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Fordham University

Fordham University
441 East Fordham Road
Bronx, NY 10458

Official telephone: (718) 817-1000
Fax number: (718) 367-9404
Website: https://www.fordham.edu/
Screen last updated on: September 2025
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: 1040 men, 868 women
Full-time faculty: 383 men, 339 women
Part-time faculty: 657 men, 529 women
Graduation rate: 80% 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
  • Biochemistry
  • 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 Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • 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
  • Financial Mathematics
  • Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • French Studies
  • General Studies
  • German Language and Literature
  • German Studies
  • 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
  • Italian Studies
  • Journalism
  • Latin American Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • 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
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Urban Studies/Affairs
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Western European Studies
  • Women's Studies
Diplomas

  • 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, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemistry Teacher Education
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Conservation Biology
  • Construction Management, General
  • Data Science, General
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • 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
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Financial Analytics
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Information Science/Studies
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • International Relations and National Security Studies, Other
  • Investments and Securities
  • Lay Ministry
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Medical Informatics
  • Medieval and Renaissance Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Pastoral Studies/Counseling
  • Physics Teacher Education
  • Psychology, Other
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Real Estate
  • Real Estate Development
  • School Psychology
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Studies Teacher Education
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Theology and Religious Vocations, Other
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
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Counseling Psychology
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Developmental and Child Psychology
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • 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
  • Religious Education
  • Research and Experimental Psychology, Other
  • School Psychology
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Theology and Religious Vocations, Other
  • Theology/Theological Studies
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • American Government and Politics (United States)
  • Applied Psychology
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Bilingual and Multilingual Education
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology Teacher Education
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business Analytics
  • 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
  • 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
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Data Science, General
  • Developmental and Child Psychology
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Earth Science Teacher Education
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • 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
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Ethics
  • Financial Mathematics
  • 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 Technology
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • 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
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Medical Informatics
  • Medieval and Renaissance Studies
  • Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physics Teacher Education
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology
  • Real Estate
  • Real Estate and Land Development Law
  • Real Estate Development
  • Religious Education
  • Research and Experimental Psychology, Other
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Studies Teacher Education
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Statistics, General
  • Taxation
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Theology and Religious Vocations, Other
  • Theology/Theological Studies
  • Urban Studies/Affairs

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
  • True
 
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