Fordham Facts

Male and Female Student at Rose Hill

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

The Numbers*

*Reported as of the Fall 2024 census. Numbers are rounded to the nearest hundredth.

  • 17,000 students in nine schools
    11,000 undergraduates
    2,500 first-year students
    5,600 graduate and professional students

  • Rose Hill, Bronx, NY
    7,600 undergraduate and graduate students

    Lincoln Center, Manhattan, NY
    8,300 undergraduate and graduate students

    Westchester, West Harrison, NY
    200 undergraduates and graduates

    The Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station, Armonk, NY

    The Fordham University London Centre

  • Fordham College at Rose Hill (1841)
    4,100 students enrolled

    Fordham College at Lincoln Center (1968)
    2,600 students enrolled

    Gabelli School of Business (1920)
    2,600 students enrolled at Rose Hill, 700 undergraduates and 1,000 graduates at Lincoln Center

  • Fordham School of Professional and Continuing Studies (1944)
    200 students at Rose Hill, 400 at Lincoln Center, 50 at Westchester

    Gabelli School of Business (1969)
    1,000 students at Lincoln Center

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

    Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education (1968)
    60 students at Rose Hill, 50 Online, 15 Hybrid

    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, 120 Online

  • 60.7% Women
    39% Men

    41.5% Underrepresented Populations
    21.2% Hispanic/Latinx
    13.4% Asian
    6.7% Black/African American
    0.1% American Indian/Alaska
    0.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

    Geographical origins:
    49 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, and 87 countries

    34.2% Catholic
    2.5% Jewish
    11.1%     Protestant
    18.2% Other
    34.1% Religious Affiliation Unknown

  • 200,000+ total

  • 747 Full-time Instructors
    54% Men
    46% Women
    24% Underrepresented Populations

    456 Tenured Faculty
    60% Men
    40% Women
    20% 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