StudyPoint's Guide to admissions at Fordham
Fordham admissions admissions at Fordham
Thinking about applying to Fordham? Visit StudyPoint.com for more information about admissions at Fordham!
/favicon.ico
Fordham Admissions Information

Fordham University

Bronx, New York (map)

Founded in 1841, Fordham University’s reputation as one of the nation’s top Jesuit universities endures to this day. Currently, the school is comprised of three campuses: Rose Hill, the Lincoln Center campus, and the Westchester campus. A majority of students are enrolled in the Rose Hill campus, which is conveniently located adjacent to the New York Botanical Gardens, the Bronx Zoo and Little Italy on Arthur Avenue. There are train and subway stations within walking distance to the Rose Hill campus which make travel into Manhattan an extremely short trip; in addition, the school offers free daily shuttles to the Lincoln Center campus.

Although about 30% of students commute from surrounding areas, nearly 50% of students live in Fordham’s on-campus housing. In addition, the university features over 100 student organizations from Mimes and Mummers, one of the nation's oldest collegiate theatrical groups, to the top-ranked Fordham Debate Society. Furthermore, many students note that the Catholic foundation of the university creates an open forum for discussion of social and moral issues of the world today.

Basic Info

Main Address: East 441 Fordham Road, Thebaud Hall

Bronx, NY 10458 Phone Number: (718) 817-1000 Website: www.fordham.edu

Characteristics

Type of school: Private, Coed Type of school: Catholic, Jesuit Setting: Urban setting, Very large city; Residential campus Athletics: NCAA Division I, Intercollegiate, Intramural, Club, Scholarship Degrees offered: Bachelor's, Master's, Post-Master's Certificate, Doctoral Size of undergraduate student body: 7,950 Percent out-of-state: 52% Percent international: 3% Female to Male ratio: 55:45

Academic Life

Student to Professor ratio: 12:1 Most popular majors: Biological Sciences

Communication and Media Studies

Political Science

Psychology

English

History

Economics

International Political Economy

Mathematics

Chemistry Special study programs: Distance Learning

Double Major

ESL

Honors Program

Independent Study

Internships

ROTC, Air Force

ROTC, Army

ROTC, Navy

Student-Designed Major

Study Abroad

Teacher Certification

United Nations Semester

Visiting/Exchange Student Program

Campus Life

Fun Facts

Admissions Information

With an acceptance rate of 46% and successful applicants with an average high school GPA of 3.7, Fordham looks for well rounded, academically successful individuals. Much like the Jesuit academic approach, the Fordham application process is based not solely on individual components, but through a holistic review of each applicant.

Factors that are most carefully considered by the admissions committee include: academic record, standardized test scores, letters of recommendation, essays and extra-curricular activities. Fordham offers a non-restrictive Early Action option for students who are interested in receiving an earlier decision. Since this is a smaller pool of applicants, students who choose this option have a slight advantage over Regular Decision applicants.

Admissions address: Admission Office

East 441 Fordham Road

Office of Undergraduate Admissions

Bronx, NY 10458-9993 Phone number: (718) 817-4000 Fax number: (718) 367-9404 Admissions Website: http://www.fordham.edu/admissions/ Email: enroll@fordham.edu Contact Person: Peter Farrell, Director of Admissions Number of first-year applications received: 18,161 Percent of applicants admitted: 50%

Application Information

Regular application deadline: January 15 Early decision/action deadline: November 1 (Early Action) Accepts the Common Application? Yes (not an exclusive user- Fordham specific application is available) Admission requirements: Common Application with Fordham supplement OR Fordham application

Standardized test scores

Essay

Letter of Recommendation

School Report (with transcript and guidance counselor recommendation)

Mid Year Report

Final Report

If applicable: International Supplement to the Secondary School Report, Homeschool Supplement to the Secondary School Report

Application Information

Standardized test scores required? For admission decisions:

Required: SAT Reasoning Test or ACT

If submitting ACT, the writing section is optional

Recommended: SAT II Subject Tests

*Score reports are due February 1 Policy regarding SAT score-use: Considers highest section scores across test dates. College Board code: 2259 ACT code: 2748

Learn more about other New York City schools:

Yeshiva New York University Columbia

Share This Information: