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• Fordham University is a private Catholic university that grants undergraduate and graduate degrees. It is a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

• Fast Facts

  1. Established: 1841
  2. Location: Ney York, NY
  3. President: Joseph McShane, SJ
  4. Faculty: 667Fordham University: About
  5. Student Enrollment: 14,448Fordham University: About
  6. Average class size: 22
  7. Nickname: Rams
  8. Motto: "Sapientia et Doctrina" (Latin for "Wisdom and Learning")
  9. [http: //www.weatherunderground.com/US/NY/NewYork.html Current Weather]

• History

  In 1841, the school was founded by the Reverend John Hughes, the Diocese of New York, and opened with a student body of six people. In 1846, the New York State Legislature granted the school a charter and in 1907, the name was officially changed to Fordham University.Fordham University: About

• The Campus

  Fordham has two residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a commuter campus in Westchester and the Louis Calder Center in Armonk, New York.

  1. Rose Hill Campus - the original 85-acre campus in the Bronx
  2. Lincoln Center Campus - the seven-acre campus adjacent to the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
  3. Westchester Campus - the graduate school satellite campus
  4. Louis Calder Center - a 114-acre field station with a 10-acre lake and laboratories

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