Fordham University
Location: Bronx, NY (urban)
Size: 9,767 students
Avg percent need-met: 80%
Acceptance rate: 46%
Middle 50% ACT: 28-32 **Test Optional through Fall 2023**
Middle 50% SAT: 1340-1450 **Test Optional through Fall 2023**
Fordham is a reputable and challenging school that prides itself on emphasizing a well-rounded education. Their business program is a highlight of the school. Professors are fantastic - knowledgeable, engaging, and accessible. They promote a rigorous but rewarding education with practical and experiential learning, and open discussions are frequent. Students want to make a difference, and the campus encourages everyone to feel at home. They brand themselves as The Jesuit University of New York, and many students participate in campus ministry, but there are student groups for many religious traditions and religious affiliation is not considered in admissions.
Popular majors / known for: Business, Marketing, Communications, Social Sciences
Academic approach: Liberal arts from a Jesuit perspective, with a common core curriculum
Fun fact / campus tradition: Each semester, the beginning of final exam period is marked by a “midnight breakfast”, in which Fordham administration and professors cook students breakfast items to prepare them for the long night of studying ahead of them.
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Similarity to Columbia
Both Fordham and Columbia have a broad core curriculum with classes in many different departments.
Columbia is known for leaning into New York City; Fordham does as well, with the slogan “New York is my campus. Fordham is my school.”
Application Details
RD deadline: January 1st
Early Action deadline: November 1st
Supplemental essays: Yes, optional
Application fee: $70
On Common App: Yes
CSS profile: Required, due February 1st
Interviews: Not considered
School also featured in: Christian Schools