Founded in 1841, Fordham is a world-renowned Jesuit, Catholic university with two campuses in New York City. Our global and diverse community is steeped in the nearly 500-year history of the Jesuits, a religious order with an international reputation as intellectuals and professional educators. The Jesuit tradition emphasizes academic excellence, care for the whole person, and social justice. We welcome people of all faiths and of no faith but goodwill, students who want to use their education to serve the common good, global citizens of conscience, competence, compassion, and commitment.
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With multiple distinct campuses, there are numerous noteworthy buildings including new and recently renovated academic and extracurricular space, residence halls and athletic centers/fields. Additional space to note includes student-run coffee houses, white and black box studio spaces and historic buildings designated as NYC landmarks.
The Bronx Zoo (Rose Hill)
NY Botanical Garden (Rose Hill)
Lincoln Center/Broadway (Lincoln Center)
Central Park (Lincoln Center)
NYC is the "capital of the world" and Fordham's multiple campuses are located in the center of this cultural metropolis.
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Admissions
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Admission to Fordham is highly selective. We will consider your entire application package—including academic records, standardized test scores, letters of recommendation, extracurricular activities, and admission essays—as parts of a unified whole. Through a holistic review process, we get an idea of what you might do at Fordham, how Fordham might help you achieve your goals, and how you might contribute to the community.
You can complete and submit an application online or through the mail. You can apply in one of three ways: Early Decision, Early Action, or Regular Decision. First-year applicants should complete four years of high school English, three to four years of science, three to four years of math, four years of social studies, and two to three years of a foreign language. Students who want to pursue a math, science, or pre-medical curriculum should have at least four years of math and one each of physics and chemistry. Business students should have four years of college preparatory mathematics, through at least precalculus. Most successful candidates will have maintained an A/A–average.
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Early Decision — November 1
Early Action — November 1
Regular — January 1
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Academic Programs
The University offers numerous programs and services that expand the minds and hearts of students. From your freshman year to your graduation, our advising programs help you reach your full potential through the Jesuit ideal of cura personalis, or care for the whole person. Our advisers support you throughout your college career to ensure that you receive a well-rounded education that will sharpen your talents, widen your vision, and prepare you to embrace and create change.
Nearly 80 percent of the Class of 2016 completed at least one internship before graduation. Students can take advantage of Fordham’s partnerships with more than 2,600 leading organizations in New York City and beyond.
The Service Learning Program allows students to integrate serious scholarship with civic action.
Our dual-degree programs in business and our accelerated master’s programs in the arts, sciences, and education allow students to complete both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in five years. The 3-3 Law Program permits qualified students to enroll at Fordham’s top-ranked School of Law after three years of undergraduate study.
The Pre-Health Professions Advising program guides students into many of the country’s finest medical schools. Additionally, 95 percent of students from the Fordham Class of 2016 who applied to law school were accepted.
Our students provide needed research assistance at partner organizations like the New York Botanical Garden and the Bronx Zoo/Wildlife Conservation Society. Through Fordham’s partnership with the United Nations, students get access to weekly briefings, special events, and internship positions. Fordham also offers several research grants that support students as they co-author papers in peer-reviewed journals, present their work at professional conferences, and participate in competitive research programs.
The University offers access to yearlong, semester-long, and summer study abroad programs in more than 52 countries across six continents, including opportunities at the London School of Economics and la Universidad de Granada in Spain. Fordham University is ranked third in the New York metropolitan area and 32nd in the nation for the number of students we send abroad each year.
Among our many Integrated Learning Communities is the Manresa Program, a living-learning opportunity for freshmen. Students in the program live and study together in the recently renovated Loyola Hall at Rose Hill, engage with faculty in interactive seminars, and participate in activities that nurture the development of the whole person.
The University’s honors programs are intentionally small, unabashedly intense, and deeply supportive of exceptional academic ability.
Majors and Degrees Offered
The strength of Fordham's academic program is the underlying link between its liberal arts core curriculum and more than 60 outstanding major areas of study offered at Fordham College at Rose Hill, Fordham College at Lincoln Center, and the Gabelli School of Business. The core may help you discover your passion. It will also give you the chance to explore subjects beyond your major, helping you grow and inspiring you to make new connections—both academic and personal.
Fordham offers a variety of degrees and programs within its three traditional undergraduate colleges. Along with a full slate of programs in the humanities, social sciences, and physical and natural sciences, Fordham College at Rose Hill offers several unique programs, including, environmental science, fashion studies, and integrative neuroscience.
In addition to the rich mix of liberal arts and science majors and courses, Fordham College at Lincoln Center is the home of our performing arts majors, including a comprehensive B.A. in theatre grounded in hands-on experience. Theatre majors choose one of four tracks—performance, design and production, directing, or playwriting—and work with award-winning faculty and stellar guest artists in small classes and on ambitious mainstage productions. Fordham also offers an innovative four-year B.F.A. in dance, conducted in partnership with the Ailey School of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
In the Gabelli School of Business at Rose Hill, students can choose from among seven majors. You can add depth to that chosen major with a primary and secondary concentration, including options in social innovation, sports business, or value investing. The Gabelli School also offers programs in entrepreneurship, law and ethics, and sustainable business. At the Lincoln Center campus, the Gabelli School offers a B.S. in global business with concentrations in digital media and technology, global finance and business economics, healthcare management, and consumer insights.
The Fordham School of Law and our graduate schools in business administration, religion, arts and sciences, education, and social service provide additional opportunities for advanced education.
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AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES.
African-American/Black Studies.
American/United States Studies/Civilization.
French Studies.
German Studies.
Italian Studies.
Latin American Studies.
Near and Middle Eastern Studies.
Western European Studies.
Women's Studies.
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BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES.
Biology/Biological Sciences, General.
Neuroscience.
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BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES.
Accounting and Finance.
Accounting.
Business Administration and Management, General.
Business/Commerce, General.
Fashion Merchandising.
Finance, General.
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General.
International Business/Trade/Commerce.
Marketing/Marketing Management, General.
Organizational Leadership.
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General.
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COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS.
Communication and Media Studies.
Communication, General.
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other.
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia.
Journalism.
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COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES.
Computer and Information Sciences, General.
Information Science/Studies.
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EDUCATION.
Education, Other.
Special Education and Teaching, General.
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ENGINEERING.
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics.
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS.
English Language and Literature, General.
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FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES/HUMAN SCIENCES.
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General.
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General.
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FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS.
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General.
Comparative Literature.
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General.
French Language and Literature.
German Language and Literature.
Italian Language and Literature.
Russian Language and Literature.
Spanish Language and Literature.
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HISTORY.
History, General.
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LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES AND HUMANITIES.
General Studies.
Humanities/Humanistic Studies.
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.
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MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS.
Mathematics and Statistics, Other.
Mathematics, General.
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MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
Ancient Studies/Civilization.
Biological and Physical Sciences.
Medieval and Renaissance Studies.
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.
Natural Sciences.
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NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION.
Environmental Science.
Environmental Studies.
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PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES.
Philosophy.
Religion/Religious Studies.
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PHYSICAL SCIENCES.
Chemistry, General.
Physics, General.
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PSYCHOLOGY.
Psychology, General.
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PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS.
Social Work.
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SOCIAL SCIENCES.
Anthropology.
Economics, General.
International Relations and Affairs.
Political Economy.
Political Science and Government, General.
Social Sciences, General.
Social Sciences, Other.
Sociology.
Urban Studies/Affairs.
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THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS.
Theology/Theological Studies.
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VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS.
Art History, Criticism and Conservation.
Dance, General.
Digital Arts.
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General.
Fashion/Apparel Design.
Film/Cinema/Video Studies.
Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other.
Music, General.
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Tuition, Room, Board and Fees
Tuition for the academic year 2017–2018: $49,645; Room and board: $17,445for double occupancy, including meal plan. For more information, visit fordham.edu/tuition.
Financial Aid
As a Jesuit university, Fordham is committed to providing an outstanding education to qualified students.
Nearly 81 percent of undergraduates receive some form of financial aid, including both need-based and merit-based aid. We do our best to support students and families who don’t have the resources to pay our full tuition. Fordham also claims a long tradition of welcoming and supporting students who are among the first in their families to go to college.
Fall freshman applicants should file the FAFSA and CSS Profile forms by February 10. Spring freshman applicants should file by November 1.
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Fordham students run 180 clubs and organizations, including award-winning newspapers, celebrated musical groups, ambitious academic societies, and vibrant cultural groups. Mimes and Mummers is one of the nation’s oldest collegiate theatrical troupes. Our top-ranked Fordham Debate Society is the eighth oldest collegiate debate society in the United States.
Fordham also has a proud history of intercollegiate athletic competition. We sponsor 23 NCAA Division I teams, cheerleading, many club teams, a spirited intramural program, and many recreational programs.
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Location
Fordham’s Rose Hill campus is located in the Bronx, one of New York’s most diverse, multifaceted boroughs. This quintessential college campus—only a 20-minute ride from Grand Central Terminal—is spread across 85 green, leafy acres full of beautiful Gothic architecture. Rose Hill is home to Fordham College at Rose Hill and the Gabelli School of Business.
Fordham’s Lincoln Center campus is located in Manhattan, in the cultural heart of New York City. Situated on eight landscaped acres, the campus is adjacent to Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and a few blocks from Central Park, Columbus Circle, and the headquarters of major international organizations. The Lincoln Center campus is home to Fordham College at Lincoln Center and the global business program of the Gabelli School of Business.
Getting between campuses is easy on the New York City subway, and Fordham’s Ram Van service also offers a direct connection between Lincoln Center and Rose Hill.
Campus Facilities & Equipment
Our athletic facilities include fitness centers and sports fields; the Vincent T. Lombardi Memorial Center for intramural sports, swimming, water polo, and track; and the Walsh Athletic Training Center, a 3,200-square-foot varsity weight training and conditioning facility.
Our award-winning, nationally recognized public radio station, WFUV 90.7 FM (wfuv.org), has been around for nearly 70 years. Students are active in all operations of the station, as hosts, managers, DJs, and more.
Fordham’s libraries house more than 2.2 million volumes and offer access to extensive archives and special collections. The William D. Walsh Family Library at Rose Hill is also home to the Fordham Museum of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Art.
Fordham’s biological field station, the Louis Calder Center, is set on 113-acre nature preserve in Armonk, New York. It’s one of the few field stations in North America with relatively undisturbed communities near a large urban center.
Fordham's 12,000-square-foot Visual Arts Complex at the Lincoln Center campus includes drawing studios, a computer imaging lab, film and video editing and screening facilities, an architectural workspace, and two galleries.
Fordham is also home to the oldest Catholic university press in America, Fordham University Press, which publishes ninety books each year.
Fordham offers essential labs and equipment for students studying in a range of fields, including chemistry, biology, and the modern and classical languages. Students in communications and media studies take advantage of the Edward Walsh Digital Media lab (a fully equipped multimedia lab) and Avid editing equipment. And all of our undergraduates benefit from a University-wide network of more than 200 technology-enabled classrooms.
Off-Campus Opportunities
New York is the nation’s biggest college town, with more than 660,000 students enrolled in more than 130 colleges and universities. Fordham’s Lincoln Center campus location gives students easy access to everything New York City has to offer: the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the United Nations, Wall Street and SoHo, Broadway and Chinatown, Harlem and Times Square. The Rose Hill campus is in the heart of the Bronx—the Borough of Parks, home of the Yankees, and origin of a million immigrant success stories. It’s also home to the Bronx Zoo, which is the country's largest metropolitan zoo, and the New York Botanical Garden, one of the country's premier urban gardens and plant research facilities. Students on both campuses can take advantage of the city’s efficient public transportation system, and many students volunteer, perform, or intern throughout the city.
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One aspect of Fordham life that virtually all students embrace? The opportunity to explore New York City. The university itself “sponsors a lot of [city] activities,” including “ice skating in Bryant Park, [going to] Broadway shows, [and taking] food outings.” Moreover, “Central park is two blocks away” from the Lincoln Center campus and “museums like the Natural History Museum [and] the Met … are almost free with a student ID.” Not to be outdone, the Rose Hill campus offers opportunities to “hang out … at the green areas or go to the Botanical Gardens and the Bronx Zoo.”
Special Needs Admissions
Documentation Required for LD
Testing within last 4 years. Neuro-psychological testing.Documentation Required for ADHD
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Cross Country
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Football
Golf
Soccer
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Water Polo
Cheerleading
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Army ROTC Offered on-campus
Navy ROTC Offered at cooperating institutions: SUNY Maritime
Air Force ROTC Offered at cooperating institutions: Manhattan College
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Campus Security Report
The Jeanne Clery Act requires colleges and universities to disclose their security policies, keep a public crime log, publish an annual crime report and provide timely warnings to students and campus employees about a crime posing an immediate or ongoing threat to students and campus employees.
Please visit The Princeton Review’s page on campus safety for additional resources: http://www.princetonreview.com/safety
The Princeton Review publishes links directly to each school's Campus Security Reports where available. Applicants can also access all school-specific campus safety information using the Campus Safety and Security Data Analysis Cutting Tool provided by the Office of Postsecondary Education of the U.S. Department of Education: https://ope.ed.gov/campussafety/#/