Educational InstitutionsEducational Organization

Fordham University

Fordham University is a private Jesuit research university in New York City, United States. Established in 1841, it is named after the Fordham neighborhood of the Bronx in which its original campus is located. Fordham is the oldest Catholic and Jesuit university in the northeastern United States and the third-oldest university in New York City.

Identifiers

OPEID6 Six-digit base OPE ID (without the two-digit branch suffix)
2722
OPEID Office of Postsecondary Education Identifier, used for federal financial aid program participation
272200
IPEDS UNITID Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System identifier assigned by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
191241
DAPIP ID Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs identifier from the U.S. Department of Education
130448

Location

Bronx, NY, 10458

40.859354, -73.882705

Accreditation

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

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