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FDU total enrollment is approximately 2,691 students. 1,937 are undergraduates and 754 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time FDU undergraduate population is made up of 54.1% women, and 45.9% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
FDU Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 954 | 49.3% |
| Hispanic | 510 | 26.4% |
| Black or African American | 224 | 11.6% |
| Asian | 91 | 4.7% |
| Unknown | 77 | 4.0% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 65 | 3.4% |
| International | 13 | 0.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.1% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 74.5% of full-time grad students are women, and 25.5% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
FDU Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 350 | 46.5% |
| International | 136 | 18.1% |
| Asian | 92 | 12.2% |
| Hispanic | 91 | 12.1% |
| Black or African American | 44 | 5.8% |
| Unknown | 28 | 3.7% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 12 | 1.6% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,304 | 48.5% |
| Hispanic | 601 | 22.4% |
| Black or African American | 268 | 10.0% |
| Asian | 183 | 6.8% |
| International | 149 | 5.5% |
| Unknown | 105 | 3.9% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 77 | 2.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.0% |
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 71.8% |
| Asian | 14.1% |
| Black or African American | 5.1% |
| Hispanic | 4.5% |
| International | 2.6% |
| Unknown | 1.9% |
This school is more popular with women than with men.
There are approximately 1,609 female students and 1,082 male students at FDU.
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
Among first-time degree-seeking undergraduates, 80.0% of FDU students come from within the state, and 20.0% come from out of state.
The undergraduate student body is split among 11 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 485 | 86.1% |
| New York | 46 | 8.2% |
| Pennsylvania | 9 | 1.6% |
| Maryland | 5 | 0.9% |
| Massachusetts | 5 | 0.9% |
FDU enrolls about 5.5% international (nonresident) students, adding to the global diversity of the campus.
A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At FDU, 55.7% of undergraduate students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.
| Student Age Group | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| 18-19 | 854 | 29.6% |
| 20-21 | 753 | 26.1% |
| 22-24 | 660 | 22.9% |
| 25-29 | 308 | 10.7% |
| 35 and over | 208 | 7.2% |
| 30-34 | 92 | 3.2% |
| Under 18 | 9 | 0.3% |
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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