RECRUITABLE CHARACTERISTICS - RIDER UNIVERSITY SWIMMING & DIVING
Attitude - enthusiasm for hard work
Ability to place team over self
Character as it relates to attitude toward mutual respect - athlete to coach, athlete to team mate, athlete to faculty member, athlete to student community, etc.
Ability to handle mistakes and failure - MISTAKES...admit it, learn from it, don't repeat it...see FAILURE as unavoidable and as "information", a blueprint to success
Self-Reliance
Understanding of sacrifices required to balance academic workload and athletic workload
Willingness to learn - open minded to coaching
Commitment to academic achievement - goal-oriented in the classroom
Understanding of obligation to represent program in accordance with team values (representing Rider University swimmers/divers past, present and future, team, coaches and family with all decisions made as a Rider University student-athlete)
Potential to build loyalty to the Rider University Swimming & Diving Team
Training ability - capacity to train
Technique
Current Speed (ability to contribute in the conference / Metro-Atlantic Athletic Conference [MAAC])
History of development (improvement over career prior to college)
Training background - what has been the focus of the athlete's training methodology/where is the potential to challenge the athlete to adapt with new training methodology?
Overall athletic potential
Willingness to make decisions outside the pool that complement training/competitive goals ... social, rest/recovery, nutrition, mental/emotional health, weight room, etc.
Cost includes tuition, living costs, books and supplies, and fees minus the average grants and scholarships for federal financial aid recipients.
Depending on the federal, state, or institutional grant aid available, students in your income bracket may pay more or less than the overall average costs.
| Family income | Average cost |
|---|---|
| $0–$30,000 | $16,071 |
| $30,001–$48,000 | $17,115 |
| $48,001–$75,000 | $20,910 |
| $75,001–$110,000 | $25,683 |
| $110,001+ | $29,214 |
| Graduated | 69% |
| Transferred | 24% |
| Withdrew | 7% |
| Making progress | 33% |
| Not making progress | 24% |
| Deferment | 13% |
| Paid in full | 13% |
| Forbearance | 10% |
| Default | 4% |
| Student population | 4,156 |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 3,174 |
| Graduate enrollment | 982 |
| White | 54% |
| Hispanic | 18% |
| Black | 15% |
| Asian | 6% |
| Unknown | 5% |
