Fordham acceptance rate and admissions statistics
Fordham admitted 25,719 of 43,364 first-year applicants in its 2024-25 Common Data Set, an official acceptance rate of 59.3%. Every number below comes from the college’s own Common Data Set, each year linked to its document; a figure the college leaves blank says “Not published”, and the notes at the foot of the page say where a total is the sum of rows the college printed.
What did admitted applicants have? How to get into Fordham counts the grades, scores and activities they posted.
Fordham acceptance rate by year
| CDS year | Applied | Admitted | Acceptance rate | Enrolled | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43,364 | 25,719 | 59.3% | 2,492 | 9.7% |
Acceptance rate is admitted divided by applied; yield is enrolled divided by admitted. Both are computed by Aristo Scholars from the two counts printed beside them.
Early decision at Fordham
| CDS year | ED applicants | ED admitted | ED admit rate | Overall rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 595 | 307 | 51.6% | 59.3% |
Fordham waitlist
| CDS year | Offered a place | Accepted a place | Admitted from it | Admitted, of those who accepted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 8,267 | 2,898 | 440 | 15.2% |
Fordham SAT and ACT scores
| CDS year | SAT 25th to 75th | ACT 25th to 75th | Submitted an SAT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1340 to 1470 | 30 to 33 | 18.0% |
What Fordham says matters in admission
In section C7 each college rates its own admission factors as Very Important, Important, Considered or Not Considered. These are the factors Fordham rated in the top two tiers.
- 2024-25
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Academic GPA
- Important: Application essay, Recommendations, Extracurricular activities, Talent/ability, Character/personal qualities, Volunteer work, Work experience
Fordham testing policy for students applying in 2026-27
Test-optional. Fordham's Office of Undergraduate Admission does not require SAT or ACT scores.
From Fordham’s admissions site, read 2026-11-05. Policies change; the college’s page is the authority.
How these numbers were read
Fordham's 2024-25 Common Data Set is the year shown. The applied and admitted totals are the sums of the printed gender rows; enrolled is the printed total.
Fordham acceptance rate questions
- What is the Fordham acceptance rate?
- Fordham's Common Data Set for 2024-25 reports 43,364 first-year applicants and 25,719 admitted, an acceptance rate of 59.3%.
- What is the Fordham early decision acceptance rate?
- In 2024-25, 307 of 595 early decision applicants were admitted (51.6%), against 59.3% of all applicants. Early decision applicants are a different pool who commit to enroll, so the two rates are not a like-for-like comparison.
- What SAT scores do Fordham students have?
- In 2024-25, the middle half of enrolled first-year students who submitted the SAT scored 1340 to 1470, and ACT submitters scored 30 to 33. 18.0% of enrolled students submitted an SAT score.
- How many students get off the Fordham waitlist?
- In 2024-25, Fordham offered 8,267 applicants a place on the waitlist; 2,898 accepted one, and 440 were admitted from it.
- Does Fordham require the SAT or ACT for students applying in 2026-27?
- Test-optional. Fordham's Office of Undergraduate Admission does not require SAT or ACT scores.
Applying to Fordham?
An acceptance rate describes the whole pool, not one student. A Specialist can read your student’s file against what Fordham says it weighs.
Source: Fordham Common Data Set, sections C1, C2, C7, C9 and C21, each year linked above, read 2026-11-05. Aristo Scholars is not affiliated with Fordham. All official acceptance rates