Fordham University

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Research Universities (high research activity)

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Doctoral degree
Calendar System	Semester
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

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

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 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.

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