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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Long Island has 2.1× as many undergrads as Fairleigh Dickinson

    Undergrads
  2. 2

    Fairleigh Dickinson has 7 pts more first-gen students than Long Island (43% vs. 36%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Fairleigh Dickinson has 5 pts more Pell recipients than Long Island (22% vs. 17%)

    Pell Grant recipients

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
Long Island5.5K
Fairleigh Dickinson2.6K
Pell Grant share
Long Island17%
Fairleigh Dickinson22%
First-gen share
Long Island36%
Fairleigh Dickinson43%
Diversity index
Long Island0.78
Fairleigh Dickinson0.79

Who they are

Men
Long Island34%
Fairleigh Dickinson50%
Part-time students
Long Island9%
Fairleigh Dickinson19%
Students 25 and older
Long Island7%
Fairleigh Dickinson10%

Race & ethnicity

Long Island
Fairleigh Dickinson
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Long Island75%
Fairleigh Dickinson81%
First-years from other states
Long Island20%
Fairleigh Dickinson15%
First-years from abroad
Long Island5%
Fairleigh Dickinson4%
New transfer students this fall
Long Island529
Fairleigh Dickinson156
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Long Island27%
Fairleigh Dickinson20%

Campus

Long Island
Large suburbNCAA D-I FCS · Northeast ConferenceStudy abroad
Fairleigh Dickinson
Large suburbNCAA D-I · Northeast ConferenceROTCStudy abroad

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