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?

• 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.

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?

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?

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?

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

There are 2,707 undergraduate students at FDU, with 2,517 being full-time and 190 being part-time.

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.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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

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.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.