Colleges / Fordham University
College · Private nonprofit · Bronx, NY · City
FU

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Religious affiliation
Address441 E Fordham Rd, Bronx, NY 10458
Websitewww.fordham.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate59%
6-yr median pay$68k
Net price / yr$44k
Undergrad size10,512
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $44k/yr for a shot at a $68k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 59% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1418 · ACT 32.

If you get in

10,512 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $83k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $44k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$331k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$177k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$154k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.6x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$64.9k
Room & board
$24.1k
Books & supplies
$1,590

How students pay for it.

Pell grants21%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans47%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$24k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $7k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention88%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr82%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$68k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$86k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out10%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
10,512
Location
Bronx, NY
Region
Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White44%
  • Hispanic21%
  • Asian13%
  • International8%
  • Black7%
  • Two or more races5%
  • Unknown2%
First-gen students18%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time4%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$98k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 57

What you can study.

Colleges / Fordham University
College · Private nonprofit · Bronx, NY · City
FU

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Religious affiliation
Address441 E Fordham Rd, Bronx, NY 10458
Websitewww.fordham.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate59%
6-yr median pay$68k
Net price / yr$44k
Undergrad size10,512
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $44k/yr for a shot at a $68k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 59% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1418 · ACT 32.

If you get in

10,512 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $83k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $44k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$331k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$177k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$154k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.6x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$64.9k
Room & board
$24.1k
Books & supplies
$1,590

How students pay for it.

Pell grants21%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans47%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$24k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $7k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention88%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr82%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$68k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$86k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out10%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
10,512
Location
Bronx, NY
Region
Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White44%
  • Hispanic21%
  • Asian13%
  • International8%
  • Black7%
  • Two or more races5%
  • Unknown2%
First-gen students18%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time4%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$98k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 57

What you can study.