Fordham University Overview

Fordham University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Bronx, New York. The location of Fordham U is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is Fordham University Known For?

• The 2% student loan default rate at Fordham U is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Fordham U.
• For the 2019-2020 academic year, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Fordham U makes roughly $74,578 a year. This is 83% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• It takes the average Fordham U student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Fordham University Rankings

Fordham U holds the #25 spot on the Best Colleges in New York ranking.

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 Fordham U.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#3	Best Other Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#11	Best Radio, TV & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#21	Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#32	Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#36	Best International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#47	Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#58	Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#58	Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#110	Best Education Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#168	Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

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

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#10	Best Special Education Graduate Degree Schools	College Factual
#21	Best Legal Professions Schools	College Factual
#34	Best Psychology Graduate Degree Schools	College Factual
#35	Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools	College Factual
#51	Best Education Schools	College Factual
#82	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual

Where Is Fordham University?

Contact details for Fordham U are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	441 E Fordham Rd, Bronx, NY 10458
Phone:	718-817-1000
Website:	www.fordham.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/fordhamuniversity
Twitter:	http://www.twitter.com/fordhamnotes

How Do I Get Into Fordham U?

You can apply to Fordham U online at: https://www.fordham.edu/info/20541/how_to_apply

Admission Requirements for Fordham U

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Fordham U?

Fordham U has an acceptance rate of 53%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 52%, and the acceptance rate for women is 53%.

Average Test Scores

About 72% of students accepted to Fordham U submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 620 and 700. Math scores were between 610 and 710.

Fordham U received ACT scores from 33% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 28 and 35. Math scores were between 25 and 30. Composite scores were between 27 and 32.

Can I Afford Fordham University?

The overall average net price of Fordham U is $55,449. 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 Fordham U, approximately 48% of students took out student loans averaging $8,943 a year. That adds up to $35,772 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Fordham U is 2.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Fordham University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 9,399 undergraduate students at Fordham U, with 8,887 being full-time and 512 being part-time.

There are also 6,965 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,887 full-time undergraduates at Fordham U, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Fordham University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,093
Black or African American	346
Hispanic or Latino	1,416
White	4,916
International Students	643
Other Races/Ethnicities	473

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at Fordham University. At this time, 41 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 107 countries are represented at Fordham U. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Fordham University

In 2019-2020, 15,678 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 90th most popular in New York for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Fordham U

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Fordham University was $56,161 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Fordham U 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
Religious Education	#42	#42
Religious Studies	#43	#43
Philosophy & Religious Studies	#52	#52
Legal Research	#60	#60
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	#61	#61
Marketing	#67	#67
Legal Professions	#72	#72

Online Growth Rankings of Fordham U

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Fordham University was 138.9%. This is the #348 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Fordham U regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Fordham U ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Fordham U.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Marketing	#19
Business, Management & Marketing	#211

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%.

Fordham University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Social Work	13	0	1,036	9	1,058
Law	0	0	0	406	406
Business Administration & Management	192	0	173	7	372
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	228	0	228
Finance & Financial Management	200	18	0	0	218
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	108	0	96	0	204
Accounting	117	0	64	0	181
Economics	131	11	24	5	171
Computer Information Systems	111	0	46	0	157
Political Science & Government	146	0	5	0	151
General Psychology	129	0	12	0	141
Communication & Media Studies	135	0	0	0	135
International Relations & National Security	93	5	24	0	122
General English Literature	99	0	8	3	110
Information Science	7	0	97	0	104
International Business	97	0	0	0	97
General Biology	73	0	11	4	88
History	74	0	6	4	84
Legal Research	0	0	81	0	81
Information Technology	0	0	72	0	72
Legal Professions (Other)	0	0	68	3	71
Applied Mathematics	0	0	71	0	71
Marketing	69	0	0	0	69
Special Education	0	1	67	0	68
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	27	6	34	67
Area Studies	59	0	0	0	59
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	52	0	0	0	52
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	51	0	51
Fine & Studio Arts	51	0	0	0	51
Data Processing	0	0	49	0	49
Philosophy	34	0	10	5	49
Sociology	47	0	0	0	47
Statistics	0	0	40	0	40
Child Development & Psychology	0	0	35	3	38
Real Estate	0	1	36	0	37
Anthropology	37	0	0	0	37
Educational Administration	0	3	15	18	36
Other Statistics	35	0	0	0	35
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	0	3	24	5	32
Natural Resources Conservation	31	0	0	0	31
Drama & Theater Arts	31	0	0	0	31
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	28	0	0	0	28
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	28	0	28
Biological & Physical Science	28	0	0	0	28
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	27	0	27
Dance	27	0	0	0	27
Communication & Journalism (Other)	0	0	26	0	26
Romance Languages	26	0	0	0	26
Mathematics	25	0	0	0	25
Journalism	24	0	0	0	24
Religious Studies	21	0	1	0	22
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	21	0	0	0	21
Engineering Physics	19	0	0	0	19
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	18	0	18
Liberal Arts General Studies	14	0	3	0	17
Taxation	0	0	16	0	16
Chemistry	13	0	0	0	13
Urban Studies	7	0	6	0	13
Religious Education	0	0	10	2	12
Other Education	0	0	0	9	9
Ethnic Studies	9	0	0	0	9
Theological & Ministerial Studies	0	0	0	9	9
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	8	0	8
Student Counseling	0	0	8	0	8
Music	8	0	0	0	8
Classical Languages & Literature	5	0	0	0	5
Dispute Resolution	0	0	5	0	5
Medieval Studies	3	0	2	0	5
Multilingual Education	0	1	3	0	4
Teaching English or French	0	3	1	0	4
Classical & Ancient Studies	4	0	0	0	4
Physics	4	0	0	0	4
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	0	3	0	0	3
Real Estate Development	0	2	0	0	2
General Business/Commerce	2	0	0	0	2
Germanic Languages	1	0	0	0	1
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	1	0	0	0	1
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	0	0	0	0	0
Other Business, Management & Marketing	0	0	0	0	0
Construction Management	0	0	0	0	0
Human Resource Management	0	0	0	0	0
General Sales & Marketing	0	0	0	0	0
Public Relations & Advertising	0	0	0	0	0
Computer Programming	0	0	0	0	0
Operations Research	0	0	0	0	0
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages	0	0	0	0	0
Medical Illustration & Informatics	0	0	0	0	0
Other Psychology	0	0	0	0	0
General Social Sciences	0	0	0	0	0
Other Social Sciences	0	0	0	0	0
General Visual & Performing Arts	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	2,461	78	2,617	526	5,682

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 Chriscobar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.