Fordham University
Bronx, NY441 E Fordham Rd, Bronx, NY 10458
718-817-1000
Fordham University is a private research university in New York City. Founded in 1841 by the Catholic Diocese of New York, Fordham is the oldest Catholic university in the northeastern United States, and the third-oldest university in New York State. Fordham University's campus is divided into three main locations: the Rose Hill campus in the Bronx, the Lincoln Center campus in Manhattan's Upper West Side, and the Westchester campus in Westchester County. The university also operates two regional academic centers, one in Manhattan and the other in the Hudson Valley.
Fordham enrolls approximately 15,000 students from more than 80 countries and all 50 states. The university offers Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, and Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees in more than 60 majors and concentrations; Master of Arts, Master of Science, Master of Fine Arts, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in more than 40 disciplines; and more than 30 professional degrees through its seven schools. The university's research spending totaled $257 million in 2018.
The Fordham Rams compete in the NCAA Division I Atlantic 10 Conference. Fordham's football team played in the first ever nationally televised football game on October 28, 1939. The Fordham Rams men's basketball team has appeared in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament four times, most recently in 2020. The university's baseball team has appeared in the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship five times, most recently in 2019.
Quick Facts
Enrollment: 16364
Acceptance Rate: 52.53%
Type: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Main Website: https://www.fordham.edu/
Financial Aid: https://www.fordham.edu/finaid
Annual Costs
Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $78831
Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $78831
Return on Investment Rating
The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at Fordham University is $290942.34. This includes the average cost of attendance for four years plus the interest on the average loan over a ten year repayment minus the average of grants and scholarships per student.
We then contrast this figure with average early-career and mid-career average incomes of graduates of four year programs at Fordham University. For graduates of Fordham University, we saw an average early-career income of $63700.00 and mid-career income of $124800.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.