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Fordham University

Fordham University is a private Jesuit research university in New York City, United States. Established in 1841, it is named after the Fordham neighborhood of the Bronx in which its original campus is located. Fordham is the oldest Catholic and Jesuit university in the northeastern United States and the third-oldest university in New York City.

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Academic affiliations
ACCU · AJCU · NAICU
Accreditation
MSCHE
Campus
total: 125.39 acres (50.7 ha); Rose Hill (Bronx): 85 acres (34.4 ha); Lincoln Center (Manhattan): 8 acres (3.2 ha) · Large city
Endowment
$1.05 billion (2025)
Established
June 24, 1841; 185 years ago (1841-06-24)
Faculty
747

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Fordham University

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Sporting affiliations · 5
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Academic affiliations · 3
Fordham University → ACCU, AJCU, NAICU
Campus · 2
Fordham University → Large city, total: 125.39 acres (50.7 ha); Rose Hill (Bronx): 85 acres (34.4 ha); Lincoln Center (Manhattan): 8 acres (3.2 ha)

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Fordham UniversityAcademic affiliationsACCU1.00infobox
Fordham UniversityAcademic affiliationsAJCU1.00infobox
Fordham UniversityAcademic affiliationsNAICU1.00infobox
Fordham UniversityAccreditationMSCHE1.00infobox
Fordham UniversityCampustotal: 125.39 acres (50.7 ha); Rose Hill (Bronx): 85 acres (34.4 ha); Lincoln Center (Manhattan): 8 acres (3.2 ha)1.00infobox
Fordham UniversityCampusLarge city1.00infobox
Fordham UniversityColorsMaroon and white .mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;…1.00infobox
Fordham UniversityEndowment$1.05 billion (2025)1.00infobox
Fordham UniversityEstablishedJune 24, 1841; 185 years ago (1841-06-24)1.00infobox
Fordham UniversityFaculty7471.00infobox
Fordham UniversityFormer namesSt. John's College (1841–1907) Marymount College (1907–2002)1.00infobox
Fordham UniversityFounderJohn Hughes1.00infobox
Fordham UniversityLocationNew York City, New York, United States .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-…1.00infobox
Fordham UniversityMascotThe Ram1.00infobox
Fordham UniversityMottoSapientia et Doctrina (Latin)1.00infobox
Fordham UniversityMotto in English"Wisdom and Learning"1.00infobox
Fordham UniversityNewspaperThe Observer1.00infobox
Fordham UniversityNewspaperThe Fordham Ram1.00infobox
Fordham UniversityNicknameRams1.00infobox
Fordham UniversityOther campusesWest Harrison1.00infobox
Fordham UniversityOther campusesClerkenwell1.00infobox
Fordham UniversityPostgraduates5,846 (fall 2023)1.00infobox
Fordham UniversityPresidentTania Tetlow1.00infobox
Fordham UniversityProvostDennis C. Jacobs1.00infobox
Fordham UniversityReligious affiliationCatholic (Jesuit)1.00infobox
Fordham UniversitySporting affiliationsNCAA Division I FCS – Atlantic 101.00infobox
Fordham UniversitySporting affiliationsPatriot League (football)1.00infobox
Fordham UniversitySporting affiliationsMAWPC1.00infobox
Fordham UniversitySporting affiliationsECHC1.00infobox
Fordham UniversitySporting affiliationsMAISA1.00infobox

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