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Fordham Ratings and Reviews

  • 8/10 Overall Rating
  • 4 Year
  • Bronx, NY
  • 4.2 5 reviews
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Fordham Ratings and Reviews

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Ratings

Fordham is rated within the top 24% of four-year colleges nationally and earns a CollegeSimply grade of 8 out of 10.

  • Overall Rating
    8 out of 10
  • Academics
    9 out of 10
  • Resources
    8 out of 10
  • Outcomes
    8 out of 10
  • Value
    5 out of 10
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Student Review Summary

4.2

Approved reviews

5 student reviews

4 out of 5 (80%) reviewers rated 4 stars or higher

Students rate Campus Safety highest and Housing lowest.

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Average by category

  • Overall Rating
    4.2
  • Academics
    4.6
  • Value for Money
    4.2
  • Professors / Faculty
    4.6
  • Campus Atmosphere
    4.4
  • Housing
    4.0
  • Campus Safety
    4.8
  • Student Life
    4.2
  • Party and Bar Scene
    4.2

Student and Parent Reviews

If you are a student, former student, faculty member or parent, please help guide other prospective students by sharing your personal experiences at this college. What is it really like to go to Fordham University?

Jan 28, 2020
Rating 1 out of 5

Overpriced school that isn't known at all out of the Northeast. Students are incredibly homogenous for a school in the Bronx and party scene is restricted to about three bars. Go elsewhere.

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Dec 8, 2016
Rating 5 out of 5

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Apr 18, 2016
Rating 5 out of 5

We love this school!

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Apr 2, 2016
Rating 5 out of 5

If you want an ivy-league level education and didn't get into Harvard, go to Fordham. My time here was amazing. The campus is incredible - the largest green campus in NYC and the option to take classes on the Lincoln Center campus if you want the more bustling city vibe (Rose Hill is super chill - an oasis in the urban jungle). The teachers are amazing and super professional and the atmosphere is fantastic. This school is so underrated it's ridiculous.

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Feb 26, 2015
Rating 5 out of 5

It's a great place to start a whole new life for yourself. Very nice campus, Very beautiful around spring time. Great academics and great teachers that will help you go through your academics.

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Academics *

Did classes challenge you and leave you feeling like you actually learned something?

Value for Money *

Considering tuition, aid, and what you got out of it, did the cost feel justified?

Professors and Faculty *

Were instructors accessible, engaged, and invested in students or mostly going through the motions?

Campus Atmosphere *

Did the campus feel welcoming and full of energy, or more like a place you simply passed through?

Student Housing *

Were dorms and residence halls somewhere you'd want to live, or a constant source of frustration?

Campus Safety *

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Student Life *

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Party and Bar Scene *

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