Side-by-Side Comparison of Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus

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	Curry College	Berkeley College-Woodland Park	Caldwell University	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus	Rider University	Saint Peter's University
Overview
Location	Milton, Massachusetts	Woodland Park, New Jersey	Caldwell, New Jersey	Madison, New Jersey	Lawrenceville, New Jersey	Jersey City, New Jersey
Campus setting	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large	City: Large
College type	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (For Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	63.0%	50.0%	74.0%	77.0%	77.0%	77.0%
Common app member	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation			Catholic			Catholic
Admission
Acceptance rate	80.3%	Open Admission	96.0%	84.6%	81.9%	92.8%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $50	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $50	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $50	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $50	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $50
SAT range	1083 - 1165	N/A	1000 - 1310	N/A	1050 - 1270	970 - 1150
ACT range	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	28 - 31	17 - 28
Students submitting SAT score	2.0%		29.0%		20.0%	23.0%
Students submitting ACT score					4.0%	3.0%
Total number of applicants	5,192		3,494	4,125	8,791	2,627
Total number of admissions given out	4,170		3,353	3,488	7,204	2,439
Admitted students who chose to enroll	516		349	488	638	402
Yield rate	12.4%		10.4%	14.0%	8.9%	16.5%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	N/A	Required	Required	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Required	N/A	Not required	Required	Required	Required
High school transcript	Not required	N/A	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	N/A	Not required	Required	Not required	Required
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$57,500	$40,206	$57,700	$54,970	$46,150	$50,160
Average net price	$28,782	$17,322	$16,222	$15,810	$23,781	$12,937
Tuition	$41,240	$25,900	$34,900	$32,000	$35,000	$37,660
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $9,335 Meal plan: $8,010		Room/dormitory: $6,690 Meal plan: $6,070	Room/dormitory: $9,705 Meal plan: $5,418	Room/dormitory: $11,020 Meal plan: $5,590	Room/dormitory: $10,200 Meal plan: $6,100
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Guaranteed tuition plan Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	100.0% Average amount $28,977	95.0% Average amount $17,610	99.0% Average amount $31,464	100.0% Average amount $37,280	100.0% Average amount $34,727	100.0% Average amount $33,992
Students receiving federal student loan	81.0% Average amount $5,769	53.0% Average amount $4,213	82.0% Average amount $5,515	56.0% Average amount $5,242	61.0% Average amount $5,246	40.0% Average amount $4,914
Students taking out private loans	29.0% Average amount $15,382	1.0% Average amount $14,500	5.0% Average amount $18,055	9.0% Average amount $16,922	11.0% Average amount $16,651	3.0% Average amount $11,722
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	2,050 Men 40.3% Women 59.7%	2,105 Men 25.5% Women 74.5%	1,631 Men 38.3% Women 61.7%	2,320 Men 43.3% Women 56.7%	3,222 Men 42.0% Women 58.0%	2,134 Men 37.3% Women 62.7%
Graduate students	192 Men 38.0% Women 62.0%	122 Men 27.9% Women 72.1%	467 Men 16.5% Women 83.5%	758 Men 27.7% Women 72.3%	982 Men 33.0% Women 67.0%	875 Men 45.9% Women 54.1%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate
Out-of-state students	N/A	9.9%	N/A	16.6%	N/A	9.0%
International students	1.7%	1.4%	9.1%	2.7%	2.8%	14.4%
Campus local/setting	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large	City: Large
Dormitory capacity	1,475	N/A	607	1,570	2,409	615
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	N/A	No	No	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	N/A	New Jersey New York Florida Texas Colorado	N/A	New Jersey New York Connecticut Pennsylvania Maryland	N/A	New Jersey New York California Connecticut Maryland
Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Business Communication and Journalism Education Law Enforcement and Firefighting	Business Health Professions Law Enforcement and Firefighting Visual & Performing Arts Legal Profession	Health Professions Psychology Education Business Computer and Information Science	Business Health Professions Psychology Visual & Performing Arts English Language and Literature	Business Education Psychology Visual & Performing Arts Communication and Journalism	Business Education Biological and Biomedical Sciences Health Professions Law Enforcement and Firefighting
Students to faculty ratio	12:1	15:1	13:1	11:1	10:1	11:1
Institutional accreditation	New England Commission on Higher Education	Middle States Commission on Higher Education	Middle States Commission on Higher Education	Middle States Commission on Higher Education	Middle States Commission on Higher Education	Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Outcome
Graduation rate	54.5%	45.3%	59.0%	62.0%	60.9%	58.4%
Dropout rate	14.2%	36.4%	13.0%	15.6%	38.6%	41.0%
Transferred out	31.2%	16.5%	27.1%	21.4%	N/A	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Criminal Justice and Corrections (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $110,937 Year 2: $100,849 Year 3: $105,249 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $100,026 Year 2: $87,604 Year 3: $102,220 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $70,805 Year 2: $82,882 Year 3: $83,585 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $70,185 Year 2: $69,850 Year 3: $73,142 Curriculum and Instruction (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $49,992 Year 2: $47,729 Year 3: $51,739 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $42,708 Year 2: $46,790 Year 3: $50,782 Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,863 Year 2: $39,369 Year 3: $46,192 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,102 Year 2: $38,018 Year 3: $44,181 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,194 Year 2: $30,672 Year 3: $38,797 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $27,048 Year 3: $37,748	Marketing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,475 Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: $48,056 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $44,055 Year 2: $46,966 Year 3: $46,280 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $42,639 Year 2: $42,884 Year 3: $43,026 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,930 Year 2: $38,195 Year 3: $39,297 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $29,607 Year 2: $31,616 Year 3: $38,134 Health and Medical Administrative Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,389 Year 2: $37,054 Year 3: $38,075 Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $20,717 Year 2: $28,816 Year 3: $36,842 Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $34,173 Year 2: $38,769 Year 3: $36,457 Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $31,115 Year 2: $30,409 Year 3: $36,443 Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $33,144 Year 2: $34,187 Year 3: $35,817	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $73,976 Year 2: $72,134 Year 3: $72,625 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $66,949 Year 2: $55,286 Year 3: $68,281 Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $59,124 Year 3: $55,951 Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $44,724 Year 2: $48,041 Year 3: $54,218 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $47,260 Year 3: $48,271 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,585 Year 2: $37,568 Year 3: $46,654 English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,685 Year 2: $40,485 Year 3: $46,232 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $28,939 Year 2: $28,443 Year 3: $37,147 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $24,633 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $33,535 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,077 Year 2: $21,234 Year 3: $27,319	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $117,472 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $121,163 Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $89,171 Year 2: $99,832 Year 3: $111,462 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $76,711 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $83,410 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $72,066 Year 2: $74,953 Year 3: $82,294 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $56,365 Year 2: $59,690 Year 3: $72,371 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $42,227 Year 2: $56,641 Year 3: $65,479 Public Administration (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $65,927 Year 2: $61,681 Year 3: $63,724 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $46,369 Year 2: $53,775 Year 3: $59,199 Marketing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,205 Year 2: $47,729 Year 3: $58,388 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $52,296 Year 2: $51,019 Year 3: $53,528	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $87,763 Year 2: $79,473 Year 3: $93,597 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $66,917 Year 2: $68,834 Year 3: $75,955 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $70,456 Year 3: $72,521 Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $52,107 Year 3: $69,567 Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $60,193 Year 2: $60,771 Year 3: $67,210 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $47,945 Year 2: $52,107 Year 3: $62,232 Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $55,964 Year 3: $60,650 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $45,476 Year 2: $45,752 Year 3: $59,583 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $51,862 Year 2: $53,894 Year 3: $55,130 Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $57,020 Year 2: $50,439 Year 3: $54,983	Insurance (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $65,474 Year 2: $79,838 Year 3: $82,194 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $77,797 Year 2: $81,886 Year 3: $79,660 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $67,357 Year 2: $66,105 Year 3: $72,482 Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $35,172 Year 2: $56,234 Year 3: $56,664 Education, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $51,724 Year 2: $56,641 Year 3: $52,924 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $42,209 Year 2: $42,682 Year 3: $39,317 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $22,505 Year 2: $26,933 Year 3: $39,147 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,181 Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: $35,650 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $26,644 Year 2: $24,035 Year 3: $29,214 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $19,087 Year 2: $28,598 Year 3: N/A

Side-by-Side Comparison of Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus

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