Fordham University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Fordham University, also referred to as Fordham, is a private, coeducational, Catholic university located in Bronx, New York, United States. It was established in 1841 as St. John's College. In 1907, it received its present moniker. The University, along with all the campuses, stretches over more than 200 acres of land.

The University has the following schools and colleges:

• College of Business Administration
• Fordham College at Rose Hill
• Fordham College of Liberal Studies
• Fordham College at Lincoln Center
• Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
• Graduate School of Business Administration
• Graduate School of Education
• Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education
• Graduate School of Social Service
• School of Law

The University's athletic teams are called the Fordham Rams. The official mascot is the Ram. The University sponsors baseball, basketball, football, and cross-country. It also sponsors the following club sports: crew, hockey, lacrosse, rugby, and sailing.

Notable alumni of the University include Denzel Washington, Hollywood actor, two-time Academy Award winner, and two-time Golden Globe Award winner; Mary Higgins Clark, bestselling suspense novelist; Donald Trump, American business magnate; and Alan Alda, Hollywood actor, six-time Emmy Award winner, and six-time Golden Globe Award winner.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in religion and philosophy, family and social work, fine arts, law, media, and business and management.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Selective admissions.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Extensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 14,666 in 2009-2010 (12,597 full-time equivalent).

About 49% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 51% of the class.

Undergrads are 52% of enrolled students, graduate students are 39%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 9%.

Students under 25 years old represent 62% of the student body. About 8% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

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

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Fordham provides on-campus housing for 4,053 of its 12,597 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

School sports include football (Patriot League), basketball (Atlantic 10 Conference), baseball (Atlantic 10 Conference), and track (Atlantic 10 Conference).

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 170 male students received the aid (men were 59% of those receiving aid) and 119 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 41% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Fordham offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Doctorate, Professional Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (1,029 awarded)

• Accounting
• Accounting and Finance
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Statistics
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Business/Commerce
• Finance
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
• Taxation

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (40 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Science/Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (36 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (366 awarded)

• Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
• Biology Teacher Education
• Chemistry Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Education
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

ENGINEERING (6 awarded)

• Engineering Physics

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (577 awarded)

• Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (57 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine Arts and Art Studies

LAW (608 awarded)

• Law (LLB, JD)
• Legal Professions and Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (874 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Anthropology
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Comparative Literature
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• French Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• International Relations and Affairs
• Italian Language and Literature
• Latin American Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Near and Middle Eastern Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Urban Studies/Affairs
• Western European Studies

MATHEMATICS (8 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (252 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
• Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician

MEDICINE (0 awarded)

• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences

MUSIC (5 awarded)

• Music

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (2 awarded)

• Commercial and Advertising Art

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (89 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies
• Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (112 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Conservation Biology
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (257 awarded)

• Clinical Psychology
• Counseling Psychology
• Developmental and Child Psychology
• Educational Psychology
• Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
• Psychology
• School Psychology