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NYU's ($56.5K) tuition is not that much higher than Fordham ($55.7K). Also starting salaries are fairly close (NYU is about $5K higher) between the two schools as well.
Overall, NYU still beats out Fordham in terms of selectivity, network, and the wide range of study options.
Academically, I think a Fordham degree carries more weight inside metro New York, while NYU has a stronger national rep.
I would agree with this purely from personal interactions. People from Fordham seem to be more well adjusted on average. NYU undergrad is like upper-middle class version of online University of Phoenix.
Tell your daughter to pick a major then base it on that. Unless you'll have money to burn. They both are expensive school to go to just because. If she wants to move to NYC let her try it out and save 80K a year.
Full disclosure: Fordham grad here; attended in the early-mid 70's as a commuter student.
I was back on the Rose Hill campus this May, and trust me, security is excellent. Guard booths are staffed at all the main entrances (Fordham Road, Bathgate Avenue, Southern Boulevard) and the campus is totally fenced in. I will say that the surrounding neighborhoods west of Webster Avenue and south of Fordham Road are iffy (Little Italy around 187th and Arthur Avenue being an exception to that). Unlike my time there, I believe the student body is now predominantly residential and not commuting. Several new dormitories have been built in the past decade or two, along with a state of the art library, a totally renovated business college (Gabelli School of Business), and a revamped/expanded campus center.
Since your daughter doesn't yet know what her major will be, getting broad exposure to a variety of subjects early on in college would seem to be important. I imagine that both Fordham and NYU would fit the bill on that score. In terms of majors, at the undergraduate level I don't think Fordham is particularly strong in STEM but it is strong in the social sciences, business, and the humanities, broadly defined.
And for what it's worth, for the first time in its 181 year history Fordham's newly appointed president is not a Jesuit but a lay person, Tania Tetlow.
Tell your daughter to pick a major then base it on that. Unless you'll have money to burn. They both are expensive school to go to just because. If she wants to move to NYC let her try it out and save 80K a year.
That's a good question. She needs to pick a major, or maybe she will attend undeclared....
She understands that certain schools are better suited for certain majors.
Also that the premium many schools command can be rationalized to a point depending on the major, connections that can be made in certain industries etc....
She is pretty well rounded math/language/ science. Hoping she looks at a STEM major, but her life path....
Her mom and myself each did the CC school route 1st to save money, before going to a 4 yr school.
That was talked about, she is a much better student than myself. So want her to have the dream.....
She is also looking at BU in Boston, maybe BC too. Likes the city vibes. UConn tour put her to sleep....
Appreciate everyones input thus far. Thank you all!
She is pretty well rounded math/language/ science. Hoping she looks at a STEM major, but her life path....
Her mom and myself each did the CC school route 1st to save money, before going to a 4 yr school.
That was talked about, she is a much better student than myself. So want her to have the dream.....
Appreciate everyones input thus far. Thank you all!
Best NYC stem colleges are Manhattan College and Stevens College of Technology.
NYU is best known for liberal arts, Digital communication, Cinematography and film/video production, Drama and dramatics/theatre arts, Political science and government.
Fordham is best known for Business administration and management, Finance, Psychology, Economics. Fordham produces a lot of lawyers.
So neither college would be appropriate for your daughter.
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