Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 8,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,535 (41%)
Days Without Precipitation 247 (49%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,950
Men / Women 46% / 54%
From State 86%
From Region 10%
Athletes 494 (25.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 46%
Hispanic 28%
Black 13%
Asian 5%
Mixed 4%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Maxwell Becton College of Arts and Sciences 313 45% 58% 4% 9% 20% 0% $53,636 2 -0.59 32 95%
Computer Science 27 — 85% 56% 7% 7% 22% 0% $65,531 0 -1.74 62 100% — — — —
Computer Science 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,956 1 -1.67 67 — — — — —
Chemistry 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,981 52 -0.06 72 — — — — —
Mathematics 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,181 9 -0.99 47 91% — — — —
Biochemistry 3 — 0% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $88,135 97 +1.48 89 100% — — — —
Biology 27 — 41% 56% 19% 4% 7% 0% $61,783 24 -0.54 54 93% — — — —
Environmental Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,275 33 -0.42 37 — — — — —
Sport Management 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,653 17 -0.91 29 95% — — — —
Creative Writing 10 — 40% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $31,881 0 -2.50 2 90% — — — —
English 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $55,942 72 +0.43 39 96% — — — —
General Studies 9 — 22% 22% 0% 44% 22% 0% $59,881 72 +0.25 49 94% — — — —
History 8 — 75% 88% 0% 0% 12% 0% $55,016 48 -0.19 36 100% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 28 — 96% 71% 0% 11% 18% 0% $49,178 16 -0.78 21 98% — — — —
Communication 23 — 48% 70% 0% 4% 17% 0% $57,752 38 -0.38 43 97% — — — —
Communication Studies 2 — 50% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% $57,752 38 -0.38 43 97% — — — —
Humanities 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,881 71 +0.27 49 94% — — — —
Political Science 5 — 20% 60% 0% 0% 40% 0% $60,346 17 -0.87 50 100% — — — —
Psychology 67 — 6% 49% 4% 12% 31% 0% $55,314 55 +0.04 37 93% — — — —
Sociology 2 — 0% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% $51,237 29 -0.51 26 — — — — —
Digital Media 15 — 27% 67% 0% 0% 27% 0% $49,935 33 -0.39 22 — — — — —
Film Production 19 — 68% 42% 0% 16% 26% 0% $46,409 35 -0.39 15 90% — — — —
Graphic Design 17 — 71% 53% 12% 6% 12% 0% $32,766 1 -2.12 3 86% — — — —
Theatre 11 — 18% 55% 9% 9% 18% 0% $37,663 17 -0.72 4 95% — — — —
Visual and Performing Arts 6 — 33% 33% 0% 17% 17% 0% $39,675 30 -0.45 6 — — — — —
Criminology 20 — 65% 55% 5% 0% 20% 5% $58,135 45 -0.24 44 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Nursing and Allied Health 45 22% 40% 7% 4% 42% 0% $88,884 88 +0.61 89 96%
Allied Health 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,025 43 -0.24 61 — — — — —
Clinical Laboratory Science 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $80,004 66 +0.20 83 — — — — —
Health Studies 14 — 7% 21% 7% 7% 64% 0% $59,087 20 -0.64 47 — — — — —
Nursing 28 — 29% 46% 7% 4% 36% 0% $105,269 91 +1.30 96 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Silberman College of Business 120 64% 57% 2% 5% 32% 0% $74,940 57 -0.37 77 98%
Accounting 21 — 67% 57% 0% 5% 33% 0% $80,454 36 -0.43 83 96% — — — —
Business Administration 44 — 68% 52% 2% 7% 36% 0% $71,647 46 -0.31 73 100% — — — —
Entrepreneurship — — — — — — — — $71,900 54 -0.17 73 — — — — —
Finance 24 — 79% 54% 0% 0% 33% 0% $81,872 25 -0.59 84 95% — — — —
Hospitality Management 6 — 17% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $67,667 86 +0.64 66 97% — — — —
Hospitality and Tourism Management 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $67,667 86 +0.64 66 97% — — — —
Marketing 22 — 45% 59% 5% 9% 23% 0% $71,294 32 -0.49 72 97% — — — —
Selling Skills and Sales Operations 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,919 34 -0.44 73 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $40,664
ROI Percentile 55th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 78%
4-Year Graduation Rate 58%
6-Year Graduation Rate 67%
Transfer-Out Rate 22%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 25.3% 121 64% 57% 2% 5% 31% 0% $74,757 39 -0.37 77 98% —
Social Sciences 21.3% 102 19% 54% 3% 11% 28% 0% $56,213 41 -0.11 39 94% —
Arts 14.2% 68 49% 51% 4% 9% 21% 0% $41,767 12 -0.88 8 90% —
Humanities 12.1% 58 69% 71% 0% 12% 16% 0% $49,012 15 -0.77 20 96% —
Health Sciences 9.4% 45 22% 40% 7% 4% 42% 0% $88,884 85 +0.61 89 96% —
Life & Natural Sciences 6.3% 30 37% 57% 17% 7% 7% 0% $64,418 34 -0.34 60 93% —
Computer Science 5.9% 28 86% 54% 7% 7% 21% 0% $65,618 1 -1.74 63 100% —
Professional 4.2% 20 65% 55% 5% 0% 20% 5% $58,135 21 -0.24 44 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.0% 5 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,261 15 -0.43 64 91% —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.2% 1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,275 29 -0.42 37 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 121 $557K $557K $0
Soccer 36 $148K $148K $0
Baseball 35 $300K $300K $0
Lacrosse 32 $224K $224K $0
Basketball 28 $163K $163K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 21 $60K $60K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 21 $60K $60K $0
Golf 11 $17K $17K $0
Cross Country 7 $10K $10K $0
Tennis 6 $7K $7K $0
Swimming 5 $49K $49K $0
Total 313 $1.6M $1.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 27 $170K $170K $0
Volleyball 23 $149K $149K $0
Basketball 21 $158K $158K $0
Field Hockey 20 $174K $174K $0
Softball 20 $198K $198K $0
Lacrosse 19 $193K $193K $0
Swimming 16 $66K $66K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 14 $49K $49K $0
Tennis 9 $17K $17K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 9 $48K $48K $0
Golf 6 $14K $14K $0
Cross Country 5 $14K $14K $0
Total 181 $1.3M $1.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 121 $557K $557K $0
Soccer 63 $318K $318K $0
Lacrosse 51 $417K $417K $0
Basketball 49 $321K $321K $0
Baseball 35 $300K $300K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 35 $109K $109K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 30 $108K $108K $0
Volleyball 23 $149K $149K $0
Swimming 21 $116K $116K $0
Field Hockey 20 $174K $174K $0
Softball 20 $198K $198K $0
Golf 17 $31K $31K $0
Tennis 15 $25K $25K $0
Cross Country 12 $25K $25K $0
Total 494 $5.1M $5.1M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 85%
Yield (non-ED) 10%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 85% 85% 85%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional