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Rivier Demographics & Diversity Report

Many schools pride themselves on their diversity, but what does that mean, really? College Factual ran the numbers to discover how diverse the average college campus really is, taking into account race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they're from. Read the Rivier diversity report below.

• Student Population
• Racial/Ethnic Diversity
• Male/Female Diversity
• Location Diversity
• Student Age Diversity

Rivier Student Population

How Many Students Attend Rivier University?

Rivier total enrollment is approximately 2,178 students. 868 are undergraduates and 150 are graduate students.

Rivier Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time Rivier undergraduate population is made up of 78% women, and 22% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Rivier Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	663
Unknown	77
Hispanic	41
Black or African American	30
Multi-Ethnic	27
Asian	26
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	2
International	0

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Rivier Graduate Student Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students

About 69% of full-time grad students are women, and 31% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Rivier Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	79
Asian	51
Black or African American	7
Hispanic	6
Unknown	5
Multi-Ethnic	2
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
International	0

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

Rivier Racial Demographics:

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	1,574
Unknown	186
Black or African American	155
Asian	127
Hispanic	94
Multi-Ethnic	36
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	2
International	0

Low Racial/Ethnic Diversity Among Faculty

Rivier University Faculty Racial/Ethnic Demographics:

Ethnicity	Number of Faculty
White	433
Black or African American	11
Asian	5
Hispanic	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
International	0
Multi-Ethnic	0
Unknown	0

Learn more about the faculty at Rivier.

Rivier Male/Female Diversity

This school is more popular with women than with men.

There are approximately 1,753 female students and 425 male students at Rivier.

Slightly Unbalanced Ratio of Male & Female Teachers

Reporting of the gender of Rivier is unknown or unavailable.

There are more female teachers than male teachers at this school.

More about Rivier faculty.

There are approximately 318 female teachers and 143 male teachers.

Average Geographic Diversity

Rivier ranks 1,026 out of 2,183 when it comes to geographic diversity.

57.99% of Rivier students come from out of state, and 0% come from out of the country.

The undergraduate student body is split among 10 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.

Top 5 States

State	Amount
Massachusetts	134
New Hampshire	121
Rhode Island	12
Connecticut	9
Maine	5

High Student Age Diversity

The age diversity score this school received indicates it is doing a good job attracting students of all ages.

A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At Rivier, 31.55% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Student Age Group	Amount
35 and over	742
18-19	421
25-29	386
20-21	346
22-24	295
30-34	233
Under 18	0

Notes and References

Footnotes

*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.

References

• Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services

• National Center for Education Statistics

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

• Image Credit: By RivierCollege under License

• Read College Factual's Diversity Ranking Methodology.