Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Student Population

How many students at FDU-Metropolitan?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus has a total enrollment of 8,045 students, including 5,690 undergraduate and 2,355 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 3,311 male students (41.2%) and 4,734 female students (58.8%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 3,221 White students (40%) and 1,894 Hispanic students (23.5%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 5,690 undergraduate students (70.7%) and 2,355 graduate students (29.3%).
• Class Delivery: 1,759 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,207 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 6,772 - FDU-Metropolitan's body is relatively large.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 3,311 male (41.16%) and 4,734 female (58.84%) students are attending Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 69.94.

By class level, 5,690 (70.73%) are undergraduate students and 2,355 (29.27%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 46.94% are male and 53.06% are female, while among graduate students, 27.18% are male and 72.82% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 3,221 White, 621 Black, and 520 Asian students out of a total of 8,045 are attending at Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus is quite diverse with a diversity index of 76.5% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, FDU-Metropolitan has 1,529 students under 18 years old and 16 students over 65 years old. There are 5,670 students under 25 years old, and 2,360 students over 25 years old out of 8,045 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 1,529 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. FDU-Metropolitan has 5,219 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 469 students aged 25 and over.

It has 451 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,891 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus, 1,759 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,207 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,107 students who live in New Jersey or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 652 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 5,690 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 156 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 2.74%.125 students have transferred in as full-time status and 31 students transferred in as part-time status.