- The Inkwell
- New Jersey
- Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus
Madison, NJSuburb: largeZIP 07940
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1966
- Campuses
- 2
- Website
- www.fdu.edu
New JerseyPrivate nonprofit
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus is a private nonprofit university in Madison, New Jersey, with 1,990 undergraduates. It admits 95% of applicants, graduates 70% within six years and costs $24,803 a year after aid.
70%graduate
Admission rate95%
Retention78%
4-year graduation59%
Pell Grant share42%
Federal loans55%
$24,803net price / year
95%admission rate
—average SAT
70%graduate in 6 years
$62,652median earnings, 10 yrs
$22,500median debt
#653 of 1,704 for earnings#1,212 of 1,739 for lowest net price#374 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,360 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $57,150tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $39,454
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $39,454
- Average net price
- $24,803national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$15,651
$30,001–48,000$13,833
$48,001–75,000$21,949
$75,001–110,000$28,744
$110,001+$37,336
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 95%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college95%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college78%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college70%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college42%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 70%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 59%
- First-year retention
- 78%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 72%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $49,977
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $62,652middle 50%: $41,342–$92,667
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$92,667
Median, Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus$62,652
Lower quarter$41,342
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,990
- Part-time
- 3.3%
- Women / men
- 53% / 47%
- Average age at entry
- 22.6
- First-generation students
- 43%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 42%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 42%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,429 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $13,263
- Endowment, end of year
- $50,118,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White47%
Hispanic27%
Black12%
Asian5.0%
Two or more races3.6%
U.S. nonresident0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown4.1%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management25%
Psychology14%
Visual & performing arts11%
Health professions9.3%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.2%
Computer & information sciences5.8%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies5.8%
Social sciences5.6%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 184694. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q106927252.