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Fordham University

Bronx, NY

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Fordham University is the Jesuit University of New York. Founded in 1841, our 85-acre Rose Hill campus is located in the Bronx, adjacent to the Botanical Gardens and Bronx Zoo. Our eight-acre Lincoln Center campus is located in Manhattan, right next to the Lincoln Center arts complex.

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Where intellect, culture, and career opportunities converge. 

AT A GLANCE

Enrollment

• 16,515 students attend nine undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools.

Two Residential Campuses

• Rose Hill: 85 acres in the Bronx

• Lincoln Center: Eight acres in Manhattan

Undergraduate Colleges and Enrollment

• Fordham College at Rose Hill: 3,990

• Gabelli School of Business (at Rose Hill and Lincoln Center): 2,631

• Fordham College at Lincoln Center: 2,174

Alumni

• 175,000+

Faculty

• 742 full-time faculty

• 92% with a PhD or other terminal degree

• Student-faculty ratio: 15:1

• Average class size: 23 students

Finances

• Tuition and fees 2019–2020: $54,393

• Room and board: $18,510

• 90% of enrolled first-year students receive some type of financial aid.

Athletics

• 22 NCAA Division I sports

• Full range of club and intramural sports

• Atlantic 10 Conference; Patriot League for football

• Middle Atlantic Conference for Water Polo

Demographics

(All undergraduates, fall 2018)

• Women: 57.3%; men: 42.7%

• Underrepresented populations, 29.8%:
Hispanic, 14.6%; Asian, 10.8%; Black, 4.2%; two or more racial or ethnic groups, 3.8%; Native American, 0.1% 

• Geographical origins: 47 states; Washington, DC; Puerto Rico; Federated States of Micronesia; Guam; Virgin Islands; and 77 countries

• Accounting—Public
Accountancy (150 credits) RH

• Accounting—Public
Accounting (120 credits) RH

• Accounting Information Systems RH 

• African & African American  Studies 

• American Studies 

• Anthropology 

• Applied Accounting and Finance RH

• Art History 

• Biological Sciences RH  

• Business Administration RH

• Chemistry RH  

• Classical Civilization 

• Classical Languages

• Communication and Culture

• Comparative Literature

• Computer Science 

• Dance (by audition only) LC

• Digital Technologies and Emerging Media

• Economics 

• Engineering Physics RH

• English

• Environmental Science

• Environmental Studies

• Film and Television

• Finance RH

• French Language and Literature

• French Studies

• General Science RH

• German Language and Literature

• German Studies

• Global Business LC

• History

• Humanitarian Studies

• Individualized Interdisciplinary Major

• Information Sciences

• Information Systems RH

• Integrative Neuroscience 

• Interdisciplinary Math and Economics

• International Political Economy RH

• International Studies LC

• Italian Language and Literature

• Italian Studies

• Journalism

• Latin American and Latino Studies 

• Marketing RH

• Math and Computer & Information Sciences

• Mathematics  

• Medieval Studies 

• Middle East Studies 

• Music 

• Natural Science LC

• New Media and Digital Design LC

• Philosophy

• Physics RH 

• Political Science 

• Psychology

• Religious Studies 

• Social Work (BASW)

• Sociology 

• Spanish Language and Literature 

• Spanish Studies

• Theatre (by audition only) LC

• Theology Religious Studies 

• Undecided

• Urban Studies 

• Visual Arts 

• Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Students are required to pursue the majority of coursework
at specific campuses where indicated:

RH Rose Hill campus
LC Lincoln Center campus

Applicants interested in pursuing one of these majors but who wish to apply to a different campus than that listed can seek approval from the Dean of the College after enrollment as part of first-year academic advising.​

Fordham also offers a broad range of minors and areas of concentration; for more information, call 718-817-4000, write to enroll@fordham.edu, or visit fordham.edu.

A Fordham education blends a rigorous curriculum with the resources, culture, and energy of New York City—a unique combination by any measure. Fordham students serve as interns at the United Nations and are mentored by CEOs of Fortune 500 companies. They win Google Lime Scholarships and capture prestigious Fulbright Fellowships, continuing their studies and service around the world. As the Jesuit University of New York, Fordham is aplace where talent and intellect are nurtured and dreams are achieved. 

Academic excellence 
Students choose from more than 60 majors in the liberal arts, sciences, performing arts, and business, and they complete a rich core curriculum that spans literature, history, science, theology, philosophy, and the arts. Special offerings include honors programs, research symposia, study abroad, dual-degree programs with Fordham’s graduate schools, and pre-professional programs in architecture, law, medicine, and other health professions. 

The innovative International Political Economy program explores the complexities of the world’s increasingly interdependent and politicized economies from an interdisciplinary perspective. Taking advantage of its location in a world center for the arts, Fordham offers a BFA in Dance through a unique partnership with The Ailey School. Additionally, the program in Theatre provides the finest training with a faculty of leading New York City professionals. 

Fordham students regularly win prestigious scholarships and fellowships—Fulbright, Gates Cambridge, Goldwater, Truman, and National Science Foundation, to name a few. The Office for Prestigious Fellowships is designed to shepherd students through the application process. 

New York is our campus
Fordham draws students from around the globe who want to live and learn while immersed in the diversity and opportunity of a world capital. Benefiting from an extensive internship program, students can choose from 2,600 New York–based partner organizations with internship opportunities in business, communications, education, government, health care, biomedical research, law, the arts, and other fields. 

New York City not only provides unparalleled internship and career advantages but also a never-ending list of things to see and do, from Broadway theatre, museums, and music to major league sports or a bike ride through Central Park. 

Two distinct locations
Fordham has two residential campuses. Rose Hill, adjacent to the New York Botanical Garden and the Bronx Zoo, is a quintessential green, leafy college campus featuring beautiful Gothic architecture. The Lincoln Center campus is located in the cultural heart of Manhattan, a landscaped urban oasis near Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Central Park, Columbus Circle, and the headquarters of major international organizations. 

Both campuses are easily accessible by public and private transportation. Enjoying the academic and student life of both is convenient with the University’s Ram Van service, which operates between the two campuses.

More than 180 student organizations offer a remarkable range of activities. Student life programming also capitalizes on the resources of New York City and a mosaic of cultural experiences. An extensive athletics program includes 22 varsity sports and a range of club and intramural sports. Reflecting the values-centered education that is a Fordham hallmark, students engage in approximately one million total hours of service each year, locally and in distant corners of the world.

With its two distinctive residential campuses, Jesuit traditions of academic excellence and care for each student, and the great city of New York as its partner, Fordham University offers students virtually unlimited opportunities for learning and personal growth. Find out why Fordham students say, “New York is my campus. Fordham is my school.”