2025 Self Study

Two students at the Lincoln Center campus walk along the plaza in the summer

Middle States reaccreditation begins with an institutional self-study led by a steering committee and a variety of working groups and teams. Members are responsible for demonstrating how Fordham has met MSCHE standards across institutional priority areas that the university selects for itself.

Review the Self-Study Report

We invite members of the Fordham community to review the self-study and join us April 6-9 for the Peer Review Team's visit.

Read the Full 2025 Self-Study

Please note: The report is only accessible if you are logged into your Fordham account. 

Self-Study Design

To demonstrate compliance with MSCHE Standards for Accreditation and Requirements of Affiliation, we have chosen to use a standards-based approach to ensure that all standards are thoroughly and meaningfully examined, while simultaneously reflecting upon and applying to the University’s institutional priorities. Learn more about our self-study design.

It is our hope that this approach enables the University community to engage in the process and results in a Self-Study that is value- added and inspiring to the University’s ongoing strategic planning process.

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