Undergraduate students choose from among 56 majors and 50 minors in the liberal arts and sciences. Every student also completes a rich core curriculum that spans literature, history, science, religion, philosophy, the social sciences and the arts, and is designed to nurture curiosity and inspire a lifelong love of learning. Special academic offerings include honors programs; study abroad; dual-degree programs with Fordham’s graduate schools; and pre-professional programs in law, medicine, and other health professions. Fordham’s G.L.O.B.E. international business program combines liberal arts and business courses, and prepares students for multinational careers. Undergraduate students often collaborate with faculty on original research, and they also work with faculty and staff to prepare to compete for Rhodes and Fulbright scholarships and other prestigious fellowships and scholarships.
Academic Programs: • Accounting • Accounting Information Systems • African and African American Studies • American Studies•Anthropology• Applied Accounting and Finance • Art History • Biological Sciences • Business Administration • Chemistry • Classical Civilization • Classical Languages • Communication and Media Studies • Comparative Literature/Literary Studies • Computer Science • Dance • Economics • Engineering Physics • English • Environmental Policy• Environmental Science• Finance • French Area Studies • French Language and Literature • General Science • German Area Studies • German Language and Literature • History • Individualized Major Program • Information Science • International Political Economy • International Studies • Italian Area Studies • Italian Language and Literature • Latin American and Latino Studies • Management of Information and Communications Systems • Marketing • Mathematics • Mathematics/Economics • Medieval Studies • Middle East Studies • Music • Natural Science• Philosophy • Physics• Political Science • Psychology • Public Accounting • Religious Studies • Social Science • Social Work • Sociology • Spanish Area Studies • Spanish Language and Literature • Theatre • Theology • Urban Studies • Visual Arts • Women’s Studies
VIBRANT COMMUNITIES
Fordham’s spirit is everywhere. You can feel it at a Homecoming pep rally; during student government elections; in a friendly game of Ultimate Frisbee; on a weekend retreat; in the exciting city of New York where students make their home.
Celebrate Life
New York City provides unparalleled internship and career advantages, but it also offers students a never-ending list of things to see and do—from Broadway theater, museums, and concerts to major-league sports or a bike ride through Central Park.
Fordham’s two residential campuses are easily accessible by public and private transportation. The University’s Ram Van service also makes it easy for students to enjoy the academic and social life of the two campuses.
Strong orientation programs, special freshman seminars, and active faculty advising ensure a smooth transition to college life. Integrated learning communities in the residence halls on the Rose Hill and Lincoln Center campus give students the chance to collaborate with other students, staff, and faculty to design educational, service and social activities and events throughout the year. Students majoring in pre-health professions are mentored by resident upper-level students in the new Science Integrated Learning Community. The Lincoln Center campus features McMahon Hall, a 20-story complex that provides apartment-style living and great views of Manhattan. Fordham’s state-of-the-art facilities also include one of the most technologically advanced libraries in the country.
More than 130 student organizations offer a remarkable range of programming that capitalizes on the cultural resources of New York City. An extensive athletics program includes 23 varsity sports and a range of club and intramural sports.
Each year, the community-service program gives hundreds of students an opportunity to work together on volunteer projects at dozens of sites in New York City, including soup kitchens, nursing homes, transitional shelters, hospitals, and community parks.
SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES
Fordham will empower you to pursue your dreams and goals—during your college years and in the future. Through our extensive career planning and placement program, large pool of proactive alumni, and vast array of opportunities for real world experience, we will help you find your place in the world—and inspire you to enrich it.
Leaders Ready to Transform the World
A Fordham education blends a challenging curriculum with the resources, culture, and energy of New York City—a unique combination by any measure. Fordham students serve as interns at the United Nations and are mentored by CEOs of Fortune 500 companies. They win mtvU Student Filmmaker awards and capture prestigious Marshall and Fulbright scholarships. The opportunities Fordham provides students through close contact with influential professors and the school’s urban setting translates into employment and internships at graduation. More than 2,600 organizations in the New York metropolitan area offer students internships that provide hands-on experience and valuable networking opportunities in fields such as business, communications, medicine, law, and education. Students also earn admission to top graduate programs and win prestigious fellowships and scholarships for further study.
FAST FACTS
Fordham University is a four-year, private university affiliated with the Jesuit order of the Roman Catholic Church and founded in 1841.
Web site http://www.fordham.edu
Location New York, New York
Student Profile 7,950 undergraduate students (40 percent male, 60 percent female); 51 states and territories, 55 countries; 26.6 percent minority
Faculty Profile 699 full-time faculty; 94 percent hold a terminal degree in their field; 13:1 student/faculty ratio; Average class size is 22.
Residence Life Moderately residential: 60 percent of students live on campus. Undergraduate campuses at Rose Hill in the Bronx and Lincoln Center in Manhattan.
Athletics NCAA Division I-A, Atlantic 10 Conference. 23 varsity sports (12 men’s: baseball, basketball, cross-country, football [NCAA Division I-AA, Patriot League], golf, indoor track, outdoor track, soccer, squash, swimming and diving, tennis, water polo; 10 women’s: basketball, cheerleading, cross-country, indoor track, outdoor track, rowing, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, volleyball), 13 club sports, and 9 intramurals.
Academic Programs Accounting • Accounting Information Systems • African and African American Studies • American Studies • Anthropology• Applied Accounting and Finance • Art History • Biological Sciences • Business Administration • Chemistry • Classical Civilization • Classical Languages • Communication and Media Studies • Comparative Literature/Literary Studies •Computer Science • Dance • Economics • Engineering Physics • English • Environmental Policy• Environmental Science• Finance • French Area Studies • French Language and Literature • General Science • German Area Studies • German Language and Literature • History • Individualized Major Program • Information Science • International Political Economy • International Studies • Italian Area Studies • Italian Language and Literature • Latin American and Latino Studies • Management of Information and Communications Systems • Marketing • Mathematics • Mathematics/Economics •Medieval Studies • Middle East Studies • Music • Natural Science• Philosophy • Physics• Political Science • Psychology • Public Accounting • Religious