If you and your families have been impacted by the recent natural disasters, please know you are in our thoughts. Should you need assistance with the college application process, or require flexibility regarding submission of applications and/or documents or a fee waiver, please do not hesitate to contact your admission counselor.
Fordham Test Optional Policy
The Office of Undergraduate Admission does not require scores from the SAT or ACT. Since moving to test-optional in May 2020, Fordham has enrolled the largest, most diverse classes in the University’s history, while maintaining our high academic standards. With this in mind, Fordham will retain its test-optional policy. If you choose to submit a test score, it will be only one among many factors in our academic evaluation of your application. Applicants who choose not to submit test scores will not be penalized for making this choice. For more information about our test optional policy, please go here.
Applying to College Guide
Fordham has launched How to Apply to College: A Step-by-Step Guide. It features lists of key things for students to do in each year of high school plus tips for understanding financial aid, writing college essays, gathering recommendation letters, and making the most of extracurricular activities. I invite you to check it out!
Fordham’s Regular Decision and ED II Deadline has been extended to January 24th.
For more information about applying visit our apply page.
Early Action, Early Decision I Application Deadline extended to November 8th
The Early Action, Early Decision I Application Deadline has been extended to November 8th.
Presidential Perspective-Virtual Event
Join us Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 7:00 PM until 8:00 PM for a special virtual session designed for both students and families! The evening will open with an opportunity to hear from the President of Fordham University, Tania Tetlow as she shares her Fordham perspective.
After her address, stay for an interactive session on Admission and Financial Aid with Brian Ghanoo, Associate Vice President of Student Financial Services and Dr. Patricia Peek, Dean of Undergraduate Admission/AVP.
Throughout the session, you’ll have the opportunity to chat with our staff, see other students’ questions, and have your questions answered.
Fall Preview-Junior Open House
I encourage all juniors (and seniors who were not able to visit during the October Open House!) to visit our campuses on Saturday, November 9th for Fall Preview. At the event, take a tour, talk to current students and hear our Dean of Admission speak about the college application process.
Early Action, Early Decision I Application Deadline is November 1st
Only the application is due by the deadline. Supporting materials can arrive up to two weeks after the deadline. For more information go to fordham.edu/apply.
Fordham to Use $50M EPA Grant to Uplift Communities
Read the article here.
ED II added for Fall 2023
Students can now choose from the following admission plans starting with the Fall 2023 semester:
November 1
Early Action (Dance and Theatre students must choose this option)
Early Decision I
January 3
Regular Decision
Early Decision II