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FDU total enrollment is approximately 3,101 students. 2,223 are undergraduates and 878 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time FDU undergraduate population is made up of 49.7% women, and 50.3% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
FDU Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 801 | 36.1% |
| White | 449 | 20.3% |
| International | 348 | 15.7% |
| Black or African American | 273 | 12.3% |
| Unknown | 162 | 7.3% |
| Asian | 133 | 6.0% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 50 | 2.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.0% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 62.3% of full-time grad students are women, and 37.7% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
FDU Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| International | 286 | 32.6% |
| White | 261 | 29.8% |
| Unknown | 130 | 14.8% |
| Hispanic | 108 | 12.3% |
| Black or African American | 65 | 7.4% |
| Asian | 18 | 2.1% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 9 | 1.0% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 909 | 29.4% |
| White | 710 | 22.9% |
| International | 634 | 20.5% |
| Black or African American | 338 | 10.9% |
| Unknown | 292 | 9.4% |
| Asian | 151 | 4.9% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 59 | 1.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.0% |
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 63.2% |
| Asian | 19.8% |
| Hispanic | 7.4% |
| Black or African American | 4.4% |
| International | 3.7% |
| Unknown | 0.7% |
This school is more popular with women than with men.
There are approximately 1,651 female students and 1,450 male students at FDU.
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
Among first-time degree-seeking undergraduates, 81.8% of FDU students come from within the state, and 18.2% come from out of state.
The undergraduate student body is split among 22 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 502 | 84.5% |
| New York | 39 | 6.6% |
| Maryland | 9 | 1.5% |
| Pennsylvania | 8 | 1.3% |
| California | 6 | 1.0% |
FDU hosts approximately 20.4% international (nonresident) students, adding to the multicultural environment of the campus.
A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At FDU, 40.9% of undergraduate students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.
| Student Age Group | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| 18-19 | 2,374 | 29.6% |
| Under 18 | 1,529 | 19.0% |
| 35 and over | 1,309 | 16.3% |
| 20-21 | 908 | 11.3% |
| 22-24 | 859 | 10.7% |
| 25-29 | 602 | 7.5% |
| 30-34 | 449 | 5.6% |
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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