Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus

Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus is a private nonprofit college in Teaneck, NJ. Its average net price is $17,923 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$13,218
$30,001 to $48,000$12,772
$48,001 to $75,000$17,147
$75,001 to $110,000$24,049
$110,001 and up$30,428
$39,454Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$39,454Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$17,923Average Net Price
$16,808Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,290Books and Supplies
$3,760Other Expenses
22.6%Students on Pell Grants
20.6%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

90.7%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$49,977
8 years after entry$60,122
10 years after entry$62,652
53.5%Graduation Rate
77.0%Retention Rate
$22,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Teaneck, NJLocation
Large suburbSetting
2,627Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210$23,750 Small program - rough guide n=31
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$69,634 National median for this major n=9,921Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$38,538 Small program - rough guide n=73$21,662 Small program - rough guide n=74
Business Administration, Management and Operations$44,365 Small program - rough guide n=72$21,910 Small program - rough guide n=76
Business/Managerial Economics$56,982 National median for this major n=4,348Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Civil Engineering$72,789 National median for this major n=15,339Not published
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians$68,112 National median for this major n=355Not published
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$69,014 National median for this major n=5,201Not published
Communications$45,793 Small program - rough guide n=51$22,575 Small program - rough guide n=40
Computer Science$59,558 Small program - rough guide n=38Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$69,677 National median for this major n=10,572Not published
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$77,872 National median for this major n=3,270Not published
Criminal Justice$38,801 Small program - rough guide n=33$23,469 Small program - rough guide n=34
Criminology$42,274 Small program - rough guide n=37$25,037 Small program - rough guide n=44
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$34,501 National median for this major n=3,700Not published
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$82,431 National median for this major n=15,396Not published
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$72,426 National median for this major n=1,586Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,020 National median for this major n=3,614Not published
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$23,305 Small program - rough guide n=46$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=47
Finance and Financial Management Services$57,656 Small program - rough guide n=51$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=36
Graphic Communications$29,510 National median for this major n=3,935Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$40,940 National median for this major n=14,722Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,300 National median for this major n=20,298Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Hospitality Administration/Management$46,331 National median for this major n=9,793$19,591 Small program - rough guide n=30
International Relations and National Security Studies$45,779 National median for this major n=7,065Not published
Liberal Arts$48,823 n=219$31,875 n=208
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$68,249 National median for this major n=9,765Not published
Marketing$44,709 Small program - rough guide n=45$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=47
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mechanical Engineering$76,194 National median for this major n=34,876Not published
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$70,230 National median for this major n=3,256Not published
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$42,757 Small program - rough guide n=37$23,999 Small program - rough guide n=56
Natural Sciences$39,311 National median for this major n=1,607Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$31,999 Small program - rough guide n=95$24,875 n=159
Registered Nursing$98,600 n=137$26,795 n=103
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Visual and Performing Arts, General$30,671 National median for this major n=4,580Not published

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