About Fordham University. Fordham University in New York, NY reports an overall acceptance rate of 59.3%, an early-round acceptance rate of 52.0%, an SAT middle 50% of 1340–1480, a class size of 2,594, and a yield of 10.0% based on the most recent Common Data Set filings. Jesuit university with campuses in the Bronx and Lincoln Center, Manhattan. Known for law, business, and media studies. 74% of enrollees did not submit test scores.