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Fordham University

Fordham University is a private campus in Bronx proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The school reports a Roman Catholic affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$31,239

family income
under $30k

$33,504

$30–48k

$38,039

$48–75k

$41,753

$75–110k

$50,121

over $110k

Average net price

$44,3382023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Fordham University rose from $29,632 (2008) to $44,338 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$29,632
2009	$29,674
2010	$32,837
2011	$33,467
2012	$33,446
2013	$33,972
2014	$34,042
2015	$35,932
2016	$35,694
2017	$36,301
2018	$36,761
2019	$38,147
2020	$35,320
2021	$41,004
2022	$42,581
2023	$44,338

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$82,7622024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Fordham University rose from $47,242 (2009) to $82,762 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$47,242
2010	$50,001
2011	$52,775
2012	$54,489
2013	$56,604
2014	$59,105
2015	$60,867
2016	$63,109
2017	$65,105
2018	$67,393
2019	$69,118
2020	$71,388
2021	$70,340
2022	$74,795
2023	$77,351
2024	$82,762

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$20,785
2001	$22,585
2002	$23,540
2003	$24,720
2004	$27,047
2005	$28,596
2006	$30,905
2007	$32,720
2008	$35,257
2013	$43,902
2014	$45,623
2015	$47,317
2016	$49,073
2017	$50,986
2018	$52,687
2019	$54,393
2020	$56,161
2021	$56,161
2022	$58,467
2023	$61,992

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $64,915 before grants and other attendance costs. At Fordham University, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 10,512 undergrads, Fordham University is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

81.9% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Fordham University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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81.9%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Fordham University has held near 81.9% from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	77.1%
1992 cohort	68.6%
1993 cohort	67.5%
1994 cohort	73.8%
1995 cohort	76.8%
1996 cohort	73%
1997 cohort	78.8%
1998 cohort	77.5%
1999 cohort	78.1%
2000 cohort	77.7%
2001 cohort	79.6%
2002 cohort	78.5%
2003 cohort	79.2%
2004 cohort	80.5%
2005 cohort	77.6%
2006 cohort	81%
2007 cohort	80.5%
2008 cohort	80%
2009 cohort	80.5%
2010 cohort	79.6%
2011 cohort	79.5%
2012 cohort	83.3%
2013 cohort	82.7%
2014 cohort	83.2%
2015 cohort	83.2%
2016 cohort	83.4%
2017 cohort	80.3%
2018 cohort	81.9%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$15,375	$4,567
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$15,742	$10,328
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	—	$12,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$17,125	$11,625
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$16,688	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$16,223	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$16,250	$5,931
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$16,266	$5,162
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$16,250	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$16,960	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,124	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$18,375	$6,063
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$20,125	$5,502
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$21,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$23,250	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$24,250	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$25,000	$7,122
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$26,000	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$26,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$25,815	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$26,000	$8,118
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$25,000	$7,053
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$24,300	$6,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$68,008

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$75,002

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$85,569

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Fordham University admitted 25,719 of 43,364 applicants in Fall 2024. The 59.3% rate describes that application pool.

59.3%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $61,992 tuition · 2023–24 10,512 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1320–14801600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Fordham University received 43,364 applications and admitted 25,719 (59.3%), with 2,492 enrolling.

Fordham University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Fordham University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 660–730 and Math was 660–750 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1320–1480 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	660	700	730
SAT Math	660	710	750
ACT Composite	30	32	33

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

59.3%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	55.3%
Fall 2002	56.5%
Fall 2003	53.6%
Fall 2004	50.4%
Fall 2005	50.4%
Fall 2006	46.5%
Fall 2007	42.1%
Fall 2008	46.8%
Fall 2009	49.6%
Fall 2010	50.7%
Fall 2011	42.4%
Fall 2012	42.9%
Fall 2013	47.1%
Fall 2014	48.1%
Fall 2015	47.6%
Fall 2016	45.2%
Fall 2017	46.4%
Fall 2018	46%
Fall 2019	45.9%
Fall 2020	52.5%
Fall 2021	58.3%
Fall 2022	54.1%
Fall 2023	56.3%
Fall 2024	59.3%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1320–1480Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1070	1260
Fall 2002	1060	1260
Fall 2003	1090	1283
Fall 2004	1090	1290
Fall 2005	1090	1290
Fall 2006	1100	1290
Fall 2007	1130	1330
Fall 2008	1130	1320
Fall 2009	1140	1340
Fall 2010	1160	1340
Fall 2011	1150	1340
Fall 2012	1160	1350
Fall 2013	1160	1350
Fall 2014	1150	1350
Fall 2015	1170	1350
Fall 2016	1170	1370
Fall 2017	1230	1410
Fall 2018	1250	1430
Fall 2019	1240	1450
Fall 2020	1230	1410
Fall 2021	1300	1480
Fall 2022	1320	1480
Fall 2023	1330	1490
Fall 2024	1320	1480

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

30–33Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	22	28
Fall 2002	23	27
Fall 2003	23	28
Fall 2004	23	28
Fall 2005	23	28
Fall 2006	24	28
Fall 2007	25	29
Fall 2008	25	29
Fall 2009	26	30
Fall 2010	26	30
Fall 2011	26	30
Fall 2012	26	30
Fall 2013	26	30
Fall 2014	26	30
Fall 2015	27	31
Fall 2016	27	31
Fall 2017	27	31
Fall 2018	28	32
Fall 2019	28	32
Fall 2020	27	32
Fall 2021	30	33
Fall 2022	30	33
Fall 2023	30	33
Fall 2024	30	33

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

10,512Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Fordham University rose from 7,143 (Fall 2002) to 10,512 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	7,143
Fall 2003	7,244
Fall 2004	7,212
Fall 2005	7,281
Fall 2006	7,451
Fall 2007	7,541
Fall 2008	7,882
Fall 2009	7,873
Fall 2010	8,106
Fall 2011	8,328
Fall 2012	8,197
Fall 2013	8,193
Fall 2014	8,485
Fall 2015	8,701
Fall 2016	9,096
Fall 2017	9,403
Fall 2018	9,392
Fall 2019	9,422
Fall 2020	9,099
Fall 2021	9,669
Fall 2022	9,843
Fall 2023	10,239
Fall 2024	10,512

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

89%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Fordham University has held near 89% from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	90%
Fall 2004 cohort	89%
Fall 2005 cohort	88%
Fall 2006 cohort	90%
Fall 2007 cohort	92%
Fall 2008 cohort	90%
Fall 2009 cohort	89%
Fall 2010 cohort	88%
Fall 2011 cohort	88%
Fall 2012 cohort	91%
Fall 2013 cohort	89%
Fall 2014 cohort	91%
Fall 2015 cohort	91%
Fall 2016 cohort	91%
Fall 2017 cohort	90%
Fall 2018 cohort	91%
Fall 2019 cohort	87%
Fall 2020 cohort	88%
Fall 2021 cohort	88%
Fall 2022 cohort	88%
Fall 2023 cohort	89%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Fordham University

21.4% of Fordham University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Fordham University as a primarily residential campus of 10,512 undergraduates — and 88.5% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Fordham University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1320–1480 — their midpoint is above the NY four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Fordham University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Fordham University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Fordham University59.3%

New York median70.1%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Fordham University$64,915

New York median$17,408

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Fordham University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Fordham University$85,569

New York median$60,236

National median$53,781

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Fordham University, New York and national reference values
Metric & basis	Fordham University	New York median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	59.3%	70.1%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$64,915	$17,408	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$85,569	$60,236	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Fordham University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Fordham University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 34 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Finance and Financial Management Services	$141,860
Mathematics and Statistics, Other	$117,344
Accounting and Related Services	$117,024
International Business	$106,665
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$97,265
Economics	$94,170
Mathematics	$93,224
Marketing	$90,733
Engineering Physics	$90,465
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$90,192
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$84,366
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$83,961
Communication and Media Studies	$77,244
International Relations and National Security Studies	$77,234
Area Studies	$75,563
Philosophy	$74,507
Political Science and Government	$74,419
Biology, General	$73,136
Journalism	$72,475
History	$72,389
Sociology	$71,581
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$71,430
Biological and Physical Sciences	$70,101
Anthropology	$66,562
Social Work	$66,349
Visual and Performing Arts, General	$65,848
English Language and Literature, General	$63,834
Psychology, General	$62,273
Religion/Religious Studies	$61,877
Fine and Studio Arts	$60,515
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$58,044
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$54,738
Dance	$47,036
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$46,317

These 34 fields listed for Fordham University measure earnings after completion. The $85,569 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 23 additional Fordham University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Fordham University report?

Fordham University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1320–1480 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Fordham University's acceptance rate?

59.3% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 25,719 admitted from 43,364 applicants.

How much does Fordham University cost?

At Fordham University, tuition is $64,915. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Fordham University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $85,569. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in New York

Five Towns College — 53.8% admitted
CUNY Lehman College — 56.6% admitted
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice — 57.1% admitted
CUNY Hunter College — 53.8% admitted

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Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.