Fordham University
Bronx, New York · Website
$85,569
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$85,569
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Fordham University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Bronx, New York with 10,512 undergraduates and 5,568 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $44,338 a year (tuition and fees $64,915). It admits 59% of applicants and 82% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $85,569 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $24,300 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$44,338
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$64,915
US median $11,837
Admission rate
59%
US median 78%
Completion rate
82%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$24,300
About $258 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$85,569
Rank 136 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $44,338
- Tuition and fees
- $64,915
- Cost of attendance
- $82,762
- Students with a need-based grant
- 21%
- Students with federal loans
- 47%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $32,474
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $31,657
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $37,313
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $42,030
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $52,228
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $47,317 in 2015-16 to $64,915 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1,418
- SAT reading, middle
- 690
- SAT math, middle
- 700
- ACT, middle
- 32
- Undergraduates
- 10,512
- Graduate students
- 5,568
- Part-time students
- 3.9%
- Women
- 61%
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Completion rate
- 82%
- Retention rate
- 89%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 181
- Endowment
- $1.0B
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 136 of 5,094 US colleges and 23 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $44,338 | $17,682 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $64,915 | $13,810 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 59% | 73% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 82% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 89% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $24,300 | $15,250 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $68,008 | $38,937 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $85,569 | $47,733 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 77% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 82% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
181 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 911 | $50,500 | $56,761 | $70,342 | $65,123 |
| LawProfessional | Professional | 412 | $147,561 | $170,942 | $232,595 | $107,773 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's | Master's | 286 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $124,807 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 276 | $50,293 | $110,316 | $143,127 | $103,485 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 262 | $26,870 | $83,789 | $141,860 | $83,343 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 177 | $25,000 | $58,341 | $90,192 | $68,257 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 156 | $25,000 | $28,256 | $62,273 | $50,706 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 152 | $23,250 | $41,809 | $74,419 | $63,293 |
| International BusinessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 124 | $23,250 | $65,131 | $106,665 | $73,201 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesMaster's | Master's | 122 | $62,192 | $82,764 | $117,083 | $101,000 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 111 | $27,000 | $26,652 | $63,834 | $48,590 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 109 | $23,250 | $55,020 | $94,170 | $82,686 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 107 | $22,250 | $45,931 | $84,366 | $50,497 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 103 | $24,615 | $46,405 | $77,244 | $56,359 |
| Data AnalyticsMaster's | Master's | 102 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 100 | $26,000 | $33,594 | $73,136 | $57,214 |
| International Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 96 | $24,759 | $46,653 | $77,234 | $66,596 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationMaster's | Master's | 95 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $75,972 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 90 | $26,424 | $64,614 | $97,265 | $92,374 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 79 | $23,000 | $76,473 | $117,024 | $76,194 |
| Legal Professions and Studies, OtherMaster's | Master's | 77 | $70,674 | $47,710 | Withheld | $101,855 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 67 | $26,933 | $55,261 | $90,733 | $69,303 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 66 | $37,000 | $76,766 | $126,830 | $95,833 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 62 | $25,495 | $32,511 | $71,581 | $52,657 |
| Area StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 57 | $26,000 | $40,811 | $75,563 | $56,625 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Fordham University cost?
$44,338 a year is the average net price at Fordham University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $64,915, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $82,762. Families earning under $30,000 pay $32,474 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Fordham University?
59% of applicants are admitted to Fordham University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,418 and the middle ACT score is 32. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do Fordham University graduates earn?
$85,569 a year is the median pay of former Fordham University students who work, 10 years after they started ($68,008 after 6 years). That ranks 136 of 5,094 US colleges and 23 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Law (Professional) at $170,942.
How much student debt do Fordham University graduates have?
$24,300 is the median federal student loan debt of Fordham University graduates, about $258 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 47% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Fordham University?
82% of first-time, full-time students at Fordham University finish within 6 years. 89% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Fordham University?
Social Work (911 master's graduates), Law (412 professional graduates), Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (286 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 181 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.