Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Campus Life
Campus life
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Campus at a glance
Large suburb
Inside an urbanized area but outside a principal city.
- City
- Suburb (this campus)
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- Rural
2,627 students
Larger than 63% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 22.6%
- TypePrivate nonprofit
- ClassMaster's university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division I
Nearby college towns
- Hackensack1 mi
- Teterboro2.9 mi
- Lodi4.1 mi
- Paramus4.9 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus, the largest reported group is Hispanic (33.9%), followed by White (19.5%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.2% | 0.7% |
| Asian | 5.2% | 20.9% |
| Black | 11.2% | 5.8% |
| Hispanic | 33.9% | 7.9% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| White | 19.5% | 61.9% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% | 0% |
| Non-resident | 11.9% | 2.9% |
| Unknown | 15.6% | 0% |
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Did you know? Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus
- 90.7%Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus admitted 3,374 of 3,982 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 13.3%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 449 of 3,374.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $17,923average net price after grants for aided students, against $39,454 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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