As a medium-sized liberal arts college (about 3,200 students) in the midst of a large university, Fordham College at Rose Hill offers the best of both worlds—the personal attention of a smaller school with the faculty and facilities of a major center of research. As the oldest Catholic, Jesuit college in the Northeast United States, the College draws on long traditions of excellence in educating men and women who make a difference in the world, men and women who seek not merely to “make it,” but to make the world a better, more humane, and more just place. The core curriculum at Rose Hill will help you to acquire the knowledge and develop the skills and flexibility you will need to make your mark. Beyond that, and more importantly, it will challenge you to take responsibility for understanding the world you live in, to question and ascertain what you value and believe, to wrestle with the relationship of faith and reason, to widen your perspective on the many peoples and societies that share our planet, and to discern what you may be called to do. In your major field, you’ll find professors who are working at the highest levels in their respective disciplines and who are passionate about introducing you to the subjects they know and love.

And all of this happens on one of the most beautiful campuses in America, in the midst of a vibrant on-campus extracurricular life, and in a city without peer for its cultural, leisure, employment, and service opportunities! We hope that you will visit us at Rose Hill to see for yourself how exciting a place this is.

Brennan O’Donnell, Ph.D.
Dean