Fordham University
#89 in National Universities (tie)
Overview
Fordham University is a private institution that was founded in 1841. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 10,098 (fall 2022), its setting is urban, and the campus size is 93 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Fordham University's ranking in the 2024 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, #89. Its tuition and fees are $61,567.
At Fordham University, "New York is [your] campus" as the school’s website says. With campuses throughout New York City, students live and learn in the thick of an urban experience. The school’s original Bronx campus, Rose Hill, is in walking distance to the Bronx Zoo, New York Botanical Gardens and Little Italy. Today, Fordham has two more campuses: Lincoln Center, which is close to Central Park, and Westchester campus, which is in West Harrison, N.Y. Freshmen do not have to live on campus, but any student who is promised housing upon admittance to the school is guaranteed a room for four consecutive years. Students can travel between campuses on the school’s Ram Van, a burgundy shuttle that runs every half hour. The van makes enough trips, the school has calculated, that it’s covered a distance equivalent to traveling around the world 18.5 times a year. The Fordham Rams play in the NCAA Division I Atlantic 10 Conference. Fordham University, a Jesuit institution, does not have a Greek system.
Among Fordham’s graduate programs is the highly ranked Fordham School of Law, which is home to the first Fashion Law Institute in the country. Graduates and undergraduates alike may take advantage of the Louis Calder Center, a biological field station where environmental studies courses and research are conducted. A dozen graduate students a year can live in log cabins on the biological field station to be closer to their research. Notable alumni include NBA sportscaster Mike Breen, former U.S. Rep. Robert Giaimo of Connecticut and former U.S. Postmaster General John E. Potter.
Fordham University is a private institution that was founded in 1841. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 10,098 (fall 2022), its setting is urban, and the campus size is 93 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Fordham University's ranking in the 2024 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, #89. Its tuition and fees are $61,567.
At Fordham University, "New York is [your] campus" as the school’s website says. With campuses throughout New York City, students live and learn in the thick of an urban experience. The school’s original Bronx campus, Rose Hill, is in walking distance to the Bronx Zoo, New York Botanical Gardens and Little Italy. Today, Fordham has two more campuses: Lincoln Center, which is close to Central Park, and Westchester campus, which is in West Harrison, N.Y. Freshmen do not have to live on campus, but any student who is promised housing upon admittance to the school is guaranteed a room for four consecutive years. Students can travel between campuses on the school’s Ram Van, a burgundy shuttle that runs every half hour. The van makes enough trips, the school has calculated, that it’s covered a distance equivalent to traveling around the world 18.5 times a year. The Fordham Rams play in the NCAA Division I Atlantic 10 Conference. Fordham University, a Jesuit institution, does not have a Greek system.
Among Fordham’s graduate programs is the highly ranked Fordham School of Law, which is home to the first Fashion Law Institute in the country. Graduates and undergraduates alike may take advantage of the Louis Calder Center, a biological field station where environmental studies courses and research are conducted. A dozen graduate students a year can live in log cabins on the biological field station to be closer to their research. Notable alumni include NBA sportscaster Mike Breen, former U.S. Rep. Robert Giaimo of Connecticut and former U.S. Postmaster General John E. Potter.
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At-a-Glance
Setting
Urban
Tuition & Fees
$61,567
Undergraduate Enrollment
10,098
Acceptance Rate
54%
2024 Rankings
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Admissions
Cost
Tuition & Fees
$61,567
Room & Board
$23,075(2023-24)
Average Need-Based Aid Package
$41,525
$35,320
$35,320
Tuition & Fees
$61,567
Room & Board
$23,075(2023-24)
Average Need-Based Aid Package
$41,525
*Average cost after aid
Academics
79%
14:1
52%
Popular Majors
MAJOR
% OF GRADUATES
ALUMNI STARTING SALARY
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
28%
N/A
Social Sciences
19%
N/A
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
10%
N/A
Visual and Performing Arts
7%
N/A
Psychology
6%
N/A
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Faculty Research Impact
Bibliometric Rank
194
Bibliometrics is the statistical analyses of publications and citations for the purpose of measuring faculty research impact.Publications Cited in Top 25% of Journals
57%
Publications Cited in Top 5% of Journals
16%
Total Papers published between 2018-2022
3,727
Citations Per Publication
8:1
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Students
10,098
Graduate Enrollment
6,458
Total Enrollment
16,556
Full-Time Degree-Seeking Students
9,613
Student Diversity
Gender Distribution
Ethnic Diversity
41%
Minority Enrollment
41%
Minority Enrollment
50%
White
18%
Hispanic
13%
Asian
7%
International
5%
Black
5%
Two or more races
1%
Unknown
Not Specified is not included in this breakdown due to an enrollment of 0%.
Campus Life
Housing and Dorms
Types of campus housing available:
Student Activities
78+
Sports Teams
N/A
Fraternities
N/A
Sororities
After College
Graduation Rate
79%
Graduating Students Who Have Borrowed (any loan type, 2021)
55%
Average Debt at Graduation
$35,123
$48,682
$48,682
Graduation Rate
79%
Graduating Students Who Have Borrowed (any loan type, 2021)
55%
Average Debt at Graduation
$35,123
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