Fordham University

Fordham University, established in 1841, is a Jesuit Catholic university. The ethos of the university comes from the Jesuits' nearly 500-year history. It is the spirit of full-hearted interaction with deep thoughts, with cultures across the world, with inequality, with beauty, with human experience as a whole.

Fordham is a comprehensive and world-class educational institution. Students are sure to find a way at Fordham to make their mark on the globe with over 60 undergraduate degrees and over 130 graduate degrees and advanced credential programs offered across 9 schools on 3 campuses. A good sense of community, plenty of school spirit, and tradition are some of the best aspects of a great college experience.

In its 175 years of existence, the University has passed down many values that have created a life-long culture. Fordham also hosts an exceptional number of seminars, plays, exhibits, concerts, service trips, film screenings, spiritual meetings, and more - all of which are arranged and run by students. There are several clubs for students that students may be ... Read more

Fordham University, established in 1841, is a Jesuit Catholic university. The ethos of the university comes from the Jesuits' nearly 500-year history. It is the spirit of full-hearted interaction with deep thoughts, with cultures across the world, with inequality, with beauty, with human experience as a whole.

Fordham is a comprehensive and world-class educational institution. Students are sure to find a way at Fordham to make their mark on the globe with over 60 undergraduate degrees and over 130 graduate degrees and advanced credential programs offered across 9 schools on 3 campuses. A good sense of community, plenty of school spirit, and tradition are some of the best aspects of a great college experience.

In its 175 years of existence, the University has passed down many values that have created a life-long culture. Fordham also hosts an exceptional number of seminars, plays, exhibits, concerts, service trips, film screenings, spiritual meetings, and more - all of which are arranged and run by students. There are several clubs for students that students may be part of. These organizations offer many advantages, such as leadership skills development, realistic hands-on experience, campus event planning, life challenge training, sharing shared interests and experiences, and lifelong friendships.

At Fordham Rose Hill, there are over 130 student organizations, and at Fordham Lincoln Center, there are over 50 student organizations. Two city blocks span the 8-acre Manhattan campus, with a landscaped plaza where students can take a break from the city without ever leaving it. Gothic architecture and tree-lined walkways are highlights of the 85-acre Bronx campus. Four institutes are also home to the Westchester branches of the Fordham School of Technical and Continuing Studies, the Gabelli School of Business, the Graduate School School of Education, and the Graduate School of Social Services: the Beck Institute on Poverty and Faith, the Children FIRST Institute, the National Center for Trauma Education in Social Work, and the Ravazzin Center on Aging.