Fordham Admits Most Competitve Class Ever
Fordham University's Class of 2010 was selected from the most competitive applicant pool in the school's history, the campus paper reports.
Over 18,000 people applied for fall 2006 admission to Fordham, almost one-third more than the roughly 15,100 who applied the previous year.
The larger applicant pool caused Fordham's acceptance rate to drop to 46 per cent. Fordham's 2004 acceptance rate was approximately 55 per cent, and in the mid-nineties it was roughly 70 per cent.
Admissions officials said that this year's applicant pool was not only larger but also more accomplished. The average SAT score of this year's admits was 1205, compared to 1121 for the Class of 2000.
One Fordham program, the B.F.A. in Dance, accepted fewer than 15 per cent of its applicants this year. Although the program is less than ten years old, it has become one of the most competitive dance programs in the U.S., partly because of its affiliation with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. (Applicants must be accepted both by Fordham and by the Alvin Ailey audition panel.) Another reason for the dance program's status lies in its remarkable success in helping students find work in their field after graduation, with roughly two-thirds of graduates finding employment related to dance.
Source: "Class of 2010 Highly Selective, Highly Prepared for Success," by John DeSio - Inside Fordham online, August 24, 2006
Over 18,000 people applied for fall 2006 admission to Fordham, almost one-third more than the roughly 15,100 who applied the previous year.
The larger applicant pool caused Fordham's acceptance rate to drop to 46 per cent. Fordham's 2004 acceptance rate was approximately 55 per cent, and in the mid-nineties it was roughly 70 per cent.
Admissions officials said that this year's applicant pool was not only larger but also more accomplished. The average SAT score of this year's admits was 1205, compared to 1121 for the Class of 2000.
One Fordham program, the B.F.A. in Dance, accepted fewer than 15 per cent of its applicants this year. Although the program is less than ten years old, it has become one of the most competitive dance programs in the U.S., partly because of its affiliation with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. (Applicants must be accepted both by Fordham and by the Alvin Ailey audition panel.) Another reason for the dance program's status lies in its remarkable success in helping students find work in their field after graduation, with roughly two-thirds of graduates finding employment related to dance.
Source: "Class of 2010 Highly Selective, Highly Prepared for Success," by John DeSio - Inside Fordham online, August 24, 2006
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