The Florham campus was once the country estate of Florence Vanderbilt and Hamilton Twombly, and the Gilded Age mansion is still its centrepiece. It's Fairleigh Dickinson University's smaller, more residential New Jersey campus, in Madison near Morristown. Most students are undergraduates in business, psychology, hospitality and the humanities, and the MBA is taught here too.
Madison, New Jersey, United States
Official website: fdu.edu
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Former Vanderbilt-Twombly estate
Residential, mostly undergraduate
Madison, New Jersey
$30,000 – $46,000
International students, undergraduate and graduate tuition
$16,000 – $22,000
Rent, food and local transport
Approximate figures for 2026-27, please verify. Fees change every year and vary by course, so check the latest amount on fdu.edu before you apply.
BS Business Administration
Bachelors DegreeDuration
48 Months
Intake
Sep, Jan
Exam Score
IELTS: 6.0, TOEFL: 79
BS Hospitality Management
Bachelors DegreeDuration
48 Months
Intake
Sep, Jan
Exam Score
IELTS: 6.0, TOEFL: 79
BA Psychology
Bachelors DegreeDuration
48 Months
Intake
Sep, Jan
Exam Score
IELTS: 6.0, TOEFL: 79
MBA
Masters DegreeDuration
24 Months
Intake
Sep, Jan
Exam Score
IELTS: 6.0, TOEFL: 79
A Gilded Age mansion at the heart of campus.
A residential campus feel, close to New York.
Business and hospitality programmes.
Graduates work in business, hospitality and healthcare across New Jersey and New York.
Northern New Jersey's pharmaceutical companies hire business and science graduates.
F-1 graduates can apply for OPT.
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Postgrad
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Madison is a quiet, leafy town, and the campus grounds were laid out by the Olmsted firm. Morristown's restaurants and green are a few minutes away.
NJ Transit's Morristown Line runs from Madison station to New York Penn Station in about an hour. Living costs are high.
Form I-20 issued by Fairleigh Dickinson University
Proof of funds for one academic year
SEVIS I-901 fee payment receipt
Completed DS-160 online application
US embassy or consulate interview
Passport valid six months beyond stay
FDU admits students on a rolling basis. International applicants should apply by June for September and by November for January.
Classes start in September and January.
It's the F-1 student visa. Get your I-20 from Fairleigh Dickinson University first (they need your deposit and bank documents), then pay the SEVIS fee, complete the DS-160 and attend the visa interview. Book the interview early in peak season.
Business, hospitality, psychology and the MBA are popular. Undergraduates need secondary school completion and TOEFL 79 or IELTS 6.0. The MBA needs a bachelor's degree.
FDU gives merit scholarships to international students at admission. Ask about awards specific to the Florham campus.
