Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 12,500,000

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,260
Men / Women 51% / 49%
From State 84%
From Region 7%
Athletes 365 (17.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 37%
White 19%
International 14%
Black 12%
Asian 6%
Mixed 3%
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
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus 576 49% 32% 5% 10% 29% 8% $66,833 35 -0.09 65 95% 8.1%
Civil Engineering 6 — 50% 0% 0% 33% 50% 17% $91,023 40 -0.19 90 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 9 — 89% 0% 0% 0% 33% 67% $76,127 0 -1.93 79 100% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 15 — 87% 27% 7% 7% 47% 0% $89,277 6 -1.25 89 — — — — —
Computer Science 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $73,116 2 -1.52 75 — — — — —
Computer Science 3 — 100% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $79,189 4 -1.34 82 — — — — —
Cybersecurity 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,816 13 -1.05 76 — — — — —
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration 2 — 100% 0% 0% 50% 0% 50% $72,508 7 -1.25 74 — — — — —
Information Technology 3 — 100% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $65,531 3 -1.59 62 100% — — — —
Web Design 2 — 100% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $65,257 28 -0.71 62 — — — — —
Chemistry — — — — — — — — $70,344 47 -0.12 71 — — — — —
Mathematics 4 — 50% 50% 25% 0% 25% 0% $59,181 9 -0.99 47 91% — — — —
Biochemistry 3 — 100% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $88,135 97 +1.48 89 100% — — — —
Biological and Physical Sciences 3 — 0% 33% 0% 33% 33% 0% $63,638 36 -0.33 58 92% — — — —
Biology 38 — 42% 37% 11% 16% 34% 0% $61,783 24 -0.54 54 93% — — — —
Marine Biology 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,382 46 -0.15 31 — — — — —
Allied Health Diagnostic and Treatment 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,487 46 -0.20 62 — — — — —
Clinical Laboratory Science 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $80,161 67 +0.22 83 — — — — —
Health Sciences 12 — 0% 33% 0% 17% 42% 0% $59,087 20 -0.64 47 — — — — —
Nursing 47 — 17% 21% 21% 17% 30% 0% $105,269 91 +1.30 96 96% — — — —
Radiation Therapy 3 — 33% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $80,333 64 +0.10 83 — — — — —
Radiologic Technology 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $80,408 64 +0.10 83 — — — — —
Accounting 16 — 31% 12% 19% 6% 56% 6% $80,454 36 -0.43 83 96% — — — —
Business Administration 43 — 63% 21% 7% 7% 16% 33% $71,647 46 -0.31 73 100% — — — —
Finance 12 — 67% 25% 0% 0% 25% 42% $81,872 25 -0.59 84 95% — — — —
Health Information Management 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $64,083 55 -0.12 59 — — — — —
Hospitality Administration 6 — 67% 17% 0% 17% 0% 17% $67,667 86 +0.64 66 97% — — — —
Hospitality Management 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,667 86 +0.64 66 97% — — — —
Hospitality Management 1 — 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $67,667 86 +0.64 66 97% — — — —
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods 8 — 38% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $72,995 52 -0.24 75 — — — — —
Marketing 8 — 38% 25% 12% 12% 50% 0% $71,294 32 -0.49 72 97% — — — —
Nonprofit Management 2 — 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $71,647 54 -0.18 73 100% — — — —
Sports Management 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $52,653 17 -0.91 29 94% — — — —
English 2 — 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $55,942 72 +0.43 39 96% — — — —
General Studies 169 — 70% 41% 1% 6% 18% 0% $59,881 72 +0.25 49 94% 8.1% — — —
History 6 — 100% 83% 0% 17% 0% 0% $55,016 48 -0.19 36 100% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 15 — 93% 47% 7% 7% 7% 20% $49,178 16 -0.78 21 98% — — — —
Communication 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $57,752 38 -0.38 43 97% — — — —
Communication 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,752 38 -0.38 43 97% — — — —
Humanities 7 — 0% 57% 0% 0% 29% 0% $59,881 71 +0.27 49 94% 8.1% — — —
International Affairs — — — — — — — — $64,402 30 -0.44 60 — — — — —
Media Studies — — — — — — — — $57,752 38 -0.38 43 97% — — — —
Political Science 5 — 60% 20% 20% 20% 0% 20% $60,346 17 -0.87 50 100% — — — —
Psychology 47 — 15% 30% 2% 15% 47% 4% $55,314 55 +0.04 37 93% — — — —
Sociology — — — — — — — — $54,004 45 -0.26 33 — — — — —
Teacher Education 5 — 0% 0% 20% 0% 20% 0% $55,876 56 +0.09 38 — — — — —
Studio Art 11 — 45% 18% 0% 27% 45% 0% $37,552 9 -0.99 4 — — — — —
Visual and Performing Arts 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $39,009 26 -0.54 5 — — — — —
Civil Engineering Technology 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $93,150 20 -0.65 91 94% — — — —
Construction Engineering Technology 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $88,477 13 -1.06 89 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 34 — 21% 21% 0% 24% 56% 0% $57,596 36 -0.32 43 95% — — — —
Criminal Justice and Fire Science 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $57,596 36 -0.32 43 95% — — — —
Criminology 3 — 0% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $58,135 45 -0.24 44 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering Technology 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $83,617 25 -0.43 86 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering Technology 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $71,879 8 -1.40 73 100% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $40,664
ROI Percentile 65th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 77%
4-Year Graduation Rate 41%
6-Year Graduation Rate 53%
Transfer-Out Rate 29%

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
Humanities 33.3% 192 72% 43% 2% 7% 17% 2% $58,852 72 +0.15 46 94% 8.1%
Business & Economics 17.5% 101 52% 20% 8% 7% 25% 30% $73,495 36 -0.30 76 98% —
Health Sciences 11.8% 68 16% 28% 15% 15% 31% 0% $93,164 90 +0.78 91 96% —
Social Sciences 10.8% 62 16% 32% 3% 13% 40% 5% $56,353 41 -0.03 40 94% 8.1%
Life & Natural Sciences 7.6% 44 43% 39% 9% 16% 34% 0% $63,706 31 -0.39 59 93% —
Professional 7.3% 42 26% 21% 0% 19% 57% 2% $60,176 27 -0.37 50 96% —
Engineering 5.2% 30 80% 13% 3% 10% 43% 23% $85,681 1 -1.24 87 100% —
Arts 2.3% 13 38% 23% 0% 23% 38% 0% $37,776 4 -0.92 5 — —
Computer Science 2.3% 13 85% 38% 8% 8% 31% 8% $71,518 2 -1.29 73 100% —
Education 0.9% 5 0% 0% 20% 0% 20% 0% $55,876 66 +0.09 38 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.7% 4 50% 50% 25% 0% 25% 0% $59,181 4 -0.99 47 91% —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.3% 2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,382 18 -0.15 31 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Computer Science $0.4M #279 100% — — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0 #622 — — — — — —
Education — — — — 19 #218 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.4M #584 100% — 19 #387 — —

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 D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 95 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Baseball 37 $724K $724K $0
Soccer 36 $741K $741K $0
Volleyball 21 $457K $457K $0
Tennis 16 $289K $289K $0
Basketball 15 $1.9M $1.9M $0
Golf 12 $314K $314K $0
Total 180 $5.5M $5.5M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 60 $674K $674K $0
Soccer 31 $890K $890K $0
Lacrosse 27 $600K $600K $0
Softball 26 $691K $691K $0
Volleyball 20 $673K $673K $0
Basketball 16 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Bowling 12 $399K $399K $0
Golf 11 $345K $345K $0
Fencing 10 $243K $243K $0
Tennis 8 $364K $364K $0
Total 185 $6.5M $6.5M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 155 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Soccer 67 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Volleyball 41 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Baseball 37 $724K $724K $0
Basketball 31 $3.5M $3.5M $0
Lacrosse 27 $600K $600K $0
Softball 26 $691K $691K $0
Tennis 24 $653K $653K $0
Golf 23 $659K $659K $0
Bowling 12 $399K $399K $0
Fencing 10 $243K $243K $0
Total 365 $17.0M $17.0M $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 Yes
Acceptance Rate 85%
Yield (non-ED) 11%
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