Fordham Facts

Student smiling in back row of a classroom at Rose Hill

Founded:
1841
President:
Tania Tetlow
Mascot:
The Ram
School Color:
Maroon

The Numbers*

*Reported as of the Fall 2025 census. Numbers are rounded to the nearest hundredth.

  • 16,800 students in nine schools
    11,000 undergraduates
    2,500 first-year students
    5,700 graduate and professional students

  • Rose Hill, Bronx, NY
    7,400 undergraduate and graduate students

    Lincoln Center, Manhattan, NY
    8,200 undergraduate and graduate students

    Westchester, West Harrison, NY
    200 undergraduates and graduate students

    The Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station, Armonk, NY

    The Fordham University London Centre

  • Fordham College at Rose Hill (1841)
    3,800 students enrolled

    Fordham College at Lincoln Center (1968)
    2,400 students enrolled

    Gabelli School of Business (1920)
    2,800 students enrolled at Rose Hill, 700 undergraduates and 1,100 graduates at Lincoln Center

  • Fordham School of Professional and Continuing Studies (1944)
    200 students at Rose Hill, 800 at Lincoln Center, 40 at Westchester

    Gabelli School of Business (1969)
    1,100 students at Lincoln Center

    Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (1916)
    600 students at Rose Hill, 300 at Lincoln Center

    Graduate School of Education (1916)
    800 students

    Graduate School of Social Service (1916)
    1,100 students

    School of Law (1905)
    1,600 students at Lincoln Center, 100 Online

  • 59% Women
    40% Men

    43% Underrepresented Populations
    22% Hispanic/Latinx
    13% Asian
    7% Black/African American
    0.1% American Indian/Alaska
    0.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

    Geographical origins:
    50 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, Guam, Northern Mariana Island and 121 countries

    32% Catholic
    2% Jewish
    10%
    Protestant
    18% Other
    38% Religious Affiliation Unknown

  • 200,000+ total

  • 714 Full-time Instructors
    53% Men
    47% Women
    27% Underrepresented Populations

    439 Tenured Faculty
    57% Men
    43% Women
    26% Underrepresented Populations

    94% of full-time faculty hold a Ph.D. or other terminal degree

    14:1 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio
    23 students average class size

  • Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity

    Fordham is classified as a Doctoral University or Doctoral/Professional University, one of 135 classified as High Research Activity