Fordham Comparisons

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Bronx, NY
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Compare with New York Public Colleges

Compare with New York Public Colleges for Fordham University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$53,984 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$54,348 lower in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University at Albany Albany, NY	$54,049 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	$53,979 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$57,533 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY	$57,445 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Queens College Queens, NY	$57,377 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY City College New York, NY	$57,575 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$57,451 lower in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
United States Military Academy West Point, New York	$64,915 lower in-state tuition	47% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	$55,962 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY	$56,163 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY	$55,916 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY	$56,382 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	$57,463 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Farmingdale State College Farmingdale, NY	$56,289 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY	$56,084 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, NY	$56,041 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Morrisville Morrisville, NY	$56,090 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY	$56,090 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY	$56,343 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY	$57,425 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY	$56,084 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck, NY	$56,326 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, NY	$55,612 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY	$55,880 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY	$56,290 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Merchant Marine Academy Kings Point, NY	$64,020 lower in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with New York Private Colleges

Compare with New York Private Colleges for Fordham University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
New York University New York, NY	$2,119 lower in-state tuition	50% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$4,399 higher in-state tuition	50% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$613 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	$6,930 higher in-state tuition	55% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$5,391 higher in-state tuition	45% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$2,165 higher in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Barnard College New York, NY	$4,973 higher in-state tuition	50% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$6,115 higher in-state tuition	40% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. John's University New York Queens, NY	$11,895 lower in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	$834 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pace University New York, NY	$11,625 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$7,255 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Marist University Poughkeepsie, NY	$17,165 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$5,641 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$2,375 higher in-state tuition	38% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Adelphi University Garden City, NY	$15,805 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Manhattan University Riverdale, NY	$11,515 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pratt Institute Main Brooklyn, NY	$3,070 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The New School New York, NY	$6,221 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	$11,375 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hamilton College Clinton, NY	$4,045 higher in-state tuition	45% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Siena College Loudonville, NY	$18,335 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Clarkson University Potsdam, NY	$5,517 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Long Island University Brookville, NY	$22,483 lower in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson, NY	$1,521 higher in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY	$1,947 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Union College Schenectady, NY	$4,124 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Le Moyne College Syracuse, NY	$24,585 lower in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
St Lawrence University Canton, NY	$985 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hobart William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY	$202 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Albany, NY	$23,440 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY	$18,355 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Yeshiva University New York, NY	$13,115 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Houghton University Houghton, NY	$46,485 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Elmira College Elmira, NY	$25,939 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art New York, NY	$18,095 lower in-state tuition	38% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Touro University New York, NY	$42,465 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Jewish Theological Seminary of America New York, NY	$2,442 higher in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Webb Institute Glen Cove, NY	$1,701 lower in-state tuition	45% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Fordham University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Main Campus University Park, PA	$44,271 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland College Park College Park, MD	$53,106 lower in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Virginia Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	$43,112 lower in-state tuition	42% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$48,105 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
George Mason University Fairfax, VA	$50,695 lower in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$47,143 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$42,989 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	$50,665 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
William & Mary Williamsburg, VA	$39,001 lower in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$46,986 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$43,871 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
United States Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland	$64,915 lower in-state tuition	50% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Vermont Burlington, VT	$45,857 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	$45,283 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	$51,659 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$44,941 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA	$50,275 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of New Hampshire Main Campus Durham, NH	$45,713 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA	$47,949 lower in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	$49,211 lower in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD	$54,923 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Coast Guard Academy New London, Connecticut	$64,915 lower in-state tuition	37% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary's City, MD	$49,617 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Wilkes Barre Dallas, PA	$50,635 lower in-state tuition	38% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Fordham University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$3,239 lower in-state tuition	55% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$2,227 lower in-state tuition	54% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$315 higher in-state tuition	53% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston University Boston, MA	$3,187 higher in-state tuition	48% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$3,771 higher in-state tuition	54% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Yale University New Haven, CT	$2,335 higher in-state tuition	55% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$2,861 higher in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Georgetown University Washington, DC	$3,102 higher in-state tuition	46% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	$1,331 higher in-state tuition	47% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$5,787 higher in-state tuition	43% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Brown University Providence, RI	$6,497 higher in-state tuition	54% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	$2,519 lower in-state tuition	54% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Boston, MA	$1,247 higher in-state tuition	54% lower acceptance rate	Compare
George Washington University Washington, DC	$2,795 higher in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$2,503 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$3,353 higher in-state tuition	54% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$2,897 higher in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Tufts University Medford, MA	$5,789 higher in-state tuition	48% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	$2,227 lower in-state tuition	40% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Emerson College Boston, MA	$7,859 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$65 higher in-state tuition	33% lower acceptance rate	Compare
American University Washington, DC	$6,144 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Babson College Wellesley, MA	$7,763 lower in-state tuition	42% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Amherst College Amherst, MA	$5,565 higher in-state tuition	50% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$483 higher in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bentley University Waltham, MA	$3,915 lower in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA	$315 higher in-state tuition	37% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$579 higher in-state tuition	52% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$3,165 higher in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$11,745 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Williams College Williamstown, MA	$3,645 higher in-state tuition	51% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Providence College Providence, RI	$1,365 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	$5,427 higher in-state tuition	43% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$5,773 higher in-state tuition	47% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	$15,929 lower in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$6,565 lower in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	$2,110 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colby College Waterville, ME	$4,685 higher in-state tuition	52% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	$2,261 higher in-state tuition	45% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	$2,685 higher in-state tuition	48% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Endicott College Beverly, MA	$24,265 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bryant University Smithfield, RI	$12,238 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	$1,453 lower in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD	$7,765 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA	$1,725 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA	$11,655 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Salve Regina University Newport, RI	$14,815 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dickinson College Carlisle, PA	$735 higher in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Trinity College Hartford, CT	$5,855 higher in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Fordham University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	$2,299 lower in-state tuition	40% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	$5,003 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	$2,558 lower in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	$3,622 lower in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Chapman University Orange, CA	$69 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	$2,125 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	$3,763 higher in-state tuition	45% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	$2,727 higher in-state tuition	37% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of the Pacific Stockton, CA	$7,835 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	$1,693 higher in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK	$14,854 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Seattle University Seattle, WA	$8,194 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Creighton University Omaha, NE	$16,059 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
St Olaf College Northfield, MN	$5,155 lower in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL	$12,529 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN	$10,517 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare

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Last updated: August 2026