Molloy vs Rider
What each college publishes, side by side. Cost, admission, graduation, earnings and debt come from federal data.
B+Compass Score: Very good (grade B+): the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.Molloy UniversityRockville Centre, NYCompass Score: Very good · Top 26%BCompass Score: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.Rider UniversityLawrenceville, NJCompass Score: Good · Top 36%
At a glance
- Molloy has the higher graduation rate: 70% against 61% at Rider.
- Median earnings ten years after entry are higher at Molloy: $77,789, against $62,208 at Rider.
Scores
Compass Score
B+Compass Score: Very good (grade B+): the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 26%
BCompass Score: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 36%
Academic Excellence
A-Academic Excellence: Excellent (grade A-): the top 20% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 19%
B+Academic Excellence: Very good (grade B+): the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 26%
Value
BValue: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 41%
B-Value: Good (grade B-): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.
The college
Category
Regional universities
Regional universities
Location
Rockville Centre, NY
Lawrenceville, NJ
Setting
Suburb
Suburb
Students
4,970
4,083
Sports
NCAA Division II · East Coast Conference
NCAA Division I · Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Admission
Admission rate
82%
79%
Average SAT
1187
1227
ACT middle 50%
22–28
27–31
Outcomes
Graduation rate
70%
61%
First-year retention
85%
78%
Median earnings 10 years after entry
$77,789
$62,208
Median debt
$27,000
$26,130
Cost
Average price after aid
$24,347
$24,792
Price after aid, by family income
Up to $30,000
$17,548
$15,824
$30,001–$48,000
$19,241
$18,090
$48,001–$75,000
$22,739
$22,119
$75,001–$110,000
$28,254
$28,445
Over $110,000
$30,144
$31,574
Top majors by graduate earnings
Bachelor's majors
- Nursing $117,011
- Allied health $111,267
- Accounting $92,683
- Speech-language pathology $74,070
- Special education $71,781
- Accounting $91,950
- Finance $88,405
- Management science $82,193
- Health sciences $79,664
- Computing and information science $72,734
Compare with another college
The Compass Score and grades are College Compass Guide’s own ratings. Cost, admission, graduation, earnings and debt are federal data. This comparison doesn’t rank the two colleges; the figures are shown as published.