FDU earned 49 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 8 in the top 5%, 18 in the top 10% and 23 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #120 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans, a top 5% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 49 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 8
Highest placement: #120 of 4,939, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 12
Placements this edition: 178
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Earned?
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus holds 49 ranking badges across 12 fields of study, 8 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. We update our rankings throughout the year as new data becomes available. These badges come from the 2027 edition. For every ranking, the check mark shows the top tier achieved. Explore our data sources and methodologies. Want to feature these awards on your college’s site? Administrators can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
0
Top 5%
8
Top 10%
18
Top 15%
23
Total
49
What Is Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Known For?
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus is best known for Business, Management & Marketing: 3 of its 29 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Accounting, General English Literature and Pharmacology & Toxicology. Its highest traditional-student placement is #4 of 109 in Overall Diversity (New Jersey).
How Does Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Rank in Athletics?
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #45 of 155 in Volleyball (top 30%).
How Does Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Rank for Online Students?
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus earned no online-program badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #23 of 103 in Most Popular Online for Public Administration (top 23%).
How Does Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus earned 20 badges, 3 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #120 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
College Factual’s rankings are based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2027 edition. Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus appears in 178 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team