Quad

Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Fordham has 1.9× as many undergrads as U. San Diego

    Undergrads
  2. 2

    U. San Diego has 7 pts more first-gen students than Fordham (25% vs. 18%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Fordham is more diverse (index 0.73 vs. 0.72)

    Diversity index

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
Fordham10.5K
U. San Diego5.7K
Pell Grant share
Fordham21%
U. San Diego21%
First-gen share
Fordham18%
U. San Diego25%
Diversity index
Fordham0.73
U. San Diego0.72

Who they are

Men
Fordham39%
U. San Diego44%
Part-time students
Fordham4%
U. San Diego2%
Students 25 and older
Fordham4%
U. San Diego4%

Race & ethnicity

Fordham
U. San Diego
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Fordham38%
U. San Diego51%
First-years from other states
Fordham51%
U. San Diego44%
First-years from abroad
Fordham8%
U. San Diego4%
New transfer students this fall
Fordham321
U. San Diego345
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Fordham11%
U. San Diego24%

Campus

Fordham
Large cityNCAA D-I FCS · Atlantic 10 ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research
U. San Diego
Large cityNCAA D-I FCS · West Coast ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research

LGBTQ+ policies

Each item is dated: either the college's own page, checked on that date, or a national list's claim, read on that date — never a plain “yes” or “no.” A key missing for a college isn't shown as “no”: nothing was found for it.

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why