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FDU is ranked #2,135 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when FDU held the #2,205 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
FDU also holds the #44 spot on the Best Colleges in New Jersey ranking.
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With an acceptance rate of 89%, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus is easier to get into than many other schools. But that doesn't mean you can slack off on your application. Make sure to treat this school like any other when submitting requested materials and documents.
About 18% of students accepted to FDU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 530 and 650. Math scores were between 510 and 660.
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The student to faculty ratio at FDU is an impressive 9 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus is 43%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus has a freshmen retention rate of 80%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At FDU the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 53%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,707 undergraduates at FDU with 2,517 being full-time and 190 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,307 | $11,921 | $16,917 | $19,675 | $28,928 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of FDU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At FDU, approximately 61% of students took out student loans averaging $8,747 a year. That adds up to $34,988 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for FDU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 285 Madison Ave, Madison, NJ 07940 |
| Phone: | 973-443-8500 |
| Website: | https://www.fdu.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 119 | $39,442 |
| General Psychology | 69 | $23,969 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 67 | NA |
| Nursing | 66 | $91,523 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 56 | NA |
| General Biology | 55 | $26,418 |
| Accounting | 54 | $53,129 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 40 | $22,311 |
| Writing Studies | 39 | NA |
| Finance & Financial Management | 31 | $52,729 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 645 students took at least one online class at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus. This is an increase from the 20 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 645 | 55 |
| 2021-2022 | 20 | 0 |
| 2020-2021 | 3,396 | 3,396 |
| 2018-2019 | 350 | 36 |
Learn more about online learning at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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