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Fordham University

Bronx, NY · Private · Large city · Carnegie R1/R2

Private institution in Bronx, NY · 10,239 undergraduates · 56% acceptance rate · $85,569 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
$42,5811,930th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$61,9921,939th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$61,9921,939th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$77,3511,871st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$24,3001,179th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$85,56996th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$68,008125th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
80.3%212th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
87.6%327th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
56.3%340th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
141288th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
3258th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
10,239250th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
20.9%1,660th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 6 mi (LGA)

On 3 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$80
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 54 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$74,721$71,351
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$72,678$73,195
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$61,814$58,673
Engineering PhysicsEngineeringbachelors$60,185—
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$56,847$55,724
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsBusinessbachelors$53,262$48,041
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$48,628$54,678
Mathematics and Statistics, OtherMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$47,260$70,176
Urban Studies/AffairsSocial Sciencesbachelors$47,260$52,107
PhilosophyPhilosophy & Religious Studiesbachelors$46,087$44,384
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$43,240$44,610
Area StudiesArea & Ethnic Studiesbachelors$41,725$37,928

Campus facts

Athletics — 13 sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $19,595,500 (M $10,856,856 · W $8,738,644 · Coed $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Fordham University’s 10,239 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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