Fordham University
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Anonymous
Listen to this person. Fordham is a wonderful place. Very strong identity, outstanding internship opportunities, smart, hard-working kids. |
Anonymous
I would have been proud and happy if my son attended Fordham, but the price tag was too high for us. |
Anonymous
| My kid's friend goes there on the Manhattan campus. Not from NYC. I don't get the impression it's a commuter school at all. |
Anonymous
I love Arthur Avenue. But seriously? Fordham has always been a good school. The kind of place where if you apply yourself and are relatively social, a good outcome happens. I grew up in Westchester and the people who went there were good students and people who wanted to "go away" to college, but stay relatively close for a variety of reasons. |
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Basically a very very good Commuter School. Sure ther eis a little campus life, but nothing like other schools that have similar ranking and underrated prestige.
I graduated 5 years ago. Unless things have changed, the PP was right. |
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| I don’t see how Fordham is a commuter school when 60% of its student population is from out of state. While I’m sure some percentage from NY commute, it’s still a relatively small number. Fordham is very much a residential college. |
Anonymous
Of that 60%, a lot of it is NJ and CT, which are both very local. I think most kids live on campus. But since many grew up within 50 miles of the school, they are more likely to go home for weekends than other schools. It still has an active social life, but this is a consideration for kids from further away - better read up on your tri-state area Catholic schools so you can keep up with the conversations about the big Chaminade-St. Anthony's lax game or whatever else. |
Anonymous
| Fordham & Holy Cross are mentioned in The Sun also Rises. |
Anonymous
That and $2.90 gets you on the subway. |
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Doing due diligence here for anyone who’s interested.
77% of students are from outside NYC tri-state area. 23% of students are from 5 NYC boroughs. States outside of Tri-State with Highest Numbers of Students: California, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Texas, Maryland, Florida, Illinois, Virginia Countries with Highest Numbers of International Students: India, Vietnam, Canada, China, Brazil, Italy, Mexico, Philippines Student Residency Living On Campus: 73.5% Living Off Campus or Commuting: 26.5% For the Class of 2024, 94% of graduates were employed, continuing their education, engaged in public service, or pursuing other meaningful endeavors within six months of graduation (including startups) 2025 stats not available yet. From my perspective: No frats or sororities. No social separation of campuses, sports, ethnicity, religion, clubs or identity. They all wind up on Arthur Ave and in Manhattan to party. It’s a very rigorous school. No students escape the extensive liberal arts requirements, and fewer can get by with less than 17 credits per semester. Doesn’t matter if they’re a biz, science, math, finance, liberal arts major, they’ll all be pushing through multiples of ESG, theology, philosophy, sociology, language, law, advanced composition, literature, fine arts, accounting, calc, micro/macro stats, finance, management, leadership, entrepreneurship…and local/global community service. His friends at NYU and similar say “aw fck no” to the above. But the campus and Jesuit education is worth it. Jesuits are the black liberal sheep who covet education and equally — Cura Personalis, Eloquenta Perfecta, Magi. 20,000+ family and friends attended this year’s graduation from 50 states, and many countries. I’ve attended lots of college graduations and never saw this level of diversity since Fordham. I’d post pics to prove it, but privacy. Son graduated May 17. Partied like it was 1999 from May 6th till moving out of off-campus apartment on the 20th. Started full time job on the 22nd. He had internships all four years. None from 100s of apps on job sites. All from contacting alums. Oddly, his current job was random. Hired by VP in 12 hours. 80k, 3k bonus after 90 days, upward mobility. VP told him, you’re gonna ride with me. I was like how? Then he emailed me his cover letter. Thank you Fordham for instilling Eloquentia perfecta. It’s been really tough for 2025 grads. Hang in there! And take any job you get within the salary range that’s palatable even if it’s only tangentially related to your blood, sweat and tears major. It can be spun into a good “about you” dialogue for next interviews or when Taco is recalled. Whichever comes first. |
Anonymous
They give good merit, especially if you are a NMSF (you don’t need Finalist status). |
Anonymous
I’m a fan, too, and Fordham has the Ram Van taking students into and from Manhattan! |
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| At the Rose Hill campus, any insight how it is socially for kids who don’t come from private high schools? |
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My likely NMSF is planning to apply. We unexpectedly fell in love with it on the tour. |
Anonymous
I love to hear this! |