Campuses of Fordham University

{{Short description|none}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Use American English|date=January 2025}} [[File:Fordham entrance.JPG|300px|thumb|right|Main entrance to Fordham University, Rose Hill campus.]] The '''Campuses of Fordham University''' are located within [[New York City]] and the New York City metropolitan area. The university's original Rose Hill campus is located in [[The Bronx]] on [[Fordham Road]], while the Lincoln Center campus is located in [[Manhattan]], one block west of [[Columbus Circle]]. The Westchester campus is located in [[Harrison, New York]] in [[Westchester County]].<ref name="facts">{{cite web |url=http://www.fordham.edu/discover_fordham/facts_26604.asp |title=Fordham Facts |work=Fordham University |access-date=April 8, 2017 |archive-date=November 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112082035/http://www.fordham.edu/discover_fordham/facts_26604.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref> Fordham University also maintains a campus in the [[Clerkenwell]] district of [[London]] and field offices in [[Spain]] and [[South Africa]].

==Rose Hill Campus== The Rose Hill campus is Fordham's original campus, established in 1841 by bishop [[John Hughes (archbishop)|John Hughes]]. It is home to Fordham College at Rose Hill, the [[Gabelli School of Business]], and a division of the School of Professional and Continuing Studies, as well as the [[Fordham Graduate School of Arts and Sciences|Graduate Schools of Arts and Sciences]] and Religion and Religious Education. It is the largest of Fordham's three campuses, comprising {{convert|85|acre|ha|1}}{{Sfn|Wintergreen|2010|p=258}} in the central Bronx; it is also among the largest privately owned green spaces in New York City, situated just north of the [[Belmont, Bronx|Belmont]] neighborhood on [[Fordham Road]].<ref name="facts"/> The original land comprised {{convert|100|acre|ha|1}}, but the university sold 30 acres east of Southern Boulevard to the New York City government to become part of the [[New York Botanical Garden]].{{Sfn|Schroth|2008|p=98}}

===Buildings=== ====Academic and administrative==== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%" |- ! width="120px" | Building ! width="30px" style="text-align:center"| Constructed ! width="*" class="unsortable" style="text-align:center"| Image ! width="*" class="unsortable" style="text-align:center" | Notes ! wdith="*" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- valign="top" |- | Collins Auditorium || 1904 || [[Image:Collins Hall Rose Hill, Fordham.jpg|90px]] || Home of the university's auditorium, the theatre department, and the philosophy department at Rose Hill, named after President John J. Collins, S.J. || {{Sfn|Fordham University. Office of the Sesquicentennial|1991|p=201}} |- | Cunniffe House || 1836 || [[Image:Fordham University Admin Building.jpg|90px]] || [[Greek Revival architecture|Greek Revival]]-style administration building, and one of the oldest buildings on the Fordham campus; originally named Rose Hill Manor. Was officially renamed the Cunniffe House in 2013. || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.fordham.edu/university-news/administration-building-named-for-alumni/|work=Fordham News|date=December 2, 2013|access-date=April 9, 2017|author= Mercuri, Joanna|title=Administration Building Named for Alumni}}</ref>{{Sfn|Schroth|2008|p=376}} |- | Dealy Hall || 1867 || [[Image:Fordham Dealy Hall and fountain.jpg|90px]] || Home to the university's psychology and humanities departments; original wing of building constructed in 1867, later expanded in 1891. Named after president Patrick F. Dealy, S.J. in 1935. || {{Sfn|Schroth|2008|p=379}} |- | [[Duane Library]] || 1926 || [[Image:Fordham University 11.JPG|90px]] || Library named after William J. Duane, S.J., university president 1851–1854. As of 1998, the building no longer operates as a library, but as a multi-use facility for admissions and the university [[theology]] department. || {{Sfn|Schroth|2008|p=382}}{{Sfn|Shelley|2016|p=243}} |- | Faber Hall || 1963 || [[File:Faber Hall, Fordham University.jpg|90px]] || Seven-story addition to Loyola Hall, originally a residential hall for Jesuits. Headquarters for the modern language department, as well as dorms for first year students. || {{Sfn|Schroth|2008|pages=360–361}} |- | Freeman Hall || 1930 || [[Image: Freeman Hall, Fordham.jpg |90px]] || Building constructed for the [[physics]] department, named after science and physics professor Thomas J. A. Freeman, S.J. || {{Sfn|Fordham University. Office of the Sesquicentennial|1991|p=203}} |- | Hughes Hall || 1891 || [[Image: Hughes Hall, Fordham University.jpg|90px]] || Originally constructed in 1891, the building housed the [[Fordham Preparatory School]], and now houses the [[Gabelli School of Business]]. Named after university founder [[John Hughes (archbishop)|Archbishop John Hughes]] in 1935.|| {{Sfn|Schroth|2008|p=380}} |- | [[Keating Hall]] || 1936 || [[File:Keating Hall graduation.png|90px]] || Four-floor [[Collegiate Gothic]] building constructed as the headquarters for the [[Fordham Graduate School of Arts and Sciences|Graduate School of Arts and Sciences]]. Also houses three auditoriums, the [[#Chapels|Blue Chapel]], and a bell tower. || {{Sfn|Schroth|2008|p=120}} |- | Larkin Hall || 1927 ||[[File:2020 Fordham University Larkin Hall.jpg|90px]] || Building constructed as headquarters of the biology department, named after president John Larkin, S.J. || {{Sfn|Fordham University. Office of the Sesquicentennial|1991|p=203}} |- | Mulcahy Hall || 1969 || [[File:Mulcahy Hall Fordham University.jpg|90px]] || University's [[chemistry]] building, erected as a gift to the university. || {{Sfn|Shelley|2016|p=441}} |- | Thebaud Hall || 1886 || [[Image:Thebaud Haull, Fordham with smokestack.jpg|90px]] || Built in 1886, this building was originally known only as the "science" building. It was later officially designated Thebaud Hall in 1935, named after French Jesuit [[Augustus Thébaud]]. Now the headquarters of the financial aid office.|| {{Sfn|Schroth|2008|p=379}} |- | [[William D. Walsh Family Library]] || 1997 || [[File:2020 Fordham University William D. Walsh Family Library.jpg|90px]] || 1,000,000-volume library constructed in 1998. Houses Fordham's Museum of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Art.|| <ref name="princetonlib">Franek, Robert, and Princeton Review. ''The Best 351 Colleges''. 2004 ed. Princeton Review, 2003. Print.</ref> |- |}

====Athletic and outdoor sports facilities==== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%" |- ! width="120px" | Building ! width="70px" style="text-align:center"| Constructed ! width="*" class="unsortable" style="text-align:center"| Image ! width="*" class="unsortable" style="text-align:center" | Notes ! wdith="*" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- valign="top" | [[Coffey Field]] || 1930 || [[File:NYC-NYCFC-2016.jpg|90px]] || Football field, named after graduate athletics manager [[Jack Coffey (baseball)|Jack Coffey]]; refurbished with 7,000 seat grandstand in the 1990s. || {{Sfn|Shelley|2016|p=312; 466}} |- | [[Vince Lombardi]] Memorial Center || 1976 || [[File:Fordham University Lombardi Memorial Center.jpg|90px]] || University athletic center and gym, dedicated to [[Vince Lombardi]], alumnus and trustee. || {{Sfn|Fordham University. Office of the Sesquicentennial|1991|p=207}} |- | [[Rose Hill Gymnasium]] || 1924 || [[File:Fordham Manor, Bronx, NY, USA - panoramio (3).jpg|90px]] || 3,200-seat multi-purpose arena; officially opened on January 16, 1925. || {{Sfn|Schroth|2008|p=382}} |- |}

====Residential halls==== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%" |- ! width="100px" | Name ! width="120px" style="text-align:center"| Constructed ! width="*" class="unsortable" style="text-align:center"| Image ! width="*" class="unsortable" style="text-align:center" | Notes ! wdith="*" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- valign="top" | Campbell, Salice, and Conley Halls || 2009 || [[File: Fordham University New Dorm.JPG|90px]] || Three residential halls for upperclassmen. || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.fordham.edu/university-news/fordham-dedicates-campbell-salice-and-conley-halls/|work=Fordham News| title=Fordham Dedicates Campbell, Salice and Conley Halls | date=November 7, 2010 |access-date= April 9, 2017| author=Verel, Patrick}}</ref> |- | Faber Hall || 1963 || [[File:Faber Hall, Fordham University.jpg|90px]] || Seven-story addition to Loyola Hall; was originally a residential hall for Jesuits. Renovated in 2016 into a residential dorm for freshmen and transfers, as well as the headquarters for the modern language department. || {{Sfn|Schroth|2008|pages=360–361}} |- | Finlay Hall || 1913 || [[File:Fordham U south jeh.jpg|90px]] || Originally constructed as the university [[medical school]]; after the medical school's closure in 1919, it became a science building. It is now a residence hall primarily for sophomores.|| {{Sfn|Shelley|2016|p=176}} |- | Kohlmann Hall || 1920 || [[File:2020 Fordham University Kohlmann Hall.jpg|90px]] || Residence for retired Jesuits and Jesuit graduate students. || {{Sfn|Shelley|2016|p=170}} |- | Loschert Hall || 1987 || [[Image:Loschert Hall, Fordham.jpg|90px]] || Student residence hall named after William J. Loschert, businessman and alumnus. || <ref name=man>{{cite web|url=http://fordham.libguides.com/c.php?g=279582&p=1863674|work=Fordham University|series=LibGuides|title=The Man - The Building|access-date=April 13, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fordham.edu/info/21234/first-year_student_housing/3147/loschert_hall|work=Fordham University|title=Loschert Hall|access-date=April 13, 2017}}</ref> |- | Loyola Hall || 1936 || [[Image:Loyola_Hall,_Fordham_University.png|90px]] || Built as a residential building for [[Jesuit]] faculty members, named after [[Ignatius Loyola]]. Now the home of the Manresa program, a freshman honors living community. || {{Sfn|Fordham University. Office of the Sesquicentennial|1991|p=203}} |- | Martyrs' Court || 1950 || [[File: Martyrs Court Rose Hill.jpg|90px]] || Undergraduate residential hall; named after three Jesuit missionaries martyred in New York in the 17th century: [[Saint Isaac Jogues]], [[René Goupil]], and [[Jean de Lalande]]. Jogues houses the first year science living community.|| {{Sfn|Shelley|2016|p=359}} |- | Murray-Weigel Hall || 1922 || [[File:2020 Fordham University Murray-Weigel Hall.jpg|90px]] || Originally built as home of the Sacred Heart Messenger publication and later used to house Jesuit scholastics, the building is currently an infirmary housing retired Jesuits. || {{Sfn|Schroth|2008|p=382}} |- | O'Hare Hall || 2000 || [[File:O'Hare Hall dormitory.jpg |90px]] || Three-winged student residential hall housing up to 560 students. Houses upperclassmen living communities. Named after former university president [[Joseph A. O'Hare|Joseph A. O'Hare, S.J.]]|| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fordham.edu/info/21235/upper_classmen_student_housing/3166/ohare_hall|work=Fordham University|title=O'Hare Hall|access-date=December 29, 2016}}</ref> |- | Queen's Court || 1940 || [[File:Fordham Univ. Queen's Court by R.Bucko.jpg |90px]] || Residential building for students, consolidated from three separate residences (Bishops' Hall and St. Robert's Hall) in 1940. This dorm contains the first year wellness community.|| {{Sfn|Fordham University. Office of the Sesquicentennial|1991|p=204}} |- | Spellman Hall || 1946 || [[File:Spellman Hall, Fordham University.jpg |90px]] || Three-story residence for Jesuits who serve Fordham University and Fordham Prep, named after [[Francis Spellman|Cardinal Francis Spellman]]. || {{Sfn|Schroth|2008|p=195}} |- | Tierney Hall || 1986 || [[Image:Tierney Hall, Fordham University.jpg|90px]] || Three-story student residential hall; originally named Sesquicentennial Hall. Renamed Tierney Hall after the death of William Tierney, class of 1998. || {{Sfn|Shelley|2016|p=465}} |- | Walsh Hall || 1972 || [[File:Walsh Hall, Fordham University.jpg |90px]] || Thirteen-story residential hall for upperclassmen, named after Fordham President Father Michael P. Walsh, S.J. Located along 191st Street. Known as the "555" upon opening. || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fordham.edu/info/21235/upper_classmen_student_housing/3169/walsh_hall|work=Fordham University|title=Walsh Hall|access-date=April 11, 2017}}</ref>{{Sfn|Schroth|2008|p=387}} |}

====Church facilities====

=====Churches===== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%" |- ! width="120px" style="text-align:center"| Church or chapel ! width="30" | Constructed ! width="*" class="unsortable" style="text-align:center"| Image ! width="*" class="unsortable" style="text-align:center" | Notes ! wdith="*" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- valign="top" | [[Fordham University Church|University Church]] || 1845 || [[File:Fordham University 08.JPG|90px]] || Originally built as a seminary chapel and parish church for the surrounding community. It contains the altar from the [[St. Patrick's Old Cathedral|Old St. Patrick's Cathedral]], as well as stained glass windows given to the university by [[Louis Philippe I|King Louis Philippe I of France]]. || <ref name="church">{{cite web|url=http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/medny/venturi.html |first=Dan | last=Venturi |title=Fordham University Church |work=Fordham University |date= |access-date=December 15, 2013}}</ref> |- |}

=====Chapels===== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%" |- ! width="100px" | Name ! width="120px" style="text-align:center"| Location ! width="*" class="unsortable" style="text-align:center"| Image ! width="*" class="unsortable" style="text-align:center" | Notes ! wdith="*" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- valign="top" | [[Blue Chapel (Fordham University)|Blue Chapel]] || [[Keating Hall]] || [[File:Blue Chapel Keating Hall.jpg|90px]] || Memorial chapel located on third floor of Keating Hall, constructed in 1937. Designed with faux stone walls, a faux brick ceiling and dark wood details. Features a blue stained glass window of saints and a Swedish steel altarpiece draped in blue damask fabric. || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.fordham.edu/inside-fordham-category/rose-hill-chapel-transformed-to-reflect-former-glory/|date=October 9, 2007|author=Sassi, Janet|title=Rose Hill Chapel Transformed to Reflect Former Glory|work=Fordham News|access-date=December 28, 2016}}</ref> |- | Our Lady's Chapel || [[Fordham University Church|University Church]] || {{N/A}} || Located in the basement of the University Church. || <ref name=worship/> |- | Sacred Heart Chapel || Dealy Hall || {{N/A}} || Chapel located on the ground floor of Dealy Hall. || <ref name=worship>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fordham.edu/info/26119/interfaith_ministry/111/campus_worship_spaces|work=Fordham University|title=Campus Worship Spaces|access-date=April 10, 2017}}</ref> |- | St. Robert Bellarmine Chapel || Spellman Hall || {{N/A}} || Used by the [[Jesuit]] community who reside at Spellman Hall. || <ref name=worship/> |- |}

====Other facilities==== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%" |- ! width="120px" | Building ! width="70px" style="text-align:center"| Constructed ! width="*" class="unsortable" style="text-align:center"| Image ! width="*" class="unsortable" style="text-align:center" | Notes ! wdith="*" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- valign="top" | Alpha House || {{abbreviation|c.|circa}} 1864 || [[File:Alpha House, Fordham University.jpg|90px]] || Cottage housing a seminar room and a lounge for students enrolled in the Fordham College Honors Program. Formerly the university gatehouse.|| {{Sfn|Fordham University. Office of the Sesquicentennial|1991|p=200}} |- | Alumni House || 1840 || [[File:Fordham Manor, Bronx, NY, USA - panoramio (7).jpg |90px]] || Second-oldest building on Fordham campus after Cunniffe House; built by William Rodrigue, brother-in-law of John Hughes. Now operates as [[coffeehouse]]. || {{Sfn|Schroth|2008|p=377}} |- | Joseph M. McShane Campus Center || 2022 || || Community center connecting the Rose Hill Gymnasium and Vince Lombardi Center, housing cafeteria, gym, [[student lounge]], and other multi-use spaces. Named after President Joseph M. McShane. || <ref>{{Cite web |last=Verel |first=Patrick |date=2022-04-20 |title=New Campus Center to Be Named for Father McShane |url=https://now.fordham.edu/university-news/new-campus-center-to-be-named-for-father-mcshane/ |access-date=2025-09-04 |website=Fordham Now |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | [[Fordham University Cemetery|University Cemetery]] || 1938 || [[Image:Cemetery at Fordham University.jpg|90px]] || 138-plot [[cemetery]] where Jesuits, workers, and other clergy are interred. || {{Sfn|Schroth|2008|p=xiii}} |- | [[William Spain Seismic Observatory, Fordham University|William Spain Seismic Observatory]] || 1931 ||[[Image:William_Spain_Seismic_Observatory_entrance.jpg|90px]] || Seismic observatory named after William Spain, a student of the university who died unexpectedly. Was formerly located in Loyola Hall and Keating Hall before being moved to the building adjacent to Freeman and Keating Halls. || {{Sfn|Schroth|2008|p=382}} |- |}

==Lincoln Center Campus== In 1954, [[Robert Moses]] proposed that Fordham might "be interested in an alternative [to renting space in the [[New York Coliseum]]]" involving a new building in a part of the area to the north of [[Columbus Circle]] to be redeveloped. In March 1958, Mayor [[Robert F. Wagner Jr.|Robert Wagner]] signed the deeds transferring the Lincoln Center campus to Fordham University.{{Sfn|Schroth|2008|p=241}}

The Lincoln Center campus is home to Fordham College at Lincoln Center and a division of the School of Professional and Continuing Studies, as well as the School of Law, the Graduate Schools of Education and Social Service, and the Fordham School of Business. The {{convert|8|acre|m2|adj=on}} campus occupies the area from West 60th Street to West 62nd Street between [[Columbus Avenue (Manhattan)|Columbus]] and [[Tenth Avenue (Manhattan)|Amsterdam]] Avenues, placing it in the cultural heart of Manhattan.<ref name="facts"/> Lincoln Center has two grassy plazas, built one level up from the street. The larger expanse was once a barren cement landscape known as "Robert Moses Plaza;"{{Sfn|Schroth|2008|p=206}} the smaller is known as "St. Peter's Garden" and contains a memorial to the Fordham students and alumni who perished in the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]].

====Residence halls==== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%" |- ! width="120px" | Building ! width="30px" style="text-align:center"| Constructed ! width="*" class="unsortable" style="text-align:center"| Image ! width="*" class="unsortable" style="text-align:center" | Notes ! wdith="*" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- valign="top" |- | McMahon Hall || 1993 || {{N/A}} || Twenty-story residential hall for Lincoln Center students (graduate and undergraduate), named after Father George McMahon, S.J. || {{Sfn|Shelley|2016|p=353}} |- | McKeon Hall || 2014 || {{N/A}} || Twelve-story residential hall for undergraduate freshmen || <ref>{{cite web |title=McKeon Hall |url=https://www.fordham.edu/info/21591/mckeon_hall |website=Fordham University |access-date=November 24, 2018}}</ref><ref name=law/> |}

==== Church facilities ====

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%" |- ! width="100px" | Name ! width="120px" style="text-align:center"| Location ! width="*" class="unsortable" style="text-align:center"| Image ! width="*" class="unsortable" style="text-align:center" | Notes ! wdith="*" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- valign="top" | Bl. Rupert Meyer Chapel || Leon Lowenstein Building || {{N/A}} || Located on second floor of Lowenstein Building. || <ref name=worship/> |- |}

==Westchester Campus== The Westchester campus is a single, 62,500-square-foot building located in west [[Harrison, New York]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fordham.edu/info/20403/campus_and_facilities|work=Fordham University|title=Westchester Campus and Facilities|access-date=April 9, 2017}}</ref> It serves as a branch campus for multiple programs offered at both Rose Hill and Lincoln Center.

==London Centre Campus== In October 2018, Fordham expanded its study abroad program in [[London]] to its own space, the London Centre.<ref name="londonnews">{{cite web|url=https://news.fordham.edu/university-news/fordham-opens-new-london-centre/ |first=Tom | last=Stoelker |title=Fordham Opens New London Centre |work=Fordham News |date=October 31, 2018 |access-date=April 20, 2019}}</ref> The campus is 17,000 square feet of property housed in the [[Clerkenwell]] district in the borough of [[London Borough of Camden|Camden]].<ref name="clerkenwell">{{cite web|url=https://www.fordham.edu/info/27926/clerkenwell|publisher=Fordham University|title=Clerkenwell|access-date=April 20, 2019}}</ref> It features a student centre, a rooftop terrace, a learning resource centre, and a performance floor dedicated to the Drama program.<ref name="clerkenwell" /> The London Centre offers programs in business, theater, and the liberal arts to students from Fordham and other colleges and universities.<ref name="london">{{cite web|url=https://www.fordham.edu/info/24623/london_centre|publisher=Fordham University|title=London Centre|access-date=April 20, 2019}}</ref>

==See also== *[[Louis Calder Center]] *[[Fordham Preparatory School]]

==References== {{Reflist|30em}}

===Works cited=== *{{cite book|ref={{SfnRef|Wintergreen|2010}}|title=College Admissions Data Sourcebook Northeast Edition 2010–11|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D7yDl5o-zuQC&q=college+Admissions+Data+Sourcebook+Northeast+Edition+Bound+2010-11&pg=PR5|edition=50th; bound regional|year=2010|publisher=Wintergreen Orchard House|isbn=978-1-936035-02-1}} *{{cite book|ref={{SfnRef|Fordham University. Office of the Sesquicentennial|1991}}|title=As I Remember Fordham: Selections from the Sesquicentennial Oral History Project|publisher=Fordham University Press|year=1991|isbn=978-0-823-21338-2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5T7gtcE9-zYC}} *{{cite book|last=Schroth|first=Raymond A. |title= Fordham: A History and Memoir|edition=Revised |publisher=Fordham University Press|location=New York|year=2008|isbn=978-0-823-22977-2 }} *{{cite book|last=Shelley|first= Thomas J. |title=Fordham, A History of the Jesuit University of New York: 1841-2003|location=New York|publisher=Fordham University Press|year=2016}}

==External links== {{Commons category|Rose Hill Campus, Fordham University}} {{Commons category|Lincoln Center Campus, Fordham University}} *[https://www.fordham.edu Fordham University] official site

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