Fordham University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Catholic (Jesuit)
Population 14,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,535 (41%)
Days Without Precipitation 243 (42%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 10,315
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 38%
From Region 25%
Athletes 554 (5.5%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 44%
Hispanic 21%
Asian 14%
International 8%
Black 6%
Mixed 5%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Fordham College at Lincoln Center 305 24% 52% 9% 11% 16% 5% $68,666 39 +1.51 42 94%
Social Work 12 +3 17% 42% 0% 25% 33% 0% $59,722 87 +0.77 19 97% — — — —
Art History 18 +3 6% 72% 6% 0% 11% 6% $58,419 81 +0.51 16 93% — — — —
Dance 29 — 14% 38% 3% 41% 3% 0% $47,507 80 +0.60 4 100% — — — —
Film and Television 56 +5 38% 61% 11% 7% 12% 2% $58,721 93 +1.41 17 95% — — — —
Music 9 +4 44% 56% 11% 11% 0% 11% $44,816 42 -0.21 3 — — — — —
New Media and Digital Design 110 +10 20% 50% 13% 7% 17% 6% $94,989 99 +2.66 86 91% — — — —
Theatre 40 — 35% 45% 8% 10% 25% 10% $46,150 74 +0.41 3 94% — — — —
Visual Arts 31 +15 19% 61% 6% 6% 16% 0% $58,419 92 +1.24 16 93% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Fordham College at Rose Hill 1,410 30% 51% 11% 6% 20% 5% $77,400 66 +0.77 63 95%
Pre-Engineering 11 — 55% 36% 0% 9% 27% 9% $95,522 43 -0.23 86 95% — — — —
Computer Science 83 +4 52% 29% 34% 6% 17% 8% $108,215 34 -0.49 93 93% — — — —
Information Systems 29 +3 55% 48% 17% 3% 7% 17% $107,666 71 +0.46 93 — — — — —
Information Technology 8 — 38% 38% 38% 0% 0% 12% $108,215 72 +0.48 93 93% — — — —
Applied Mathematics 39 +5 62% 46% 10% 5% 10% 23% $114,047 70 +0.17 96 96% — — — —
Chemistry 12 +1 25% 25% 17% 8% 42% 8% $72,227 61 +0.06 52 — — — — —
Mathematics 14 +2 50% 36% 7% 7% 21% 14% $116,796 87 +1.19 96 100% — — — —
Physics 3 +1 100% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $97,736 86 +1.02 88 — — — — —
Biochemistry 5 — 60% 20% 0% 0% 60% 0% $71,403 51 -0.01 49 — — — — —
Biological Sciences 100 +2 25% 52% 22% 7% 10% 6% $66,374 51 -0.01 36 93% — — — —
Neuroscience 32 — 25% 53% 9% 9% 19% 6% $64,497 32 -0.22 31 100% — — — —
Environmental Science 12 — 0% 58% 8% 8% 17% 0% $71,679 93 +1.64 50 100% — — — —
Environmental Studies 17 +4 12% 65% 6% 0% 18% 6% $71,679 93 +1.64 50 100% — — — —
Economics 86 +11 49% 42% 15% 3% 20% 13% $96,649 62 -0.05 87 93% — — — —
African and African American Studies 1 +4 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $74,683 86 +1.23 58 — — — — —
American Studies 11 +9 0% 73% 0% 9% 18% 0% $74,665 86 +1.23 58 95% — — — —
Asian Studies — +1 — — — — — — $74,665 86 +1.23 58 95% — — — —
Classical Civilization 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $72,348 93 +1.51 52 — — — — —
Comparative Literature 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,892 95 +1.52 32 — — — — —
English 103 +33 19% 63% 11% 3% 20% 0% $64,371 94 +1.46 30 92% — — — —
French — — — — — — — — $78,863 96 +1.86 66 92% — — — —
History 48 +15 42% 69% 4% 4% 21% 0% $70,196 91 +1.30 46 92% — — — —
Latin American Studies 2 +4 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $74,665 86 +1.23 58 95% — — — —
Medieval Studies 4 +1 50% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $63,163 84 +0.61 27 — — — — —
Middle East Studies 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,665 86 +1.23 58 95% — — — —
Philosophy 28 +18 61% 68% 4% 4% 18% 4% $83,706 93 +1.68 74 98% — — — —
Russian Studies 1 +17 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,665 86 +1.23 58 95% — — — —
Spanish 3 +14 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,863 96 +1.86 66 92% — — — —
Theology 4 +13 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,991 92 +1.37 24 86% — — — —
Women's Studies 3 +6 0% 33% 33% 0% 0% 0% $68,081 95 +1.45 41 — — — — —
Anthropology 15 +16 13% 53% 7% 7% 13% 7% $67,905 91 +1.00 40 94% — — — —
Communication and Media Studies 116 +13 18% 64% 4% 5% 20% 3% $75,249 89 +1.25 59 93% — — — —
Humanitarian Studies 9 +3 33% 56% 11% 11% 22% 0% $72,558 54 -0.01 52 100% — — — —
Integrative Neuroscience 32 +1 25% 41% 22% 12% 12% 3% $65,223 74 +0.43 33 94% — — — —
International Studies 94 +16 31% 53% 5% 6% 21% 6% $82,169 80 +0.49 72 93% — — — —
International Studies 1 +9 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $74,665 63 +0.10 58 95% — — — —
Journalism 47 +4 34% 49% 4% 9% 26% 4% $65,440 67 +0.35 33 100% — — — —
Political Science 157 +18 34% 46% 9% 7% 26% 1% $71,379 52 -0.06 49 97% — — — —
Psychology 224 +6 12% 52% 10% 6% 25% 2% $68,721 98 +2.07 42 96% — — — —
Sociology 36 +22 22% 44% 6% 14% 28% 3% $75,600 97 +1.70 60 96% — — — —
Urban Studies 14 +4 43% 64% 14% 0% 0% 0% $66,205 35 -0.21 35 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Gabelli School of Business 857 55% 51% 16% 4% 13% 11% $107,408 97 +0.81 93 94%
Financial Mathematics 277 — 73% 59% 13% 2% 13% 8% $112,675 64 +0.13 95 — — — — —
Accounting 63 — 54% 54% 22% 3% 13% 3% $121,511 97 +2.23 97 98% — — — —
Business Administration 187 — 49% 49% 13% 7% 18% 11% $90,284 82 +0.66 82 96% — — — —
Business Analytics 92 — 25% 64% 8% 3% 11% 10% $105,893 80 +0.77 92 — — — — —
Finance — — — — — — — — $139,097 94 +1.38 99 96% — — — —
General Business 6 — 33% 67% 0% 17% 17% 0% $93,961 86 +0.85 85 — — — — —
Global Business 175 — 44% 30% 27% 4% 10% 21% $109,150 84 +1.12 94 90% — — — —
Marketing — — — — — — — — $95,354 92 +1.38 86 93% — — — —
Public Accounting 55 — 73% 60% 16% 4% 15% 2% $121,511 97 +2.23 97 98% — — — —
Real Estate 2 — 100% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $104,594 80 +0.37 92 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Professional and Continuing Studies 29 55% 14% 0% 34% 34% 7% $59,857 10 -0.56 19 86%
Organizational Leadership 11 +1 64% 27% 0% 36% 36% 0% $90,284 92 +1.03 82 96% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 18 +1 50% 6% 0% 33% 33% 11% $41,264 1 -1.54 2 80% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $69,457
ROI Percentile 77th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 88%
4-Year Graduation Rate 76%
6-Year Graduation Rate 82%
Transfer-Out Rate 10%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 28.6% 743 23% 52% 8% 7% 23% 3% $71,871 91 +1.02 51 95% —
Business & Economics 26.0% 677 47% 46% 17% 5% 15% 12% $103,608 88 +0.99 91 94% —
Physical Sciences & Math 13.3% 345 69% 55% 12% 3% 14% 10% $111,461 93 +0.18 95 97% —
Arts 11.8% 307 25% 53% 10% 10% 14% 5% $68,904 96 +1.46 43 94% —
Humanities 8.9% 232 30% 60% 6% 6% 21% 1% $67,044 92 +1.19 38 92% —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.3% 137 26% 51% 18% 7% 14% 6% $66,119 42 -0.06 35 95% —
Computer Science 4.6% 120 52% 34% 30% 5% 13% 11% $108,082 47 -0.20 93 93% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.1% 29 7% 62% 7% 3% 17% 3% $71,679 92 +1.64 50 100% —
Engineering 0.4% 11 55% 36% 0% 9% 27% 9% $95,522 20 -0.23 86 95% —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $17.8M #115 27% $0.2M 69 #72 211 —
Business & Economics $3.9M #119 0% $0.0M 9 #141 28 —
Life & Natural Sciences $2.2M #254 47% $0.0M 4 #185 29 —
Physical Sciences & Math $1.3M #323 39% $0 — — — —
Education $1.0M #240 33% $0 52 #58 — —
Computer Science $0.4M #296 36% $0 — — 18 —
Health Sciences $0.0M #438 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Total $26.5M #236 25% $0.2M 134 #148 286 —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 103 $9.3M $9.3M $0
Track & Field (combined) 65 $894K $894K $0
Baseball 42 $1.9M $1.9M $0
Soccer 33 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Swimming & Diving 31 $671K $671K $0
Water Polo 25 $921K $921K $0
Basketball 17 $8.8M $8.8M $0
Squash 11 $96K $96K $0
Tennis 10 $98K $98K $0
Golf 9 $161K $161K $0
Total 324 $24.3M $24.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 77 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Rowing 52 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Soccer 32 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Swimming & Diving 28 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Basketball 22 $4.1M $4.1M $0
Softball 19 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Volleyball 19 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Tennis 8 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Squash 1 $8K $8K $0
Total 230 $14.4M $14.4M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 142 $2.3M $2.3M $0
Football 103 $9.3M $9.3M $0
Soccer 65 $3.3M $3.3M $0
Swimming & Diving 59 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Rowing 52 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Baseball 42 $1.9M $1.9M $0
Basketball 39 $12.9M $12.9M $0
Water Polo 25 $921K $921K $0
Softball 19 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Volleyball 19 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Tennis 18 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Squash 12 $105K $105K $0
Golf 9 $161K $161K $0
Total 554 $47.6M $47.6M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 59%
Yield (non-ED) 8%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 59% 59% 59%
Early Decision 83% 83% 83%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 24%
SAT Range 1320 – 1480
SAT Math Range 660 – 750
SAT RW Range 660 – 730