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Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus

Madison, New Jersey Private nonprofit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Madison, New Jersey. The campus sits in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 2,885, made up of 2,012 undergraduates and 873 graduate students.

Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 74 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, and Psychology, General. It awarded 858 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

78% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1.

Key figures

2,885
Students enrolled
78%
First-year retention
858
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
74
Programs and majors
11:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterProfessional

Programs and majors offered 74

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 19
Psychology 4
Health Professions 12
Visual and Performing Arts 5
English Language and Literature 2
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Communication and Journalism 3
Communications Technologies 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Education 3
Social Sciences 4
Liberal Arts and General Studies 3
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
History 1
Physical Sciences 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Engineering 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
78%
First-year retention, part-time students
67%
Student-to-faculty ratio
11:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
478
Associate degrees
6
Master's degrees
316
Professional doctorates
57
Post-master's certificates
1

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,885
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,012
Graduate students, fall 2024
873
Full-time, fall 2024
88%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,168
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,166
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,002
Full-time, 2024-25
84%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
58%
Men
42%
White
46%
Hispanic or Latino
22%
Black or African American
11%
Asian
7%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
6%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
2
Programs with a fully online option
4
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
4%
Students taking some online courses
43%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Middle Atlantic States Athletic Corporation; Freedom Conference
President
Michael Avaltroni
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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