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Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus Overview

Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Madison, New Jersey. The suburban atmosphere of Madison makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

What Is Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus Known For?

704 Undergraduate Awards
$34,202 Avg Cost After Aid
86% Acceptance Rate
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at FDU.
  • In 2019-2020, 45% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, FDU bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $55,994 a year. That's about 37% more than their peers at other schools.

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Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at FDU.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#2 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#2 Best Value Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#3 Best Value Taxation Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#5 Best Value Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#13 Best Value English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#16 Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#31 Best Value Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#42 Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#57 Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#126 Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards FDU has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#5 Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Taxation College Factual
#8 Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Creative Writing College Factual
#8 Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Health Sciences & Services College Factual
#13 Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Writing Studies College Factual
#21 Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for English Language & Literature College Factual
#66 Best General Studies Schools College Factual

Where Is Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus?

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Contact details for FDU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 285 Madison Ave, Madison, NJ 07940
Phone: 973-443-8500
Website: www.fdu.edu
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fairleighdickinsonuniversity
Twitter: https://twitter.com/FDUWhatsNew

How Do I Get Into FDU?

You can apply to FDU online at: https://www.commonapp.org/explore/fairleigh-dickinson-university/

Admission Requirements for FDU

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program required
Recommendations required
SAT or ACT Scores neither required nor recommended
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into FDU?

86% Acceptance Rate
58% Of Accepted Are Women
FDU has the high acceptance rate of 86%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 83%, and the acceptance rate for women is 89%.

Can I Afford Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus?

$34,202 Net Price
72% Take Out Loans
6.2% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of FDU is $34,202. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At FDU, approximately 72% of students took out student loans averaging $9,519 a year. That adds up to $38,076 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at FDU is 6.2%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,517 Full-Time Undergraduates
59% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,707 undergraduate students at FDU, with 2,517 being full-time and 190 being part-time.

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There are also 689 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,517 full-time undergraduates at FDU, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 133
Black or African American 219
Hispanic or Latino 499
White 1,433
International Students 21
Other Races/Ethnicities 212

Geographic Diversity

New Jersey students aren't the only ones who study at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus. At this time, 15 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 73 countries are represented at FDU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus

3,396 Took All Classes Online
3,396 Took At Least One Class Online
6,498.2% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 3,396 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at FDU has changed over the last few years.

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Online Affordability Rankings of FDU

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus was $44,740 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how FDU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Mathematics & Statistics #37 #37
Mathematics #38 #38
Homeland Security #58 #58

Online Growth Rankings of FDU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus was 6,498.2%. This is the #44 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at FDU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 51 64 0 115
General Psychology 83 0 0 83
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 0 75 75
Accounting 49 11 0 60
General Biology 53 0 0 53
Nursing 35 15 0 50
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 43 5 0 48
Marketing 46 0 0 46
Writing Studies 20 25 0 45
Communication & Media Studies 44 0 0 44
Finance & Financial Management 37 0 0 37
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 29 0 29
Computer Information Systems 28 0 0 28
Interdisciplinary Studies 27 0 0 27
Criminology 27 0 0 27
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 25 0 25
Health Sciences & Services 7 17 0 24
Hospitality Management 18 5 0 23
Design & Applied Arts 22 0 0 22
Drama & Theater Arts 19 0 0 19
General English Literature 18 0 0 18
Liberal Arts General Studies 16 0 0 16
Mathematics 12 0 0 12
Communication & Journalism (Other) 0 11 0 11
Health & Physical Education 0 10 0 10
Political Science & Government 10 0 0 10
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 9 0 0 9
Chemistry 8 1 0 9
History 8 0 0 8
Taxation 0 7 0 7
General Visual & Performing Arts 7 0 0 7
Computer Science 0 4 0 4
Sociology 4 0 0 4
Public Administration 0 3 0 3
Entrepreneurial Studies 1 0 0 1
Allied Health Professions 1 0 0 1
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 1 0 0 1
Business/Managerial Economics 0 0 0 0
General Business/Commerce 0 0 0 0
Human Resource Management 0 0 0 0
International Business 0 0 0 0
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 0 0 0
Graphic Communications 0 0 0 0
Educational Administration 0 0 0 0
Electrical Engineering 0 0 0 0
Romance Languages 0 0 0 0
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 0 0
Medical Illustration & Informatics 0 0 0 0
Philosophy 0 0 0 0
Homeland Security 0 0 0 0
Economics 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 704 232 75 1,011

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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