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Madison, NJ · Private · 1,990 undergraduates · suburban

Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus

Less selective

The campus is built around the former Florham estate, giving FDU a distinctive historic residential setting within the New York metropolitan region.

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Institutional profile

Established Solid in affordability, and solid in mobility.
Academic Steady Affordability Solid Career Steady Mobility Solid Experience Steady
Academic standing Steady
Affordability Solid
Career outcomes Steady
Mobility Solid
Student experience Steady
Admission
95.3% admitted

4,457 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
Varies across five income ranges

Compare recent average annual costs by household income

Completion
64.1%

$57,273 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus apart

Academic design

Undergraduates can pursue business, arts and sciences, communication, psychology, computing, and other professional or liberal-arts programs within the broader FDU system.

Campus pattern

Florham is primarily residential and occupies a historic former estate, creating a traditional campus atmosphere near Madison and Morristown.

Defining feature

The campus is built around the former Florham estate, giving FDU a distinctive historic residential setting within the New York metropolitan region.

Can I get in?

95.3% admitted

Start with academic preparation, then show why this particular academic and campus environment fits you.

Recent applicant pool

4,457

About 95 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 95.3%
Entering class

Record over scores

No score range is published for the entering class, so the transcript, the course rigor, and the required materials carry the file.

Testingsometimes required
Return for a second year77.7%
Finish the degree64.1%

With one-year access

Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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What Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus weighs when it reads a file

See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.

  • Course rigor  
  • GPA  
  • Test scores  
  • Essay  
  • Recommendations  
  • Extracurriculars  
  • Demonstrated interest  
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What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

Undergraduates can pursue business, arts and sciences, communication, psychology, computing, and other professional or liberal-arts programs within the broader FDU system.

02

Make the fit specific

The campus is built around the former Florham estate, giving FDU a distinctive historic residential setting within the New York metropolitan region.

03

Account for the tradeoff

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

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Regular Decisionrolling
Fee and waiverNo application fee

Fee waiver: accepted

Major and program admission

Some fields have their own entry path.

The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.

NursingAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Can I afford it?

Compare annual cost by household income.

Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.

Published annual cost$62,888
Average annual cost after aid$23,000
Affordability profileSolid

With one-year access

Average annual cost by household income at Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus

Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.

  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
  • $48–75k 
  • $75–110k 
  • $110k+ 
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Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

The campus is built around the former Florham estate, giving FDU a distinctive historic residential setting within the New York metropolitan region.

Complete within 8 years64.1%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one77.7%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$57,273

Reported 10 years after enrollment

Academic portfolio

Largest bachelor’s fields

How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.

Psychology, General

Recent graduates58
Median earnings$55,977

Film/Video and Photographic Arts

Recent graduates43
Median earnings$45,958

Business Administration, Management and Operations

Recent graduates40
Median earnings$65,593

Criminology

Recent graduates33
Median earnings$53,055

What is campus life like?

Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus beyond the classroom

Florham is primarily residential and occupies a historic former estate, creating a traditional campus atmosphere near Madison and Morristown.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Undergraduates can pursue business, arts and sciences, communication, psychology, computing, and other professional or liberal-arts programs within the broader FDU system.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

Florham is primarily residential and occupies a historic former estate, creating a traditional campus atmosphere near Madison and Morristown.

Distinctive edge

What changes the experience

The campus is built around the former Florham estate, giving FDU a distinctive historic residential setting within the New York metropolitan region.

1,990 undergraduatesMid-Atlanticsuburban setting61% of first-year students live on campus