Fordham University
Fordham University publishes an acceptance rate of 59% and is test-optional for the 2026-27 cycle.
Testing
Test-Optional for 2026-27
- Policy
Official policy: 'The Office of Undergraduate Admission does not require scores from the SAT or ACT.' No penalty for opting out; submitted scores are superscored and reviewed holistically. No future reinstatement announced.
- SAT middle 50%
- 1320–1480sum of section 25th–75th percentiles
- ACT middle 50%
- 30–33
- Average HS GPA
- Not published by the school
Applying
Deadlines, essays and AI policy
- Early deadlines
- Nov 1, 2026 (EA); Nov 1, 2026 (ED); Jan 3, 2027 (ED2)
- Regular decision
- Jan 3, 2027Source
Full cycle calendar: Application Deadlines.
At a glance
Size and cost
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 10,512
- Tuition (out-of-state)
- $64,915
- Category
- Private
- Admissions site
- www.fordham.edu
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Sources
- Fordham University test policy (2026-27)
- Fordham University deadlines
- Acceptance rate, test-score percentiles, enrollment and tuition: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, pulled 2026-08-19.
Test policy and deadlines last verified 2026-08-17.
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