FAU vs FDU-Florham Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

FAU is a public and FDU-Florham is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
FDU-Florham has more expensive tuition & fees ($38,506) than FAU ($17,324).
It is harder to admit to FAU than FDU-Florham.
FAU has more students with 29,592 students while FDU-Florham has 2,823 students.
FDU-Florham has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while FAU's ratio is 22 to 1.
FAU has more full-time faculties with 877 faculties while FDU-Florham has 163 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Florida Atlantic University and Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus.

FAU	vs.	FDU-Florham
Boca Raton, Florida	Location	Madison, New Jersey
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
In-State$4,879 Out-Of-State$17,324	2024 Tuition & Fees	$38,506
63%	% Receiving Financial Aid	93%
$9,005	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$33,780

73.00 %	Acceptance Rates	95.00 %
22.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	12.00 %
1,110	SAT Score	-
23	ACT Score	-
62 %	Graduation Rate	61 %
26 %	Transfer-out Rate	19 %
81 %	Retention Rate	80 %
29,592	Student Population	2,823
877	Number of Faculties	163
22 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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