Undergraduate Outcomes

At Fordham, students receive a rigorous education in one of the world’s greatest cities—an education that will sharpen your talents, widen your vision, and prepare you to embrace and create change.

And being in New York City means you won't have to wait until the summer to intern. Fordham students have internships year-round, easily navigating between our campuses and the top industries that make NYC their home. In fact, 89% of Fordham students have at least one internship before they graduate (and many have two, three, four, and five!).

It’s an undergraduate education that works—our graduates go out into the world to pursue meaningful careers and build lives that reflect Fordham’s spirit of passionate engagement.

First Destinations

Each year, the Office of Career Services reaches out to every member of the previous year's graduating class to find out where they landed and to offer their assistance if needed. For the Class of 2022, they were able to confirm the "first destination" of 86% of the graduates (an exceptionally high knowledge rate).

96% of the Class of 2022 was employed, continuing their education, or engaged in public service or other meaningful endeavors within six months of graduation.
$70,000 average starting salary for the Class of 2022

More Points of Pride

95% law school acceptance rate for 2020 applicants (higher than the national average of 78%)*
76% health professional school acceptance rate (higher than the national average of 45%)
89% of Fordham Students complete at least one internship before graduation
* Rates of admission to JD programs are computed based on the number of Fordham applicants from all graduating classes applying for admission in the fall, not solely Class of 2021 applicants.

Supporting Success Through Access

Fordham graduates not only have a network of over 175,000 alumni worldwide to call upon, they have the life-long support of the Career Center. Their diligent work and extensive connections ensure access to top employers and institutions so that students pursue meaningful work after graduation, whether that be starting a career, pursuing further education, or devoting time to public service.

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Alumni Stories

Ahead of 2024 Jubilee, a Fordham Grad Shares Why Rose Hill Will Always Be Home

Ahead of 2024 Jubilee, a Fordham Grad Shares Why Rose Hill Will Always Be Home

Christine Schwall-Pecci has attended Jubilee before—her own fifth and her husband’s 10th—but this year she’ll be seeing Fordham’s annual alumni reunion through brand-new eyes. “It’ll be the first time that [...]

Where Are They Now? How the Fordham Foundry Helped These Alumni Launch Their Startups

Where Are They Now? How the Fordham Foundry Helped These Alumni Launch Their Startups

Since 2012, the Fordham Foundry has supported scores of students, alumni, faculty, and community members along their journeys as entrepreneurs, from hosting pitch competitions with cash prizes, like the Ram’s [...]

Lean Into Curiosity: How a ‘Shark Tank’ Entrepreneur Brought Her Idea to Life

Lean Into Curiosity: How a ‘Shark Tank’ Entrepreneur Brought Her Idea to Life

The last thing Aurora Weinstock expected to do with her Fordham communications degree was end up pitching a toy vacuum, Pick-Up Bricks, on ABC’s hit show Shark Tank. But that’s [...]

Building a ‘Security Culture’ with a Human Touch

Building a ‘Security Culture’ with a Human Touch

As the founder and CEO of RevolutionCyber, a cybersecurity company that helps clients build a “security culture” within their organization, Juliet Okafor, GSAS ’03, believes that when it comes to [...]

Finance Exec Offers Gabelli Graduate Students Insights on AI, Investment

Finance Exec Offers Gabelli Graduate Students Insights on AI, Investment

Veteran financial executive Peter Zangari, Ph.D., FCRH ’89, has some advice for students pursuing graduate degrees in business analytics and information technology, and it may surprise you. You don’t need [...]

‘My Heart Is Always with Fordham’: A Q&A with Patricia Clarkson

‘My Heart Is Always with Fordham’: A Q&A with Patricia Clarkson

The Emmy and Golden Globe winner is creating a scholarship for Fordham Theatre students, giving back to the university that had a formative influence on her acting career. At 19, [...]

Mandell Crawley—Alumnus, Trustee, Business Executive—on the Joys of Investing in Diversity at Fordham

Mandell Crawley—Alumnus, Trustee, Business Executive—on the Joys of Investing in Diversity at Fordham

The idea of joyful giving, often invoked in philanthropy circles, comes up as Mandell Crawley talks about the major gift that he and his wife, Allison Crawley, are making to [...]

How Does Employees’ Autonomy Affect Their Performance in the Workplace?

How Does Employees’ Autonomy Affect Their Performance in the Workplace?

Andrew Souther was able to conduct advanced research into workers’ performance as an undergraduate, thanks to a Cunniffe Presidential Scholarship. As a student majoring in interdisciplinary math and economics, Andrew [...]

20 in Their 20s: Rashid Nuhu

20 in Their 20s: Rashid Nuhu

A goalkeeper from Ghana pursues his ‘right to dream’ As a child in Ghana, Rashid Nuhu attended Right to Dream, a youth development academy that combines soccer training with academic [...]

20 in Their 20s: Miles Gutierrez-Riley

20 in Their 20s: Miles Gutierrez-Riley

An actor finds his footing in film and TV Miles Gutierrez-Riley says it was at Fordham College at Lincoln Center that he truly grasped how to be a well-rounded actor [...]

20 in Their 20s: Devin Rocks

20 in Their 20s: Devin Rocks

A neuroscientist investigates the drivers of depression Devin Rocks has always been drawn to the deep mysteries of the brain. When several friends at his high school in Queens, New [...]