Fordham University Tuition, Costs & Financial Aid

The sticker-to-net gap at Fordham is substantial: aid covers about 46% of the published cost for the average aid recipient, bringing the average net price to $44,338. The pricing pattern across income bands shows aid concentrated on lower-income families.

The lowest-income band (under $30,000) averages $32,474, while the highest band (over $110,000) averages $52,228, a spread of $19,754. The middle bands move from $31,657 for the $30,001–$48,000 band to $37,313 for the $48,001–$75,000 band and $42,030 for the $75,001–$110,000 band.

The lowest-band average sits below the overall average, a pattern that coincides with larger discounts flowing to lower-income bands. Still, even the lowest-band net price remains above the peer median, which reflects the affordability challenge that defines this pillar for the university.

Fordham University publishes a cost of attendance of $82,762, an average across living arrangements. Its tuition and fees are $64,915 and room and board are $24,090.

After grants and scholarships, the average net price—what aid recipients actually pay—varies sharply by family income. For families earning under $30,000, the average net price is $32,474; for the middle band ($48,001–$75,000) it is $37,313; and for families earning over $110,000 it is $52,228.

The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $19,754. Azimuth ranks the university #1,368 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Aid covers about 46% of the published cost for the average aid recipient, an offset of $38,424. The average net price across all aid recipients is $44,338, which sits above the peer median of $36,211 for comparable institutions (same type and size) by $8,127.

That gap means Fordham's overall net price is higher than the middle value for its peers. Among federal-loan borrowers who completed, the median federal student debt is $24,300, with about 88.5% of federal aid recipients taking federal loans.

That debt is above the peer median of $23,168 by $1,132, close to comparable institutions. If repaid over ten years, the estimated monthly payment is $276.

Parents who borrow through Parent PLUS carry a separate median of $37,095.

Federal borrowing is the norm at Fordham University: 88.5% of federal aid recipients take federal loans, and among those who complete a degree the median federal student debt is $24,300. That median is nearly identical to the $23,168 median at comparable institutions (same type and size), sitting just above by $1,132.

Parent borrowers, a separate population, hold a median Parent PLUS loan of $37,095.

The return pillar at Fordham University is its strongest, anchored by a median earnings figure of $84,203 four years after completion. That figure sits in the 92nd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Graduates earn about $725 more than the model expects for similar students, effectively at the expected level, an outcome in the 57th percentile nationally. Earnings scenarios from the university's program mix show a typical earnings level that matches the observed median, alongside a downside scenario of $60,999 and an upside scenario of $119,134.

The median federal student debt at completion is $24,300, which is above the peer median of $23,168 for comparable institutions (same type and size) by $1,132. That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $276 a month if repaid over ten years.

Median Parent PLUS borrowing, a separate parent-borrower population, is $37,095. The estimated monthly student payment if repaid over ten years is $276.

Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

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