Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus
Teaneck, NJ · Private · Large suburb · FDU · FDUMC
Private institution in Teaneck, NJ · 2,578 undergraduates · 96% acceptance rate · $57,273 median earnings 10 years after entry.
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $15,266704th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $35,8221,525th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $35,8221,476th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $47,7911,422nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $25,0001,246th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $57,273672nd highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,916808th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 61.7%704th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 75.8%929th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 95.9%1,442nd most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,578790th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,172nd smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 21.5%1,640th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 12 mi (LGA)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
Deadlines and essay flags come from the Common App Requirements Grid, joined by school name. Always confirm against the school’s own admissions page before applying.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 47 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $78,640 | $76,146 |
| Civil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $69,338 | — |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $65,053 | — |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $52,733 | $53,775 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $47,260 | $56,641 |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $47,260 | — |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $47,260 | $51,273 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $42,682 | $42,682 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $42,682 | $42,682 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $42,682 | $47,729 |
| Hospitality Administration/ManagementBusiness | bachelors | $40,095 | $41,937 |
| CriminologySocial Sciences | bachelors | $37,748 | $39,153 |
Campus facts
Athletics — 11 sports
NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $5,519,780 (M $2,205,386 · W $3,314,394)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Fencing
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Bowling: 2010
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitefdu.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 184603)
- Compare colleges in NJRe-score with your weights
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- Showdown: Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus vs Rider UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 11 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
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- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
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