Fairleigh Dickinson University - United States

The largest private university in New Jersey, FDU is a not-for-profit, non-sectarian, multicampus institution. Founded in 1942, FDU achieved four-year status in 1948 and approval as a university in 1956.The University offers over 100 undergraduate and graduate degree programs, including doctoral programs in pharmacy, nursing practice, clinical psychology, and school psychology; and an AACSB-accredited business school. Degree programs are offered on two New Jersey campuses and at two FDU locations outside the U.S., Wroxton College, in Oxfordshire in England, and the Vancouver Campus, in British Columbia, Canada.FDU’s over 12,000 fulltime and parttime students pursue quality career-oriented programs on schedules tailored to their needs during days, evenings and weekends.

A student-centered environment, FDU offers a great wealth of learning and growth outside the classroom. Many opportunities are available for diverse students from all walks of life to enjoy and to supplement their academic studies. Each campus shapes University’s global perspective.

Across their different locations, FDU values remain the same. They are committed to students and care about their growth and help them thrive at FDU as individuals and professionals.With its strong career focus, FDU’s Metropolitan Campus is home to many of FDU’s business, professional, science and health care programs. It’s a celebration of diversity, too, attracting students from 63 countries.

Running through the heart of campus is the Hackensack River. Quaint homes, shops, ethnic restaurants and parks are near by, as well as shopping malls, community groups, and office and professional buildings, where many of their resident and commuter students alike find part-time jobs.The Florham Campus emphasizes a well-rounded academic experience rich in choices and balanced by dynamic extracurricular activities. It is primarily a residential campus, supported by a strong student life program.

The campus boasts active fraternities and sororities, diverse student activities, and dynamic Division III and intramural athletics programs. Resident students are joined in class by undergraduate commuters and by adult, graduate, and certificate students, utilizing first-class educational resources either retrofitted into the campus’ distinctive and appealing original buildings, or newly built especially in the most recent decades.