Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus Overview

Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Teaneck, New Jersey. FDU is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

What Is Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus Known For?

• The highest award offered at FDU is the doctor's degree.
• In a recent academic period29% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from FDU makes roughly $57,273 a year. This is 40% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus?

Contact details for FDU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1000 River Rd, Teaneck, NJ 07666
Phone:	201-692-2000
Website:	www.fdu.edu

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How Do I Get Into FDU?

You can apply to FDU online at: https://www.fdu.edu/admissions/apply-now/

Admission Requirements for FDU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into FDU?

The acceptance rate at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is 84%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 45% of accepted students are men and 53% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 82%, and the acceptance rate for women is 86%.

Average Test Scores

About 12% of students accepted to FDU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 580. Math scores were between 448 and 600.

FDU received ACT scores from 2% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 20 and 23.

Can I Afford Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus?

The overall average net price of FDU is $48,897. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At FDU, approximately 54% of students took out student loans averaging $6,372 a year. That adds up to $25,488 over four years for those students.

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Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,734 undergraduate students at FDU, with 2,189 being full-time and 3,545 being part-time.

There are also 1,745 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,189 full-time undergraduates at FDU, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	135
Black or African American	270
Hispanic or Latino	884
White	510
International Students	187
Other Races/Ethnicities	203

Geographic Diversity

New Jersey students aren't the only ones who study at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. At this time, 13 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.

Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Liberal Arts General Studies	55	191	0	0	0	246
Business Administration & Management	0	32	0	129	0	161
Nursing	0	39	11	62	25	137
Accounting	0	8	0	111	0	119
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	7	29	38	74
General Psychology	0	48	0	21	0	69
Public Administration	0	0	13	42	0	55
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	33	0	17	0	50
General Biology	0	33	0	14	0	47
Computer Science	0	14	0	26	0	40
Pharmacology & Toxicology	0	0	0	30	0	30
Educational Administration	0	0	0	11	19	30
Homeland Security	0	0	0	30	0	30
Health & Physical Education	0	2	0	20	0	22
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	1	19	0	20
Marketing	0	13	0	3	0	16
Interdisciplinary Studies	0	13	0	0	0	13
Mechanical Engineering	0	12	0	0	0	12
Allied Health Professions	9	3	0	0	0	12
Electrical Engineering	0	7	0	4	0	11
Hospitality Management	0	6	0	4	0	10
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	0	0	0	9	0	9
International Relations & National Security	0	3	1	5	0	9
Finance & Financial Management	0	8	0	0	0	8
Mechanical Engineering Technology	0	8	0	0	0	8
Civil Engineering	0	8	0	0	0	8
Health Sciences & Services	0	8	0	0	0	8
Public Health	0	0	0	8	0	8
Political Science & Government	0	5	0	3	0	8
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	0	7	0	7
Biological & Physical Science	0	7	0	0	0	7
Computer Information Systems	0	6	0	0	0	6
Information Science	0	0	0	6	0	6
Fine & Studio Arts	0	6	0	0	0	6
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	5	0	0	0	5
Communication & Media Studies	0	5	0	0	0	5
Social Work	0	0	0	5	0	5
Information Technology	0	0	0	4	0	4
Multilingual Education	0	0	4	0	0	4
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	4	0	0	0	4
Mathematics	0	4	0	0	0	4
Computer Programming	0	0	3	0	0	3
Special Education	0	0	0	3	0	3
General English Literature	0	3	0	0	0	3
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	0	2	0	0	0	2
Civil Engineering Technology	0	2	0	0	0	2
History	0	2	0	0	0	2
Chemistry	0	2	0	0	0	2
Criminology	0	2	0	0	0	2
Sociology	0	2	0	0	0	2
General Business/Commerce	0	0	1	0	0	1
Electronics Engineering Technology	0	1	0	0	0	1
Computer Engineering	0	0	0	1	0	1
Business/Managerial Economics	0	0	0	0	0	0
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0
Human Resource Management	0	0	0	0	0	0
International Business	0	0	0	0	0	0
Communication & Journalism (Other)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Construction Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0	0	0
Romance Languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	0	0	0	0	0	0
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	0	0	0
Natural Resources Conservation	0	0	0	0	0	0
Philosophy	0	0	0	0	0	0
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	0	0	0	0	0	0
General Visual & Performing Arts	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	64	547	41	623	82	1,357

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
• Image Credit: By Jim.henderson under License

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