by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus was awarded 17 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general studies.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, FDU is ranked #438 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when FDU held the #844 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
FDU also holds the #16 spot on the Best Colleges in New Jersey ranking.
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When it comes to admittance, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 84%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
About 12% 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 460 and 580. Math scores were between 448 and 600.
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With a student to faculty ratio of 13 to 1, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is 29%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 76% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from FDU have a four-year graduation rate of 38%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 5,734 undergraduates at FDU with 2,189 being full-time and 3,545 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $11,637 | $11,725 | $14,268 | $17,535 | $22,737 |
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.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At FDU, approximately 54% of students took out student loans averaging $6,372 a year. That adds up to $25,488 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for FDU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1000 River Rd, Teaneck, NJ 07666 |
| Phone: | 201-692-2000 |
| Website: | https://www.fdu.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 279 | $39,071 |
| Business Administration & Management | 169 | $39,442 |
| Accounting | 148 | $53,129 |
| Nursing | 115 | $91,523 |
| General Psychology | 68 | $23,969 |
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 55 | NA |
| General Biology | 49 | $26,418 |
| Public Administration | 47 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 42 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 38 | $33,874 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 1,775 students took at least one online class at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. This is an increase from the 356 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,775 | 881 |
| 2021-2022 | 356 | 325 |
| 2020-2021 | 7,479 | 7,479 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,490 | 542 |
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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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