Fordham University
Bronx, New York · Private · 10,512 undergraduates · fordham.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
59%
of 43,364 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1340 to 1470
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$105,820Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Fordham University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
59% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$105,820
a year in 2027-28, from a $105,820 sticker price
What to do with your 1400
Send your score
About 77% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1260, and yours is above it.
Named scholarships you may qualify for (2)
Fordham Presidential Scholarship
Full cost of attendance
You meet the GPA and score minimums. Also needs an application, essay or interview.
Rev. George McMahon, S.J. Scholarship
Full cost of attendance
You meet the GPA and score minimums. Also needs other requirements.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
- PAA score report accepted as an optional supplement (applicant is still considered test optional)
Source: Testing Policy | Fordham · Checked October 16, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Nov1Early Decision · November 1, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Jan3Early Decision II · January 3, 2027A second binding round, after Early Decision.
- Jan3Regular Decision · January 3, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
59%
of applicants were admitted: 25,719 of 43,364 for fall 2024.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/1, hear by 12/20.
Early Decision
Binding. 52% of early applicants were admitted.
Wait list
8,267 students were offered a spot; 440 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2024)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 18% of them sent SAT scores and 6% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1340 to 1470
Reading and Writing 660 to 730
Math 660 to 750
ACT composite 30 to 33
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160056%
- 1200 to 139942%
- 1000 to 11992%
- 800 to 9990%
- 600 to 7991%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.63
- 4.013%
- 3.75 to 3.9930%
- 3.50 to 3.7430%
- 3.25 to 3.4915%
- 3.00 to 3.248%
- 2.50 to 2.994%
- Below 2.500%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$105,820
a year
- Tuition$71,300
- Fees$2,140
- Food and housing$27,260
- Books and supplies$1,180
- Transportation and other$3,940
Fordham University published $97,829 for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$32,069
- $30,001 to $48,000$30,300
- $48,001 to $75,000$35,706
- $75,001 to $110,000$40,101
- Over $110,000$51,995
Financial aid
76%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$41,919
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
18%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $22,690 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Required. It's a second, more detailed aid form some colleges use for their own grants.
- Aid priority date: 11/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Aid deadline: 2/1
- The last day to send aid forms.
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Loyola Scholarship
$1,000 to $12,500 a year
Competitive · No separate application
To keep it: a 3.0 college GPA, file the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid), stay a full-time student, stay on track toward your degree under the college's academic progress rules, and follow the student code of conduct.
DetailsJogues Scholarship
$1,000 to $10,000 a year
Competitive · No separate application
To keep it: a 2.75 college GPA, file the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid), stay a full-time student, stay on track toward your degree under the college's academic progress rules, and follow the student code of conduct.
DetailsDean's Scholarship
Competitive · No separate application
To keep it: a 3.0 college GPA, file the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) and, if you live in New York, apply for New York's Tuition Assistance Program, stay a full-time student, stay on track toward your degree under the college's academic progress rules, and follow the student code of conduct.
DetailsExcellence in Theatre Scholarship
Full tuition
Competitive · Application required
To keep it: a 3.0 college GPA, file the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) and, if you live in New York, apply for New York's Tuition Assistance Program, stay a full-time student, stay on track toward your degree under the college's academic progress rules, follow the student code of conduct, and stay a theatre major.
Details
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Fordham Presidential Scholarship
Full cost of attendance
Competitive · No separate application
- generally top 1-2% of high school class, holistic, an application, essay or interview
To keep it: a 3.0 college GPA, file the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) by the college's deadline, stay a full-time student, stay on track toward your degree under the college's academic progress rules, and follow the student code of conduct.
DetailsFordham Scholarship
Full tuition
Competitive · No separate application
To keep it: a 3.0 college GPA, file the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) and, if you live in New York, apply for New York's Tuition Assistance Program, stay a full-time student, stay on track toward your degree under the college's academic progress rules, and follow the student code of conduct.
DetailsFordham Theatre Scholarship
Competitive · Application required
To keep it: a 3.0 college GPA, file the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid), stay a full-time student, stay on track toward your degree under the college's academic progress rules, and stay a theatre major.
DetailsRev. George McMahon, S.J. Scholarship
Full cost of attendance
Competitive · No separate application
- at or near the top of high school class, financial need required
To keep it: a 3.0 college GPA, file the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) and, if you live in New York, New York State's financial aid application, stay a full-time student, stay on track toward your degree under the college's academic progress rules, and still show financial need.
DetailsNational Merit Fordham University Scholarship (NMSC college-sponsored)
National Merit
Deadline: Name this college your first choice with NMSC.
Details
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
36 of 36
Earn credit with a score of 3
None
You need a 4 or 5 for credit here.
A 3-credit course is worth
about $7,130Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| African American Studies | 4 | 3 |
| Art History | 4 | 3 |
| Biology | 4 | 3 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 3 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 3 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 4 | 3 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 3 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 3 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 3 |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 3 |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 3 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 3 |
| European History | 4 | 3 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 3 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 3 |
| Human Geography | 4 | 3 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 3 |
| Latin | 4 | 3 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 3 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 3 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 3 |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 3 |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 3 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 3 |
| Statistics | 4 | 3 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 |
| United States History | 4 | 3 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 3 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
81%
Come back for a second year
89%
Typical earnings
$92,809
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Fordham University$81,672
- All colleges$60,083
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 31 majors here have earnings data.
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