Category: Application Process Updates

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​.  ​

For more information about applying visit our apply page.

The Early Action, Early Decision I Application Deadline has been extended to November 8th.

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.

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.

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

Learn more at fordham.edu/apply

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!

Start your Fordham Common Application! For more information on how to apply visit us here!

We have made some updates to assist you and your students with the application process:

Admission Process Updates

The short response on the Common Application that was required is now optional. We now have three optional short responses where students can share more about themselves: a unique Fordham question, a COVID-19 impact statement, and additional information.

Early Action/Early Decision applicants will have through November 20 to change their testing status and submit their self-reported scores via forms in their applicant portals. Review our test-optional policy.

We can accept school documents from counselors for Early Action/Early Decision applicants through November 16.