St. John's College, Fordham

Fordham University

Latin: Universitas Fordhamensis
Former names	St. John's College (1841–1907)
Motto	Sapientia et Doctrina (Latin)
Motto in English	Wisdom and Learning
Type	Private nonprofit research university
Established	June 24, 1841 (1841-06-24)
Religious affiliation	Catholic Church (Jesuit)
Academic affiliations	AJCU ACCU MSA NAICU
Endowment	$728 million (2017)
Chairman	Robert D. Daleo
President	Joseph M. McShane
Provost	Stephen Freedman
Academic staff	1,210 (754 full-time) (2017)
Students	15,582
Undergraduates	9,258
Postgraduates	6,324
Location	New York City, New York, United States 40°51′43″N 73°53′10″W / 40.86194°N 73.88611°W / 40.86194; -73.88611Coordinates: 40°51′43″N 73°53′10″W / 40.86194°N 73.88611°W / 40.86194; -73.88611
Campus	Rose Hill (The Bronx): urban, 85 acres (34.4 ha); Lincoln Center (Manhattan): urban, 8 acres (3.2 ha); Westchester (West Harrison): suburban, 32 acres (12.9 ha)
Colors	Maroon, white
Athletics	NCAA Division I Atlantic 10 Conference, Patriot League (football) ICSA ACHA Division III USA Rugby Division IAA NCLL Division I
Nickname	Rams
Mascot	The Ram
Website	www.fordham.edu

Fordham University (/ˈfɔːrdəm/) is a private research university in New York City, founded by the Catholic Diocese of New York in 1841. It is the oldest Catholic university in the northeastern United States, the third-oldest university in New York, and the only Jesuit university in New York City.

Established as St. John's College by John Hughes, then a coadjutor bishop of New York, it was placed in the care of the Society of Jesus shortly thereafter, and has since become a Jesuit-affiliated independent school under a lay board of trustees. The college's first president, John McCloskey, was the first Catholic cardinal in the United States. While governed independently of the Church since 1969, every president of Fordham University since 1846 has been a Jesuit priest, and the curriculum remains influenced by Jesuit educational principles.

Fordham enrolls around 15,300 students from more than 65 countries, and is composed of ten constituent colleges, four of which are undergraduate and six of which are postgraduate, across three campuses in southern New York State: the Rose Hill campus in the Bronx, the Lincoln Center campus in Manhattan's Upper West Side, and the Westchester campus in Harrison, New York. In addition to these locations, the university maintains a study abroad center in London and field offices in Spain and South Africa. The university offers degrees in over 60 disciplines.