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NameFordham University
Latin nameUniversitas Fordhamensis
Motto 
Motto in EnglishWisdom and Learning
Established1841
TypePrivate, Independent, Coeducational
Religious affiliationCatholic, Jesuit
Endowment$396 million
PresidentRev. Joseph M. McShane, S.J.
ProvostStephen Freedman, Ph.D
Faculty703 full-time
Students15,158
Under graduates8220
Post graduates6938
CityNew York City
StateNew York
CountryUnited States of America
CampusRose Hill (Bronx):
Urban, 85 acre (343982.8 m2)
Lincoln Center (Manhattan):
Urban, 8 acre (32374.9 m2)
Westchester (West Harrison):
Suburban, 32 acre (129499.4 m2)
Former namesSt. John's College (1841-1907)
Sports23 NCAA Division I varsity teams.
ColorsFordham Maroon, White, Marymount Blue      
Athletic nickname"Old Maroon"
MascotThe Ram
AffiliationsA-10, ECAC, MAISA
Websitehttp://www.fordham.edu

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Fordham University is a private, nonprofit, coeducational research university in the United States, with three campuses in and around New York City. It was founded by the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York in 1841 as St. John's College, placed in the care of the Society of Jesus shortly thereafter, and has since become an independent institution under a lay Board of Trustees, which describes the University as "in the Jesuit tradition."

Enrollment at Fordham includes approximately 8,000 undergraduate and 7,000 graduate students spread over three campuses in New York State: Rose Hill in the Bronx, Lincoln Center in Manhattan, and Westchester in West Harrison. In addition, the University operates two centers abroad, one in the People's Republic of China and one in the United Kingdom. Fordham awards bachelor's (BA, BFA, and BS), master's, and doctoral degrees.

Ranked among the top 60 national universities, Fordham is composed of four undergraduate schools and six graduate schools, including the Graduate School of Social Service, the Graduate School of Education, the Graduate School of Business, and the School of Law. It also offers a five-year BA/BS engineering program in cooperation with Columbia University and Case Western Reserve University and a BFA program in dance in partnership with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

Fordham Preparatory School, a four-year, all-male college preparatory school, was once integrated with the University and shares its founding. It became legally independent in 1972 and moved to its own facilities on the northwest corner of the Rose Hill campus; however, it remains connected to the University in many ways.

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