QUINRUI HUA/THE RAM
This year, Fordham University has offered admission to 6,181 students through non-binding early action. These students were chosen out of a pool of 12,961 candidates for admission, which marked an impressive 15 percent increase in early applications from last year’s early action cycle.
This increase in applications is no surprise. The number of applicants has been steadily rising for the past 30 years, with significant increases seen in recent application cycles. In addition to an overall rise in the quantity of applications, the statistics of students who applied and of those who were admitted were equally impressive, if not more so. Among all applicants, the average combined high score of the SAT Critical Reading and Mathematics sections was 1241, and among accepted students, the average was 1325. Also, 89 percent of admitted students who reported their rank in class were in the top 25 percent of their high school classes, and 31 percent of admitted students identify themselves as multicultural.
“It was a very strong applicant and admit pool across all of the colleges” Patricia Peek, director of admissions, who earned her B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. from Fordham, said. In addition, the admitted pool forms a group of particularly geographically diverse students.
“Seventy-four percent of admitted students are from outside of New York State,” Peek said. “We had over 500 admitted students from California and we experienced a significant increase in admitted international students as well.”
