Monmouth University vs Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus vs Rider University

Side-by-side comparison of Monmouth University, Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus, Rider University

Metrics	MU Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus Madison, NJ	Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ
Location	West Long Branch, NJ	Madison, NJ	Lawrenceville, NJ
Control	Private nonprofit	Private nonprofit	Private nonprofit
Carnegie	A College or University that also has a large number of Master’s Degree programs	A College or University that also has a large number of Master’s Degree programs	A College or University that also has a large number of Master’s Degree programs
Tuition (out-of-state)	$48,299	$39,454	$43,240
Avg. net price	$30,978	$24,803	$24,780
Acceptance rate	89%	95%	79%
Enrollment	3,684	1,990	3,106
Campus setting	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large
Graduation rate	72%	71%	62%
Retention rate	80%	78%	78%
Median earnings	$72,737	$62,652	$66,376
SAT range	ERW 580-660 · Math 560-650	N/A	ERW 550-670 · Math 550-650
ACT range	24-29	N/A	27-31
Themes	AffordableBig sportsSmall liberal arts	AffordableSmall liberal arts	Big sportsSmall liberal arts
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Bars are drawn from the figures in each cell. Rates use a 0–100% scale; tuition, net price, enrollment and earnings are relative to the largest value among the colleges shown (darker bar); SAT and ACT bands sit on each test's full scale (200–800 per SAT section, 1–36 for the ACT).