Private company
Rivier University
Logo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4
Private university in Nashua, New Hampshire, US
Rivier University is a private Catholic university in Nashua, New Hampshire, United States. Rivier is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education and approved by the New Hampshire Department of Education.2 It employed 374 people in 2020.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industryhigher education1
- HeadquartersNashua, United States1
- Websitewww.rivier.edu
- Legal formNonprofit Corporation3
- LEI549300M0G7C10MK6ZL143
- StatusActive3
- LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
- Registered address420 South Main Street, 03060 Nashua, United States3
- Registered withCorporation Division (Secretary of State's Office), 648873
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Rivier University is a private Catholic university in Nashua, New Hampshire, United States. Rivier is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education and approved by the New Hampshire Department of Education.2
Employees over time
- 20203741
Timeline
- 1933Founded Founded1
Funding
Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.
- Federal grants $20.2M
- PPP loans $3.3M
- Other federal assistance $25.3M
Figures by year
| Year | Federal grants | PPP loans | Other federal assistance | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.5M | – | $1.7M | $3.2M |
| 2025 | $824.1K | – | $2.1M | $2.9M |
| 2024 | $3.1M | – | $2.4M | $5.5M |
| 2023 | $2.5M | – | $2.2M | $4.7M |
| 2022 | $505.7K | – | $985.7K | $1.5M |
| 2021 | $5.8M | – | – | $5.8M |
| 2020 | $2.0M | $3.3M | – | $5.4M |
| 2019 | $930.4K | – | – | $930.4K |
| 2018 | $897.6K | – | – | $897.6K |
| 2017 | $490.4K | – | $238 | $490.6K |
| 2016 | $999.8K | – | $1.7M | $2.7M |
| 2015 | $349.8K | – | $1.7M | $2.1M |
| 2014 | $230.0K | – | $2.1M | $2.3M |
| 2013 | – | – | $2.1M | $2.1M |
| 2012 | – | – | $2.0M | $2.0M |
| 2011 | $10.7K | – | $1.8M | $1.9M |
| 2010 | $8.4K | – | $2.0M | $2.0M |
| 2009 | $11.0K | – | $1.4M | $1.5M |
| 2008 | – | – | $1.1M | $1.1M |
Federal awards
Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov6, by calendar year, 2008–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.
Largest grants
- Aug 1, 2023$4.0M from Health Resources and Services Administration: Nurse Education, Practice Quality And Retention Grants; Nurse Education, Practice, Quality And Retention Grants7 To RIVIER UNIVERSITY Award UD749619
- May 6, 2020$3.2M from Department of Education: Education Stabilization Fund8 To RIVIER UNIVERSITY Award P425F200837
- Apr 28, 2020$2.6M from Department of Education: Education Stabilization Fund9 To RIVIER UNIVERSITY Award P425E200914
- Sep 30, 2024$2.0M from Health Resources and Services Administration: Congressional Directives10 To RIVIER UNIVERSITY Award CE153807
- Sep 30, 2017$1.9M from Health Resources and Services Administration: Mental And Behavioral Health Education And Training Grants11 To RIVIER UNIVERSITY Award M0131338
- Sep 30, 2023$1.3M from Health Resources and Services Administration: Congressional Directives12 To RIVIER UNIVERSITY Award CE152390
- Jul 1, 2018$1.3M from Health Resources and Services Administration: Nurse Education, Practice Quality And Retention Grants; Block Grants For Prevention And Treatment Of Substance Abuse13 To RIVIER UNIVERSITY Award UK131700
- Jul 1, 2014$929.6K from Health Resources and Services Administration: Nursing Workforce Diversity14 To RIVIER UNIVERSITY Award D19HP27867
Largest direct payments
- $2.1M from Department of Education: Federal Pell Grant Program15 To RIVIER UNIVERSITY Award P063P241798
- $1.9M from Department of Education: Federal Pell Grant Program16 To RIVIER UNIVERSITY Award P063P231798
- $1.9M from Department of Education: Federal Pell Grant Program17 To RIVIER UNIVERSITY Award P063P251798
PPP loans
Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA18. Matched to this company by name and state.
- May 19, 2020$3.3M PPP loan (first draw) from Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company18To RIVIER UNIVERSITY, Nashua NH; $3.3M forgiven Sep 24, 2021
Links
- Websitewww.rivier.edu1
- X (Twitter)x.com/RivUniversity1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/RivierUniversity1
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/rivieruniversity1
- WikipediaRivier University
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ7338849
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataRivier University on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaRivier University on Wikipedia
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- 6USAspending.govUSAspending.gov recipient profile: RIVIER UNIVERSITY
- 7USAspending.govUD749619: Health Resources and Services Administration
- 8USAspending.govP425F200837: Department of Education
- 9USAspending.govP425E200914: Department of Education
- 10USAspending.govCE153807: Health Resources and Services Administration
- 11USAspending.govM0131338: Health Resources and Services Administration
- 12USAspending.govCE152390: Health Resources and Services Administration
- 13USAspending.govUK131700: Health Resources and Services Administration
- 14USAspending.govD19HP27867: Health Resources and Services Administration
- 15USAspending.govP063P241798: Department of Education
- 16USAspending.govP063P231798: Department of Education
- 17USAspending.govP063P251798: Department of Education
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