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 President
The Reverend Joseph M. McShane, S.J.
Enrollment (Fall 2007)
Fordham's 10 schools enroll 14,448 students. There are 7,652 undergraduates, of whom 3,842 live in University-managed housing either on-campus or in the local community. The entering class includes 1,784 traditional full-time freshmen.
Campuses
Fordham has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a commuter campus in Westchester, and the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y.
| Rose Hill, the original campus, adjacent to Little Italy, the Bronx Zoo and the New York Botanical Garden, is situated on 85 acres in the Bronx. 6,527 undergraduates and graduates attend, with 3,142 in residence. It is the site of: |
School/Established
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Enrollment Fall 2007 |
| Fordham College at Rose Hill (1841) |
3,352 |
| College of Business Administration (1920) |
1,931 |
| Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (1916) |
746 |
| Fordham College of Liberal Studies (1944) |
294 |
| Graduate School of Religion & Religious Education (1969) |
204 |
| The Lincoln Center Campus was established in 1961 on seven landscaped acres adjacent to Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. 7,921 professional and undergraduate students attend, with 938 in residence in apartment-style housing. It is the site of: |
| School/Established |
Enrollment
Fall 2007 |
| Fordham College at Lincoln Center (1968) |
1,767 |
| School of Law (1905) |
1,639 |
| Graduate School of Business Administration (1969) |
1,473 |
| Graduate School of Education (1916) |
1,282 |
| Graduate School of Social Service (1916) |
1,452 |
| Fordham College of Liberal Studies (1954) |
308 |
The Westchester campus houses branches of Fordham's graduate schools of education, social service and business administration, as well as a branch of Fordham College of Liberal Studies, with a Fall 2007 enrollment of 243.
The Louis J. Calder Center Biological Field Station at Armonk, NY, is a 114-acre field station with a 10-acre lake and laboratories.
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Demographics
(All Undergraduates, Fall 2007)
| Men 43% Women 57% |
| Minorities 24.6%: African American, 5.6%; Hispanic, 12.3%; Asian, 6.4%; American Indian/Alaskan, 0.3% |
| Geographical origins: 48 states, DC, PR, Guam, The Virgin Islands and 58 countries. |
Alumni (Fall 2007)
Fordham University has 113,686 reachable alumni.
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Degrees Conferred
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4,238
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| Doctor of Philosophy |
102
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| Doctor of Education |
14
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| Juris Doctor |
495
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| Master of Arts/Science/Education/Law/Philosophy |
875
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| Master of Business Administration |
453
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| Master of Social Work |
558
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| Graduate Certificate or Professional Diploma |
71
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| Bachelor of Arts/Science |
1,670
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Faculty
Full-time Instructors (Fall 2006): 667
Men 60%; Women 40%; Minorities 16%
Tenured Faculty: 376
Men 66%; Women 34%; Minorities 12%
More than 96 percent of faculty hold the Ph.D. or other terminal degree.
Student/faculty ratio: 11.9:1
Average class size: 22
Jesuits at Fordham: 35
Jesuits among faculty: 21
Jesuits in University administration: 14
Libraries (Fall 2007)
The Fordham University libraries contain more than 2.2 million volumes and have access to 373,807 print and electronic titles online. Fordham's main library is the William D. Walsh Family Library at Rose Hill. Branches are the Gerald R. Quinn Library at Lincoln Center and the Gloria Gaines Memorial Library in Westchester. The Law Library is at Lincoln Center.
Tuition 2007-2008
Undergraduate: $31,800 (for most programs).
Graduate schools: $625 to $995 per credit.
Law (Full-Time) : $38,900
Finances FY 2007, in thousands
Operating revenues: $384,066;
Operating expenses: $347,775;
Endowment and other investments: $513,303.
Physical Plant FY 2006
Insured replacement value of building and grounds is roughly $909 million.
Carnegie Classification
Research University (High Research Activity). This classification is based on number of doctoral degrees awarded, research expenditures, and numbers of research staff. Fordham is one of about 277 universities in the US that is classified as a research university.
Mascot
The Ram.
University Colors
Fordham's traditional colors are maroon and white.
Varsity Sports
With 22 men's and women's varsity sports teams, the Fordham Rams are members of the NCAA Division I and compete in the Atlantic-10 conference in all sports except football (Patriot League, NCAA I-AA).
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