology$46,655 National median for this major n=2,893Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published

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