Fordham University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Fordham University

Fordham University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Bronx, New York (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 10,512 students of which 11,053 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Fordham University is categorized as “16” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 59.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,418 and an ACT midpoint of 32. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $44,338, with published in-state tuition of $64,915 and a Pell grant recipient share of 21.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $24,300, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 81.1%, and the first-year retention rate is 88.5%. Graduates earn a median of $85,569 ten years after enrolling, compared with $68,008 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 293000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 78.5% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.