Overview
The largest private university
in New Jersey, FDU is an independent, nonsectarian,
coeducation, multicampus institution. Founded in
1942, FDU achieved four-year status in 1948 and
approval as a university in 1956.
The University offers over 100 undergraduate and
graduate degree programs, including doctoral in
nursing practice, clinical psychology and school
psychology; and an AACSB-accredited business school.
Degree programs are offered on two New Jersey campuses
and at two FDU locations outside the U.S.: Wroxton
College, in Oxfordshire in England, and FDU-Vancouver,
in British Columbia, Canada.
FDU's 12,000 full- and part-time students pursue
quality career-oriented programs on schedules tailored
to their needs -- days, evenings and weekends.
The curriculum reflects a mission of global education
and a foundation of a world-renowned .University
Core. Fairleigh Dickinson University is a center
of academic excellence dedicated to the preparation
of world citizens through global education. The
University strives to provide students with the
multi-disciplinary, intercultural, and ethical understandings
necessary to participate, lead, and prosper in the
global marketplace of ideas, commerce and culture.
Fairleigh Dickinson University is accredited by
the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle
States Association of Colleges and School and licensed
by the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education.
Undergraduate students: 8,585; graduate students:
3,527; student/faculty Ratio: 14.1
Location & Facilities
Today, more than 12,000 students
from 32 stateand 72countries are enrolled on the
University's two campuses in northern New Jersey
and its international campuses in Wroxton, England
and Vancouver, Canada . FDU's current campuses are
in Teanech, Madison, Vancouver and Wroxton.
1. Metropolitian Campus,Teaneck
With its strong career focus, this campus is home
to many of FDU's business, professional, science
and health care programs. It's a celebration of
diversity, too, attracting students from 63 countries.Running
through the heart of campus is the Hackensack River.
Quaint homes, shops, ethnic restaurants and parks
are near by, as well as shopping malls, community
groups, and office and professional buildings, where
many of our resident and commuter students alike
find part-time jobs.There are 4,114 undergraduates
and 2,350 graduate students attending the Metropolitan
Campus. Minority and international students comprise
21% of the student population.
Northpointe, a 300-bed residence hall, opened in
2003, facing the new Fitness Center.
2. College of florham, Madison
FDU's College at Florham is in Morris County, New
Jersey, bridging the towns of Florham Park and Madison.
The campus consists of 178 acres, part of Florham,
a former country estate of early 20th-century socialites
Florence Vanderbilt and Hamilton Twombly. Florham
is a contraction of the first names of the couple.
FDU has owned the campus since 1958.
There are over 2,200 undergraduates and 1,500 graduate
students attending the College at Florham
campus of FDU. Minority students comprise about
10% of the student population.
Sports include Men's Division III programs in baseball,
basketball, cross-country, football, golf, lacrosse,
soccer, swimming and tennis; Women's Division III
programs in basketball, cross-country, field hockey,
golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis
and volleyball; and Intramural Sports in aerobics,
basketball, bowling, flag football, golf, karate,
raquetball, softball, street hockey, tennis, Timex
fitness week and volleyball.
Three out of every four freshmen live in campus
housing. First-year students generally are assigned
housing in the Twomblies, two traditional-style
residence halls with double rooms and a common bath.
Upper-division students live in The Village, featuring
apartment-style suites, or the new Park Avenue Residence
Halls
The Academic Support Center is housed in the residence
hall complex, offering easy access to free tutoring,
word processing support and special seminars.
Campus activities include an active Greek community
with national social fraternities and sororities,plays
as well as student productions of major plays.
3. Vancouver
As a leading innovator in global education, Fairleigh
Dickinson University seeks new ways to offer its
unique learning opportunities to students worldwide.
The University's newest campus opened in 2007 in
Vancouver, British Columbia. Located in western
Canada near the U.S. border, Vancouver is one of
the world’s most scenic, cosmopolitan and
multicultural cities.
FDU-Vancouver offers undergraduate students one
of the few opportunities to earn an American college
degree while studying in Canada. FDU-Vancouver welcomes
students from around the world to create a culturally
diverse learning environment. FDU-Vancouver campus
offers accredited professional degree programs to
international students with majors in business administration
and information technology.
FDU-Vancouver campus is located within the vibrant
district of Yaletown, close to the Vancouver Public
Library and surrounded by the hustle and bustle
of downtown life, wonderful restaurants, incredible
sporting venues, superb shops, and numerous coffee
houses.Vancouver is indeed a very exciting place
to live and learn, and the FDU-Vancouver campus
is now part of that excitement.
4. Wroxton College
Set in the rural heart of England, Wroxton offers
a peaceful environment for learning amid a beautiful
countryside of lawns, lakes, gardens and woodland.
The College itself is a small college that continues
to meet its founding vision of an intellectual community,
cloistered in an idyllic setting. Housed in a remarkably
beautiful, modernized 17th-century manor house,
to Henry James, Wroxton was part of the essence
of England:
With Stratford-upon-Avon, Oxford, London and Birmingham
all close by and easily accessible, an outstanding
selection of theaters, concert halls, museums, galleries,
restaurants and major shopping areas are at hand.
In addition, the mainland continent of Europe is
but a short distance away, with group excursions
arranged and individual visits possible. Wroxton’s
rich tapestry of diverse cultural, intellectual,
recreational and social activities are all intermeshed
with its own unique challenges.Rooms at Wroxton
are singles and doubles overlooking the beautiful
grounds of the estate, and each room with its own
bathroom.
List of Departments / Schools
/ Faculty / College
College at Florham
:
It offers 80 majors and concentrations in business,
hospitality management, liberal arts and sciences,
Wroxton
The College offers a large number of courses in
literature, history, political science, fine arts,
core, and sociology.
Metropolitan Campus
Excellent professional and career study options
in allied health, business, liberal arts, science
and teacher preparation.
FDU-Vancouver :
This Vancouver campus offers undergraduate students
one of the few opportunities to earn an American
college degree while studying in Canada. FDU-Vancouver
welcomes students from around the world to create
a culturally diverse learning environment. FDU-Vancouver
offers resources to students who need additional
support in developing their English-language skills
before starting degree studies.it enhances the students’
academic experience through an extensive array of
cultural, educational, recreational, social and
leadership programs - thus developing well-rounded,
confident citizens of the world.
Courses Offered
Sr.
No. |
Name
of the Program |
| UG
Bachelors |
Business
Administration |
| UG
Bachelors |
Business
Administration |
Scholarships
Scholarship consideration will
be given to all applicants, including freshmen and
transfer students, who indicate on their application
form to FDU-Vancouver that they would like their
application to be considered by the scholarship
committee.
Generous scholarships — ranging from
$2,700 to $13,500 USD per academic year
— will be competitively awarded to academically
talented applicants from around the world. Scholarships
may be awarded to students who have the equivalent
of a 3.00 or higher secondary school grade point
average and a TOEFL score of at least 550. Students
who submit scores from the Scholastic Aptitude Test
(SAT) or the American College Test (ACT) may be
eligible for higher scholarships. All scholarships
are renewable annually, for the life of a student’s
program, based on continued academic performance
(maintaining a 3.00 GPA or higher).
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