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Fordham University

Fordham University
441 East Fordham Road
Bronx, NY 10458


Fax number: (718) 367-9404
Website: https://www.fordham.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 88%
Student:Faculty ratio: 14:1
Total faculty: 1021 men, 907 women
Full-time faculty: 376 men, 344 women
Part-time faculty: 645 men, 563 women
Graduation rate: 83% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning, online courses
Combined 3-2 programs available:
Institution offers 3-2 degree programs.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Accounting and Finance
  • African-American/Black Studies
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Ancient Studies/Civilization
  • Anthropology, General
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Chemistry, General
  • Chinese Studies
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Communication, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Dance, General
  • Digital Arts
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Ecology
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Engineering Physics/Applied Physics
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Studies
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Finance, General
  • Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • French Studies
  • General Studies
  • German Language and Literature
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Information Technology
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • Italian Language and Literature
  • Journalism
  • Latin American Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Medieval and Renaissance Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Near and Middle Eastern Studies
  • Neuroscience
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Real Estate
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Russian Language and Literature
  • Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Urban Studies/Affairs
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Western European Studies
  • Women's Studies
Diplomas

  • Applied and Professional Ethics
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Bilingual and Multilingual Education
  • Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education, Other
  • Bioethics/Medical Ethics
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology Teacher Education
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business Statistics
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemistry Teacher Education
  • Christian Studies
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Programming, Other
  • Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other
  • Conservation Biology
  • Construction Management, General
  • Divinity/Ministry
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Educational Psychology
  • Engineering, Other
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Finance and Financial Management Services, Other
  • Finance, General
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Information Science/Studies
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • International Finance
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • Investments and Securities
  • Lay Ministry
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Medical Informatics
  • Medieval and Renaissance Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Operations Research
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Pastoral Studies/Counseling
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physics Teacher Education
  • Political Communication
  • Psychology, Other
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Real Estate
  • Real Estate Development
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • School Psychology
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Studies Teacher Education
  • Special Education and Teaching, Other
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Theology and Religious Vocations, Other
  • Theology/Theological Studies
Doctorates

  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Counseling Psychology
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Developmental and Child Psychology
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Educational Psychology
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Law
  • Lay Ministry
  • Legal Professions and Studies, Other
  • Legal Studies
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Psychology, Other
  • Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Religious Education
  • School Psychology
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Theology and Religious Vocations, Other
  • Theology/Theological Studies
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
  • American Government and Politics (United States)
  • Applied Psychology
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Bilingual and Multilingual Education
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology Teacher Education
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business Statistics
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemistry Teacher Education
  • Christian Studies
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Construction Management, General
  • Counseling Psychology
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician
  • Developmental and Child Psychology
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Earth Science Teacher Education
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Educational Psychology
  • Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Ethics
  • Finance, General
  • Financial Mathematics
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Information Technology
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • International Law and Legal Studies
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • Investments and Securities
  • Latin American Studies
  • Lay Ministry
  • Legal Professions and Studies, Other
  • Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
  • Marketing, Other
  • Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Medical Informatics
  • Medieval and Renaissance Studies
  • Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
  • Pastoral Studies/Counseling
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physics Teacher Education
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Real Estate
  • Real Estate and Land Development Law
  • Real Estate Development
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Religious Education
  • Research and Experimental Psychology, Other
  • Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General
  • School Psychology
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Studies Teacher Education
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Statistics, General
  • Taxation
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Theology and Religious Vocations, Other
  • Theology/Theological Studies
  • Urban Studies/Affairs
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for DANTES
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
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