Fordham University Top Questions

As a Catholic university with a great business school, Fordham students are stereotyped as extremely conservative and business-minded. Although this does account for some of the student population, Fordham has political diversity, and outside of the business school, students have career interests other than business.

Preps! Honestly, mostly everyone I know is actually a very nice kid. However, most of the students come from a lot of money and may appear spoiled at first. There are a handful of stoner /festival type kids, and you can find them sitting out on Eddies Parade all day smoking pot. The football players are all nice kids that get wasted but they aren't all extreme jocks. The great part about Fordham though is regardless of the "stereotype" you fit into, the school is not very big so everyone hangs out with everyone at some point anyway.

Fordham's reputation attracts many New Yorkers looking to stay close to home. This causes the student population to be divided into two groups: the well off kids from Long Island that can afford to live on campus with their vehicles and the urban commuters that take public transit from as far as Brooklyn. The former group receives several benefits that commuters rarely know about, e.g. RA's keep old exams and quizzes to distribute to residents.

While many students come from private Catholic high schools and affluent backgrounds, they are not rich snobs. Wealth is not flaunted about at all and more than likely, you'll meet people from all walks of life. Similarly, not everyone is Catholic and the faith's teachings are not forced upon you like at other schools. Typical students are very friendly and easy-going who place a high value on their education and look forward to starting their careers. At Rose Hill, you will find more preppy, traditional students whereas Lincoln Center houses more of the artsy crowd. However, Fordham really has a niche for virtually every type of student.

I think that Fordham students are often thought to be wealthy, as is the case with many private school students, and mainly from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. However, this is not the totally the case. Yes, there are many students from the tri-state area. But the second largest feeder state for the class of 2015 is California. Also, Fordham is well known for its generous financial aid. I come from a middle-class San Francisco family and Fordham was able to offer me a financial aid package that allowed for me to attend.

I go to Fordham Rose Hill, the Bronx campus, and a lot of people at our school have a stereotype of being the rich, spoiled tri-state area type. In fact, I kind of had that impression coming here, and was nervous, as I am from a completely different area than that. However, after going here you learn that it is much different from that. There are a LOT of people who fit that stereotype, but the majority of people who go here are compassionate, passionate people interested in making a difference in the world.

A stereotype of students at Lincoln Center is that there are a lot of "hipsters" on campus and that for the heterosexual student- you should expect to be the minority.

The stereotypes of Fordham students are pretty consistent. The guys are perceived as "bros". Everyone here is pretty preppy. Lots of Brooks Brothers and Polo shirts. The typical student is upper middle class, almost always catholic and split evenly between public and private schools. The stereotype for the girls is that they are pretty easy/slutty. Surprisingly high number of gay guys at Rose Hill campus. Definite divide between commuters, who are seen as the only real diversity on campus, and residents, who are majority white.

The stereotype of students at Fordham University is mainly based on preconceived notions on what type of major a student studies. How come you may ask? Well, it appears that majors have an associated personality trait attached to them. For instance, pre-medicine students are viewed as very intelligent because of the amount of work and effort that is required of them. English majors tend be viewed as competent and prolific writers because of the many literature work that they study. Philosophy majors are view as very logical and good thinkers; they are very much respected because apparently deep abstract thinking is a talent. Business majors are viewed as "materially oriented" students, i.e. students whose priority is to learn the business plan and make as much money as possible. Of course, the aforementioned stereotypes are relative to an individual's perspective and vary according to the prevalent views in a college or university as such.

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I find it very difficult to define the "typical Fordham student." We are a relatively small school, but there is always a variety of events at any given time. People find their niche in areas all across the board: community service, theatre an the arts, sports, and culture clubs to name a few. I would say the majority of students are friendly and laid-back. While some are more driven than others, we do not have the pressure of frats or any type of elite social hierarchy. Fordham students hail from all over the United States with a fair number of international students as well.

I find it very difficult to define the "typical Fordham student." We are a relatively small school, but there is always a variety of events at any given time. People find their niche in areas all across the board: community service, theatre an the arts, sports, and culture clubs to name a few. I would say the majority of students are friendly and laid-back. While some are more driven than others, we do not have the pressure of frats or any type of elite social hierarchy. Fordham students hail from all over the United States with a fair number of international students as well.