Fairleigh Dickinson University-College At Florham

Fairleigh Dickinson University, also known as FDU, is an two-year, private university located in New Jersey, United States. It was established in 1942. FDU is the largest private university in New Jersey and serves all 21 counties of the state. The university was originally founded as Fairleigh Dickinson College and rechristened Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1956.

The university has two campuses in New Jersey:

• The College at Florham in Morris County
• The Metropolitan Campus in Teaneck

FDU also has a campus, called Wroxton College, located in part of rural England. In addition, The university operates the FDU-Vancouver campus in British Columbia, Canada. FDU offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees in several areas of study. It enrolls more than 11,000 students per year.

The student body of FDU is diverse and impressive. The university supports a number of fraternities and sororities such as Iota Phi Theta, Lambda Theta Phi, Phi Sigma Kappa, Sigma Chi, Zeta Tau Alpha, Theta Phi Alpha, Delta Phi Epsilon, and Phi Sigma Sigma. The sports teams of FDU are known as the Knights.

Fairleigh Dickinson University-College At Florham Highlights

Where Fairleigh Dickinson University-College At Florham stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

• Many students concentrating in business and management, art studies, therapy and counseling, photography and commercial art, media, and hospitality.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High male/female ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High faculty salary.

Other important characteristics:

• Faculty tenure system
• Library on-campus
• Campus housing available
• Student meal (board) plan
• Study abroad option
• Distance learning available
• Weekend study option
• Part-time classes available
• ROTC

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Fairleigh Dickinson Florham Students

The student enrollment at Fairleigh Dickinson Florham was 3,463 in 2007 (2,966 full-time equivalent).

About 45% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 55% of the class.

Undergrads are 70% of enrolled students and graduate students are 30%.

About 0% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs

Financial Aid: Fairleigh Dickinson Florham participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

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Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Housing and Meals

Fairleigh Dickinson Florham provides on-campus housing for 1,589 of its 2,966 (full-time) students (as of 2007).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 11 meals weekly.

Fairleigh Dickinson Florham Athletics

School sports include football (Middle Atlantic States Athletic Corporation), basketball (Freedom Conference), baseball (Freedom Conference), and track (Freedom Conference).

Fairleigh Dickinson Florham Admissions (2007)

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