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Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus was awarded 326 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general studies.
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FDU is ranked #844 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.
FDU also holds the #19 spot on the Best Colleges in New Jersey ranking.
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The acceptance rate at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is 85%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that FDU is a good fit for you.
With a student to faculty ratio of 15 to 1, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is 31%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is 69%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from FDU have a four-year graduation rate of 38%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 5,734 undergraduates at FDU with 2,189 being full-time and 3,545 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7,137 | $9,533 | $15,022 | $22,064 | $23,997 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of FDU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At FDU, approximately 52% of students took out student loans averaging $5,754 a year. That adds up to $23,016 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at FDU is 6.2%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for FDU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1000 River Rd, Teaneck, NJ 07666 |
| Phone: | 201-692-2000 |
| Website: | www.fdu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/fairleighdickinsonuniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/FDUWhatsNew |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 315 | $41,144 |
| General Psychology | 55 | $28,529 |
| General Biology | 52 | $16,972 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 37 | $33,674 |
| Nursing | 37 | $76,711 |
| Business Administration & Management | 29 | $39,361 |
| Accounting | 21 | $42,227 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 18 | $46,369 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 16 | $29,108 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 15 | $24,888 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 356 students took at least one online class at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. This is a decrease from the 7,479 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 356 | 325 |
| 2019-2020 | 7,479 | 7,479 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,544 | 585 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,490 | 542 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,572 | 563 |
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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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