Fordham University

Bronx, NY · Private nonprofit · 10,512 undergrads (medium, city) · website ↗

Roman Catholic
Test-optional
$70 application fee

What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$32,474
$30,000 – $48,000	$31,657
$48,000 – $75,000	$37,313
$75,000 – $110,000	$42,030
Over $110,000	$52,228
All incomes (average)	$44,338

Sticker tuition and fees: $64,915 in-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use Fordham University's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$25,200
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$16,182
Books and supplies	$1,590
Other expenses, on campus	$3,644
Other expenses, off campus	$3,608

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (2,581 of them) in 2022–23; 94% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	94%	$33,278
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	23%	$5,896
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	94%	$30,590
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	51%	$5,266

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1418
Median ACT: 32
Students with Pell grants: 21%
Graduation rate (6yr): 82%
Freshman retention: 89%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $85,569
Median debt at graduation: $24,300
International undergrads: 761 (7.4%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Test-optional
Application fee: $70
Students per faculty member: 14 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 100%
Open admission: No

Middle 50% of test scores, fall 2024

25th to 75th percentile of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores. A quarter scored below the first figure and a quarter above the second. Section ranges can't be added together into a total-score range.

SAT Reading and Writing: 660–730
SAT Math: 660–750
ACT composite: 30–33

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Required
High school class rank	Considered if submitted
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Not considered
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Required
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Not considered
Work experience	Considered if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not considered

First-time applicants: 43,663
Admitted: 24,573
Enrolled: 2,426

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Business19%

Social Sciences16%

Mathematics & Statistics13%

Communications & Media11%

Psychology9%

Visual & Performing Arts7%

Biology & Life Sciences5%

Computer Science5%

English & Literature4%

History2%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (37)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Applied Mathematics	253	—	—national $91,532	$27,000
Psychology, General	193	$44,422	$62,273national $50,706	$23,250
Business Administration, Management and Operations	157	$65,024	$90,192national $68,257	$22,500
Political Science and Government	156	$49,192	$74,419national $63,293	$23,250
International Business	136	$72,119	$106,665national $73,201	$23,250
English Language and Literature, General	116	$45,777	$63,834national $48,590	$25,000
Economics	106	$73,583	$94,170national $82,686	$19,531
Communication and Media Studies	104	$53,270	$77,244national $56,359	$24,625
Computer and Information Sciences, General	88	$70,170	$97,265national $92,374	$21,500
International Relations and National Security Studies	86	$57,233	$77,234national $66,596	$24,000
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	82	$57,292	$84,366national $50,497	$27,000
Biology, General	81	$37,507	$73,136national $57,214	$27,000
Accounting and Related Services	71	$78,304	$117,024national $76,194	$21,500
Data Analytics	67	—	—	$27,000
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	60	$37,428	$54,738national $43,765	$24,250
Fine and Studio Arts	50	$36,007	$60,515national $41,367	$27,000
History	50	$50,487	$72,389national $50,680	$23,250
Sociology	45	$48,675	$71,581national $52,657	$21,500
Area Studies	42	$50,891	$75,563national $56,625	$23,000
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	41	$31,594	$46,317national $39,775	$26,975
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	40	$35,163	$71,430national $55,012	$23,000
Mathematics and Statistics, Other	38	$72,642	$117,344national $88,839	$23,250
Dance	37	$25,918	$47,036national $39,980	$27,000
Journalism	35	$49,599	$72,475national $56,278	$25,750
Biological and Physical Sciences	30	$28,254	$70,101national $58,891	$23,250
Anthropology	25	$47,113	$66,562national $46,676	—
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	20	$52,131	—national $62,451	$20,000
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	20	—	$58,044national $55,693	$24,125
Mathematics	19	$71,815	$93,224national $69,562	$21,000
Philosophy	17	$37,710	$74,507national $54,455	$21,500
Religion/Religious Studies	17	—	$61,877national $41,390	—
Engineering Physics	16	—	$90,465national $89,154	—
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	12	$54,318	$83,961national $55,000	—
Music	9	$37,311	—national $42,892	—
Marketing	9	$65,081	$90,733national $69,303	$23,750
Social Work	6	—	$66,349national $51,790	—
Finance and Financial Management Services	0	$91,218	$141,860national $83,343	$26,615

Master's degrees (25)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Social Work	718	$62,142	$70,342national $65,123	$61,000
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	220	$98,704	—national $124,807	$39,750
Business Administration, Management and Operations	154	$116,530	$143,127national $103,485	$61,500
Data Analytics	130	—	—	$51,500
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	115	$114,593	$117,083national $101,000	$65,818
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	92	$67,453	—national $101,855	$78,236
Special Education and Teaching	76	$67,534	$79,567national $64,397	$57,261
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	57	$80,765	—national $75,972	$65,046
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	45	$51,145	$75,682national $59,571	$73,000
Research and Experimental Psychology	42	$82,580	—national $63,216	—
Accounting and Related Services	42	$84,550	$126,830national $95,833	—
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	31	$96,466	$150,150national $121,855	$41,000
Philosophy	25	—	$61,194national $60,272	—
Economics	23	—	$105,001national $100,743	—
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	22	$58,078	$66,412national $85,444	—
International Relations and National Security Studies	22	$74,911	$93,706national $95,627	—
Real Estate	22	$111,699	—national $135,104	$52,192
Health and Medical Administrative Services	21	$77,687	—national $89,981	$20,500
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	20	$64,296	—national $59,916	$59,718
Taxation	15	$93,482	$128,385national $114,810	—
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	12	$54,432	—national $60,111	—
Educational Administration and Supervision	9	$105,248	$106,668national $71,685	—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	9	$71,349	$84,957national $63,707	—
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	5	—	$73,241national $65,184	—
Data Processing	—	$102,454	—national $156,135	—

First professional degrees (1)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Law	455	$205,946	$232,595national $107,773	$159,500

Doctoral degrees (2)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Educational Administration and Supervision	44	$161,027	$140,055national $100,573	$61,500
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	21	$79,256	$112,494national $99,878	$96,453

Graduate certificates (2)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	39	$82,109	$84,790national $65,509	$93,117
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	19	$86,982	—national $71,178	—

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 80 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Contact and accreditation

Address: 441 E Fordham Rd, Bronx, NY 10458
Phone: (718) 817-1000
Institutional accreditor: Middle States Commission on Higher Education

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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