Fordham Acceptance Rate & Chances CDS VERIFIED
Bronx, New York (Mid-Atlantic) · 10,000 undergrads · ~33 avg class size · 15:1 student-faculty · $64,915/yr sticker
private Tier 4
Jesuit university with two NYC campuses. Strong communications, business (Gabelli), and pre-law.
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Stats below are CDS-based estimates from recent admissions cycles. Verify on the school's official site before making application decisions.
Acceptance rate
59.3%
most recent reported cycle
By application round
Early Decision66.0%
Early Decision II60.0%
Early Action58.0%
Regular Decision53.0%
GPA range
3.65–3.93
middle 50% of admitted students (unweighted)
SAT mid-50%
1340–1470
middle 50% admitted SAT score
ACT mid-50%
30–33
middle 50% admitted ACT score
Median earnings (10-yr)
$85K
Federal data — 10 yrs after college entry, all majors combined
≈ 3.9 years of post-grad earnings cover 4 yrs of attendance
Career outcomes · 11 sources
Median graduate earnings · 3.9 yrs to pay back 4 yrs of cost · est. lifetime ROI $513K.
Earnings cross-referenced across 11 sources (College Scorecard, Opportunity Insights, Georgetown CEW, FREOPP, PayScale, and more).
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Where this leads
Real career pipelines from this school, based on alumni outcomes and recruiting patterns.
- Finance/IB: mid-tier bulge bracket pipeline, some top-tier acceptance
- Real estate: strong NYC-based development and REIT placement
- Sales roles: heavy Verizon, JPMorgan, Goldman distribution hiring
- Law school: decent feeder to BigLaw, regional strength
- Catholic/nonprofit sector: schools, hospitals, diocesan administration roles