Fordham U earned 129 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 8 in the top 1%, 49 in the top 5%, 48 in the top 10% and 24 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 1,035 in Highest Paid Graduates for Teacher Education Grade Specific, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 129 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 8 / 49
Highest placement: #1 of 1,035, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 19
Placements this edition: 404
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 Fordham University Earned?
Fordham University holds 129 ranking badges across 19 fields of study, 57 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. This page reflects the 2027 edition. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each ranking. Read about our data sources and methodologies. To use these badges in your college’s communications, administrators can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
8
Top 5%
49
Top 10%
48
Top 15%
24
Total
129
What Is Fordham University Known For?
Fordham University is best known for Education: 11 of its 103 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Teacher Education Grade Specific, Applied Mathematics and Philosophy.
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, Fordham University earned 22 badges across 15 sports, 15 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #5 of 930 in Basketball.
How Does Fordham University Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, Fordham University earned 4 badges across 4 online programs, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #7 of 165 in Most Popular Online for Social Work.
Fordham University earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #763 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 16%).
Badges on this page come from rankings based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2027 edition. Fordham University appears in 404 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