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, nearly 90% 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 2023, they were able to confirm the "first destination" of 91% of the graduates (an exceptionally high knowledge rate).

89% of the Class of 2023 was employed, continuing their education, or engaged in public service or other meaningful endeavors within six months of graduation.
$68,000 average starting salary for the Class of 2023

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%)
nearly 90% 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

Meet the New York Mets Radio Engineer Who Hasn’t Missed a Game in 30+ Years

Meet the New York Mets Radio Engineer Who Hasn’t Missed a Game in 30+ Years

The New York Mets’ magical, improbable season ended just short of a spot in the World Series, and one Fordham grad played a key role in bringing all the drama [...]

Tony Macht on Being in Oh, Mary! Broadway’s Hottest Comedy

Tony Macht on Being in Oh, Mary! Broadway’s Hottest Comedy

Fordham Theatre grad Tony Macht had no idea that Oh, Mary! would become this Broadway season’s runaway hit comedy when he landed a role in the play early this year. [...]

Emmy-Winning Last Week Tonight Writer on Finding ‘Moments of Catharsis’ Through Comedy

Emmy-Winning Last Week Tonight Writer on Finding ‘Moments of Catharsis’ Through Comedy

Seena Vali majored in math and minored in music at Fordham—not the typical background for an Emmy Award-winning comedy writer. But he also wrote for the paper, the irreverent alternative [...]

Designing a Dialogue on the Harlem Renaissance at the Met

Designing a Dialogue on the Harlem Renaissance at the Met

As senior exhibition designer at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fordham grad Fabiana Weinberg plays a big role in how visitors experience—and engage with—the works on display. If [...]

How Frank DiLella, Broadway’s Most Trusted Source, Found His Path

How Frank DiLella, Broadway’s Most Trusted Source, Found His Path

When Broadway was preparing to come back from an unprecedented 18-month shutdown due to COVID-19, there was one person the theater community wanted to tell its story: Frank DiLella. Reopening: [...]

Pulitzer Prize Finalist Calls Out Repressive Policies

Pulitzer Prize Finalist Calls Out Repressive Policies

Journalist Brian Lyman was honored by the Pulitzer board last month for his columns challenging policies that target transgender youth and public libraries’ independence. Brian Lyman, who has been immersed [...]

Hell’s Kitchen Producer on ‘Getting More Power in the Room’

Hell’s Kitchen Producer on ‘Getting More Power in the Room’

For Marjuan Canady, to be a working artist is to be an entrepreneur. Since graduating from Fordham College at Lincoln Center in 2008 with a degree in theatre and African [...]

At Commencement, Student-Athlete Celebrates the ‘Best Decision’ She Ever Made

At Commencement, Student-Athlete Celebrates the ‘Best Decision’ She Ever Made

For Carolyn Cardell, there seems to be a family formula for success at Fordham: Study applied accounting and finance, get involved in campus clubs and sports, and complete an internship [...]

Catching Up with Funny Girl Cast Member Kathy Liu

Catching Up with Funny Girl Cast Member Kathy Liu

When Kathy Liu thinks about what drew her to the Ailey/Fordham BFA in Dance program, she recalls the strong technical dance training at the Ailey School and equally rigorous academics [...]

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 [...]