Fairleigh Dickinson University [FDU], USA: Ranking, Programs, Application Process, Cost of Attendance & Scholarships

Fairleigh Dickinson University Campus

Fairleigh Dickinson University is a multicampus institute - Florham Campus in Morris County and Metropolitan Campus which is in Teaneck. The University has campuses outside the USA as well.

Florham Campus: The Florham campus of Fairleigh Dickinson University is primarily a residential campus. It has a strong student life program, diverse student activities, athletics programs, and superior support services. Students interested in sports will find many activities to indulge in. It has racquetball courts, a basketball arena, a running track, a eight-lane swimming pool, and even provides the equipment free of charge.

Metropolitan Campus: The other campus of FDU is located in the suburban communities of Teaneck and Hackensack, New Jersey. Currently, 4,114 undergraduates and 2,350 graduate students are enrolled on this campus. It also houses students from over 80 countries which comprise 21% of the student population.

The campus has a Knight Club Gameroom where students can take part in comedy shows, live bands, poetry readings, etc., social events, and meetings. Students interested in radio and television can take advantage of in-house non-commercial FM station broadcasts.

Few salient features of both the campuses of Fairleigh Dickinson University are given below:

• Library: FDU has over 450,000 print books and ebooks and over 190 research databases on a vast variety of subjects. These books are available at all campus libraries for consulting and research. Students also have access to library materials through the online catalog.
• Student Clubs: Both campuses together have over 144 student clubs and organizations across the two New Jersey campuses focusing on topics such as art, literature, law, etc. These clubs provide cultural, educational, and social perspectives to international students.
• Meal plan: The main cafeteria of the university features a diverse food court-style selection. The meal plan in the Florham campus starts from USD 2,436 and USD 2,071 in the Metropolitan campus where one can get breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Fairleigh Dickinson University Residential Facilities

Housing facilities are offered at both Florham Campus and Metropolitan Campus. First year and new students must submit their housing application by May 1 for fall term and by December 1 for spring term. All students must also pay a non refundable residence hall deposit fee of 350 USD.

Home to over 1600 undergraduate and graduate students in the university, students have the following residence halls in Florham Campus to choose from:

• Twombly halls (Florence Twombly and Hamilton Twombly): These are traditional-style coed by floor residence halls with double rooms and common bathroom facilities.
• Village: It consists of nine suite-style residence halls; each of the halls are coed and has six to seven-person suites that offer double bedrooms and a shared bathroom.
• Park Avenue: It offers apartment-style living and has four-person suites. Each of the suits comes with its living room and kitchen and bathroom. It is specifically meant for juniors, seniors, and graduate students.
• Rutherford Hall: It has double rooms with private bathrooms and each floor offers a common social space, study lounge, and vending machines.

Each residence hall in the university offers free laundry facilities, daily housekeeping services, wireless and ethernet links. Apart from that, there are several outdoor courts and playing fields nearby residence halls. The room rates of Florham campus residence halls are as follows -

Metropolitan Campus offers the following three residential halls:

• Linden Residence Halls: Coed floors of same-gender suites and each suite’s common area has a shared bathroom.
• University Court: Have townhouse-style buildings, same-gender section rooms, and students get double rooms with single and triple occupancy rooms.
• Northpointe: It is a traditional corridor-style residence hall that has four coed floors and houses over 300 residents in same-gender double occupancy rooms. Each bedroom comes with its bathroom and residents have a common lounge space.

The rooms rates for Metropolitan Campus residence halls are as follows

Candidates planning to live off-campus can choose from an array of student housing options available in US.