Fordham Facts
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.
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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 studentsLincoln Center, Manhattan, NY
8,200 undergraduate and graduate studentsWestchester, West Harrison, NY
200 undergraduates and graduate studentsThe Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station, Armonk, NY
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Fordham College at Rose Hill (1841)
3,800 students enrolledFordham College at Lincoln Center (1968)
2,400 students enrolledGabelli 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 WestchesterGabelli School of Business (1969)
1,100 students at Lincoln CenterGraduate School of Arts and Sciences (1916)
600 students at Rose Hill, 300 at Lincoln CenterGraduate School of Education (1916)
800 studentsGraduate School of Social Service (1916)
1,100 studentsSchool of Law (1905)
1,600 students at Lincoln Center, 100 Online -
59% Women
40% Men43% Underrepresented Populations
22% Hispanic/Latinx
13% Asian
7% Black/African American
0.1% American Indian/Alaska
0.1% Hawaiian/Pacific IslanderGeographical origins:
50 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, Guam, Northern Mariana Island and 121 countries32% Catholic
2% Jewish
10% Protestant
18% Other
38% Religious Affiliation Unknown -
200,000+ total
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714 Full-time Instructors
53% Men
47% Women
27% Underrepresented Populations439 Tenured Faculty
57% Men
43% Women
26% Underrepresented Populations94% 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