- The Inkwell
- New Jersey
- Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus
Teaneck, NJSuburb: largeZIP 07666Founded 1942
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1942
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1966
- Campuses
- 2
- Website
- www.fdu.edu
- Member of
- CUMU
New JerseyPrivate nonprofit
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus is a private nonprofit university in Teaneck, New Jersey, with 2,627 undergraduates. It admits 91% of applicants, graduates 54% within six years and costs $17,923 a year after aid.
54%graduate
Admission rate91%
Retention77%
4-year graduation38%
Pell Grant share23%
Federal loans21%
$17,923net price / year
91%admission rate
—average SAT
54%graduate in 6 years
$62,652median earnings, 10 yrs
$22,500median debt
#654 of 1,704 for earnings#710 of 1,739 for lowest net price#911 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,218 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
- $53,472tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $39,454
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $39,454
- Average net price
- $17,923national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$13,218
$30,001–48,000$12,772
$48,001–75,000$17,147
$75,001–110,000$24,049
$110,001+$30,428
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 91%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college91%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college77%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college54%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college23%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 54%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 38%
- First-year retention
- 77%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 56%
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-Metropolitan 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
- 2,627
- Part-time
- 18%
- Women / men
- 50% / 50%
- Average age at entry
- 22.6
- First-generation students
- 43%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 23%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 30%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,579 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,140
- Endowment, end of year
- $50,118,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White19%
Hispanic34%
Black11%
Asian5.2%
Two or more races2.5%
U.S. nonresident12%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Unknown16%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Liberal arts & humanities37%
Business & management15%
Health professions12%
Psychology7.2%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.6%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting5.4%
Engineering4.6%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies2.8%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 184603. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1393301.