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    Information Summary

    Ranks 298th for total enrollment

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    Surrounding communityLarge city (inside urban area, pop. over 250,000)
    Highest offeringDoctoral degree
    Full-time Enrollment10,185
    Total Enrollment14,664
    Calendar SystemSemester
    Years of college work requiredN/A
    Variable TuitionNo
    Application Fee RequiredYes
    Undergraduate Application Fee$50
    Graduate Application Fee$65
    First Professional Application Fee$65

    Demographics Main Campus and Surrounding Areas

    Reported area around or near Bronx, NY

    Total Population77,840 (77,840 urban / N/A rural)
    Households25,406 (2.94 people per house)
    Families17,446 (3.52 people per family)
    Pop. — African American20,325
    Pop. — Asian4,350
    Pop. — Pacific Islander466
    Pop. — American Indian / Alaskan Native1,613
    Pop. — White (incl. Hispanic)28,146
    Pop. — Other29,359

    Carnegie Foundation Classification

    Research Universities (high research activity)

    UndergraduateArts & sciences plus professions, some graduate coexistence
    GraduateDoctoral, professional dominant
    Undergraduate PopulationFull-time four-year, more selective, lower transfer-in
    EnrollmentMajority undergraduate
    Size & SettingLarge four-year, highly residential

    Student Tuition Costs and Fees

    What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Fordham University?

    Ranks 34th for total cost of attendance

      In District In State Out of State
    FT Undergraduate Tuition $29,715 $29,715 $29,715
    FT Undergraduate Required Fees $730 $730 $730
    PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour $990 $990 $990
    FT Graduate Tuition $19,800 $19,800 $19,800
    FT Graduate Required Fees $380 $380 $380
    PT Graduate per Credit Hour $825 $825 $825
    Total Cost of attendance — On-Campus $46,150 $46,150 $46,150
    Total Cost of attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family $45,520 $45,520 $45,520
    Total Cost of attendance — Off-Campus with Family $33,695 $33,695 $33,695

    Student Tuition Costs for Professional Fields

    What are the typical tuition costs and fees for getting a professional degree?

      In State Out of State
    Law Degree — Tuition $36,670 $36,670
    Law Degree — Required Fees $550 $550

    Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

    Three year history and trends on the cost of attending

      In District In State Out of State
    Published Tuition & Fees $27,047 trend  $30,905 $27,047 trend  $30,905 $27,047 trend  $30,905
      Cost (regardless of residency)
    Books & Supplies $725 trend  $800
    On-Campus – Room & Board $10,248 trend  $12,260
    On-Campus – Other Expenses $2,080 trend  $2,185
    Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board $10,248 trend  $11,630
    Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses $2,080 trend  $2,185
    Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board $1,885 trend  $1,990

    Admission Details

    Applicants 18,161 (6,790 male / 11,371 female)
    Admitted 8,449 (3,422 male / 5,027 female)
    Admission rate 47%
    First-time Enrollment 1,722 (773 male / 949 female)
    FT Enrollment 1,702 (769 male / 933 female)
    PT Enrollment 20 (4 male / 16 female)

    Admission Criteria

    What criteria does Fordham University use for admissions?

    Required = Required, Recommended = Recommended, Neither required nor recommended = Neither required nor recommended
    Open AdmissionsNo
    Secondary School GPA / Rank / RecordRequired / Recommended / Required
    College Prep. CompletionRequired
    RecommendationsRequired
    Formal competency demoN/A
    Admission test scoresRequired
    TOEFLRequired
    Other testsN/A

    Special Learning Opportunities

    Distance LearningNo
    ROTC — Army / Navy / Airforce YesYes / Yes / Yes
    Study AbroadYes
    Weekend CollegeNo
    Teacher CertificationYes

    Athletics - Association Memberships

    Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships NCAA
    NCAA / NAIA Football Conference Patriot League
    NCAA / NAIA Basketball Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
    NCAA / NAIA Baseball Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
    NCAA / NAIA Track & Field Conference Atlantic 10 Conference

    Admission Credits Accepted

    What types of credits does Fordham University accept?

    Dual CreditNo
    Life ExperienceYes
    Advanced Placement (AP)Yes

    ACT Test Admission

    Rank 223rd for 75pctl scores

    Applicants submitting ACT results 19%
    Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) /
    Math scores (25/75 %ile) /
    Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 24 / 28

    SAT Test Admission

    Rank 258th for 75pctl scores

    Applicants submitting SAT results 94%
    Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 550 / 650
    Math scores (25/75 %ile) 550 / 640
    Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 1100 / 1290

    Student Services

    Remedial ServicesNo
    Academic / Career CounselingYes
    PT Cost-defraying EmploymentYes
    Career PlacementYes
    On-Campus Day CareNo
    Library FacilityYes

    Student Living

    First-time Room / Board RequiredNo
    Dorm Capacity3,987
    Meals per WeekN/A
    Room Fee$7,620
    Board Fee$4,640

    Student Financial Aid Details

    How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?

    Fordham University ranks 1034th for the average student loan amount.

      Average Users % of Attendees
    Federal Grant Aid $3,746 376 pie   22%
    State & Local Grant Aid $3,504 481 pie   29%
    Institutional Grant Aid $14,498 1,223 pie   73%
    Student Loan Aid $5,519 1,002 pie   60%
    Any financial aid type   1,330 pie   79%

    Student Enrollment Demographics

    How many students are enrolled at Fordham University?

      Men Women Total
    Non Resident Alien
    218225443
    Black Non-Hispanic
    2947401,034
    Hispanic
    4639931,456
    Asian / Pacific Islander
    339518857
    American Indian / Alaskan Native
    132033
    White Non-Hispanic
    3,2964,6117,907
    Race Unknown
    1,1541,7802,934
    Total 5,777 8,887 14,664

    Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

    How many students complete Fordham University?

      Non Resident Alien Black Non-Hispanic Hispanic Asian / Pacific Islander American Indian / Alaskan Native White Non-Hispanic Race Unknown Total
    Accounting 7 16 14 70 14 121
    Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General 1 3 4
    Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching 1 7 4 10 1 23
    African-American/Black Studies 1 1
    American/United States Studies/Civilization 11 11
    Anthropology 2 4 4 10
    Art History, Criticism and Conservation 1 17 5 23
    Biological and Physical Sciences 2 3 3 14 1 23
    Biology Teacher Education 1 2 2 6 1 12
    Biology/Biological Sciences, General 3 1 5 8 38 11 66
    Business Administration and Management, General 46 28 47 57 1 426 156 761
    Business Statistics 3 3
    Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other 1 1 1 1 4
    Chemistry Teacher Education 1 3 4
    Chemistry, General 1 2 8 2 13
    Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 3 1 4
    Clinical Psychology 1 4 1 9 3 18
    Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric 2 17 21 17 127 44 228
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other 1 2 11 3 17
    Comparative Literature 2 1 3
    Computer and Information Sciences, General 4 3 6 4 11 6 34
    Counseling Psychology 4 2 6
    Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services 11 6 7 60 5 89
    Curriculum and Instruction 1 2 4 20 7 34
    Dance, General 7 2 1 9 2 21
    Developmental and Child Psychology 1 1 5 7
    Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 2 1 1 19 4 27
    Economics, General 13 10 10 6 63 30 132
    Education, Other 19 3 10 14 24 70
    Educational Leadership and Administration, General 2 20 7 21 9 59
    Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision 1 25 26
    Elementary Education and Teaching 1 5 14 5 77 5 107
    Engineering Physics 2 5 7
    English Language and Literature, General 1 6 7 7 135 26 182
    Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other 3 3 4 19 4 33
    Foreign Languages and Literatures, General 2 1 3
    French Language and Literature 4 4
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other 2 2
    History, General 1 3 10 2 67 25 108
    Humanities/Humanistic Studies 6 3 9
    Information Science/Studies 1 1 2 2 6
    International Relations and Affairs 6 4 3 51 23 87
    Italian Language and Literature 1 1
    Latin American Studies 7 3 1 11
    Law (LL 8 32 35 53 1 288 68 485
    Legal Professions and Studies, Other 42 1 23 66
    Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling 7 3 10
    Mathematics Teacher Education 3 3
    Mathematics, General 2 11 1 14
    Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 5 1 1 5 5 17
    Music, General 1 1 2
    Near and Middle Eastern Studies 1 1 2 4 8
    Philosophy 5 1 7 4 47 13 77
    Physics, General 2 1 3
    Political Science and Government, General 2 3 9 4 68 20 106
    Psychology, General 1 3 24 6 65 10 109
    Psychology, Other 4 11 4 39 1 59
    Reading Teacher Education 1 19 4 24
    Religion/Religious Studies 1 12 3 16
    Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General 1 2 1 12 1 17
    School Psychology 3 2 1 19 25
    Social Sciences, General 2 2 7 1 12
    Social Sciences, Other 1 1 1 2 5
    Social Studies Teacher Education 1 8 2 11
    Social Work 6 96 76 15 1 242 126 562
    Sociology 2 8 17 2 45 13 87
    Spanish Language and Literature 1 1 2
    Special Education and Teaching, General 21 13 10 82 10 136
    Taxation 6 5 8 1 20
    Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor 2 2 1 5
    Urban Studies/Affairs 2 1 5 2 10
    Western European Studies 2 2
    Total 188 326 402 257 3 2,386 745 4,307

    Faculty Compensation / Salaries

    Fordham University ranks 125th for the average full-time faculty salary.

    Tenure system Yes
    Average FT Salary $85,205 ($88,937 male / $79,513 female)
    Number of FT Faculty 654 (395 male / 259 female)
    Total Benefits $16,905,623

    Fordham University Summary

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    The 22 Fordham University varsity sports teams are known as the “Rams.” The Fordham Rams are members of NCAA Division I and compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference for all sports except football. This is an incomplete listing of the 22 varsity sports played at Fordham. With 722 all-time wins at the close of the 2005 season , Fordham’s football program ranks 15th among Division I programs on the all-time NCAA wins list, and fifth among programs currently playing at the Division I-AA level, trailing only Yale University, the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University, and Princeton University. Fordham was invited to play in the 1942 Rose Bowl, but declined the invitation because it had previously accepted a berth in the 1942 Sugar Bowl. Since 2002, Fordham has played Columbia University for The Liberty Cup. Founded in the late 1850’s, the Fordham Rose Hill Baseball Club of St. John’s College (the precursor to Fordham University, and of no connection at all to St. John’s University) played against St. Francis Xavier College in the first ever nine-man-team college baseball game on November 3, 1859. There have been 56 major leaguers who have played for Fordham, including All-Star pitcher Pete Harnisch and Baseball Hall of Famer Frankie Frisch. Frisch, a star athlete in four different sports at Fordham, was known as the “Fordham Flash”. This is a partial listing of the club sports played at Fordham Men’s crew has been a club sport at Fordham since 1915. Fordham Athletics also sponsors a women’s varsity team. During this period, Fordham has had 9 undefeated seasons and 13 national championships: eight at the Dad Vail, three at the Eastern College Athletic Conference National Invitational Collegiate Regatta, one at the Division-I National Championships, and one at the IRA Championship. After years as the top independent lacrosse team in the New York metropolitan area, the team has been accepted to be a member of the National College Lacrosse League. Fordham is a Regular member of the Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association (MAISA), one of seven regional conferences of the Intercollegiate Sailing Association of North America (ICSA), the governing body of US Sailing.

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    Fordham University Academics

    The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. That is, the university has a Double Major, ESL, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, ROTC, Air Force, ROTC, Army, ROTC, Navy, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification, United Nations Semester and Visiting/Exchange Student Program. Furthermore, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Personal Counseling and Placement Service can help. Fordham University is unique in its study options. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Pre-Admission Summer Program, Tutoring and Writing Center.

    The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Fordham University.

    Communications & Journalism:
    Communications/Rhetoric
    Public Administration and Service:
    Public Administration, Social Work
    Philosphy and Religion:
    Philosophy, Religion/Religious Studies
    Foreign Language and Literature:
    Classics, Comparative Literature, French, German, ancient, modern, Italian, Latin, Russian, Spanish
    English Language and Literature:
    English
    Physical Sciences:
    Chemistry, Physics
    Business, Management, & Marketing:
    Accounting, Business – General, Business Administration/Management, Business/Managerial Economics, Finance/Banking, International Business, Management Information Systems, Marketing Research
    Social Sciences:
    Anthropology, Economics, Political Science/Government, Sociology, Urban Studies
    Multiple or Interdisciplinary:
    Intercultural/Multicultural/Diversity Studies
    Mathematics:
    Mathematics – General
    Biological and Biomedical Sciences:
    Biology
    Security and Protective Services:
    Criminal Justice Studies
    Computer Science:
    Computer/Information Sciences – General
    History:
    History – General
    School of Visual and Performing Arts:
    Art – General, Art History/Criticism/Conservation, Dance, Drama/Theater Arts, Film Studies, Fine/Studio Arts, Music – General, Photography, Theater Design/Stagecraft
    Popular majors:
    twenty-five percent business per marketing, twenty percent public administration and social services, fourteen percent communications per journalism, seven percent english, seven percent psychology, six percent visual and performing arts, five percent history
    Health and Clinical Sciences:
    Predentistry, Premedicine, Prepharmacy, Preveterinary Medicine
    Psychology:
    Psychology – General

    The cost per credit hour (overall) was $925 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for non-need-based aid last fall. Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of February. Additionally, for international students, the application fee is 50.

    Fordham University Admissions

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    Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 50%. Remember that this can change at any time. Transfer student are not ignored. For one thing, there were one thousand and ninety-two total number of transfer students who applied and five hundred and thirty-three total number of transfer students who were admitted. This school requires an application fee consisting of fifty dollars regular application fee, fifty dollars out-of-state application fee, fifty dollars online application fee and point zero .

    Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, and make sure they are in by the 1st of February. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. Regardless of which application you submit, this school will notify you by the 1st of April. SAT and ACT score reports are very important, so you will want to check on the specific dates with the university. Furthermore, Transfer students must apply no later than the Rolling admission, with priority applications due on the 1st of July. In addition, make sure that if you are a transfer student and are participating in a financial aid program, your financial aid application is in by the 1st of May. Priority financial aid applications for transfer students are due the 1st of February. The regular application is due the 1st of February. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of February.

    Fordham University Athletics

    The Rams are a member of NCAA. The following sports can be found here:

    • Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Baseball
    • Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
    • Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
    • Men’s NCAA Division IAA, Men’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Football
    • Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intramural Golf
    • Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Handball
    • Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Racquetball
    • Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Soccer
    • Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Softball
    • Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Track_and_field
    • Men’s NCAA Division I and Women’s NCAA Division I Track_indoor
    • Men’s NCAA Division I and Women’s NCAA Division I Track_outdoor
    • Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball

    Fordham University Financial Aid

    If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Athletics and ROTC. Financial aid distribution is at seventy-nine percent scholarships per grants and twenty-one percent loans per jobs. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. Likewise, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics and Athletics. Financial aid forms are Business/farm supplement, CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE, FAFSA and Noncustodial (divorced/separated) Parents Statement.

    Fordham University Students

    Fordham University offers Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral and First Professional degrees. The university is a Private, University, Four-year, Roman Catholic Church, Coed, where 50 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. The school’s size is approximately seven thousand, two hundred and eighty-one degree-seeking undergrads, one thousand, seven hundred and fifty-five first-time degree-seeking freshmen and five thousand, five hundred and eighty graduate enrollment. Besides, it is part of an Urban setting, Very large city (over 500,000) and Residential campus. Again, the student body consists of fifty-two percent in-state students, forty-eight percent out-of-state students, one percent part-time students, fifty-seven percent women, forty-three percent men, less than one percent american indian per alaskan native, seven percent asian per pacific islander, five percent black per non-hispanic, twelve percent hispanic, sixty-three percent white per non-hispanic, one percent non-resident alien, thirteen percent race per ethnicity unreported, thirty-nine percent in top 10th of graduating class, seventy-five percent in top quarter of graduating class, ninety-six percent in top half of graduating class, fifty-six percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, eighteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, twelve percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, eight percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24 and six percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99.

    Students should note the housing policies: Guaranteed On-Campus Housing For All Undergraduates, seventy-two percent of first-year students live in college housing, fifty-eight percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Coed Housing, Apartments For Single Students, one-MAY deadline for housing deposit and two hundred dollars amount of housing deposit. Furthermore, the university has many unique facilites such as environmental center in Armonk, seismic station, Fordham Hispanic Research, Third Age Center addressing issues of older population. This school features the Urban setting, Very large city (over 500,000) and Residential campus.

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