Primarily a teaching institution, the University selects instructors committed to imparting the knowledge and skills of particular disciplines.
Full professors teach at all levels.
There are no teaching assistants in the classrooms or the laboratories. The Lawrenceville, New Jersey, campus is situated on 353 acres midway between Princeton and Trenton and within easy reach of New York and Philadelphia. The campus comprises 38 buildings. In 1992, Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey, merged with Rider. Westminster's undergraduate and graduate programs, designed to prepare graduates for music leadership careers in churches, schools, and communities, are offered on a 23-acre campus located in the heart of Princeton.