How to Apply to Psychology at Fordham University: Choose Your Campus and College, List Psychology, and Requirements and Timeline for Chinese, Canadian High School and Transfer Students

At Fordham University in New York, psychology is taught by the Department of Psychology and is available at both Fordham College at Rose Hill (the Bronx) and Fordham College at Lincoln Center (Manhattan). Here is what you need to know for fall 2027 entry, based on Fordham’s official information, for students at high schools in China, students at Canadian high schools (including BC and Vancouver), and transfer students.

1. What you choose when you apply

• Major area of study: you first select a major area of study; choose psychology.
• Campus and college: you also select a campus (Rose Hill or Lincoln Center) and a college (Fordham College at Rose Hill, Fordham College at Lincoln Center or the Gabelli School of Business). Fordham evaluates you for the campus and college you apply to.
• Declaring the major: Fordham’s admission and psychology pages do not say by when students must formally declare; check with your college’s academic advisor.

2. The psychology major

• Approach: the department emphasizes scientific thinking, covers the essential content areas of psychological science, and ends with a senior capstone project.
• Courses we could confirm: PSYC 1200 is required for psychology majors; Statistics (PSYC 2000) and Research Methods (PSYC 2010) must be completed before the honors program. The full major requirements are in the Fordham Bulletin, which returned a challenge page when this guide was written and could not be checked.
• Honors Program: psychology majors need a cumulative GPA of at least 3.7 and must finish Statistics and Research Methods by the end of junior year; you find a full-time psychology faculty mentor by spring of junior year and complete a year-long senior thesis (PSYC 4997 and 4998, eight credits, four of which can count as a 4000-level capstone or elective).
• AP and IB: AP Psychology at 4 or 5 earns three credits that can count toward major or minor requirements (not the core); IB Higher Level psychology at 6 or 7 earns three elective credits for PSYC 1200.
• Five-year master’s: the department offers an accelerated five-year MS program; see its website.

3. Deadlines and decisions (fall 2027)

• Early Action (non-binding): 1 November 2026, materials complete by 20 November, decisions 20 December, reply by 1 May 2027.
• Early Decision I (binding): 1 November, decisions 20 December, deposit by 15 January 2027.
• Regular Decision: 3 January 2027, materials complete by 20 January, decisions 1 April.
• Early Decision II (binding): 3 January, decisions 15 February, deposit by 15 March.
• Spring entry: 1 November, decisions 1 December; international spring entrants cannot receive need-based aid.
• Apply through the Common App with an $80 fee, an essay, your high school transcript and one recommendation letter.

4. Testing, English and interviews

• Test optional: Fordham does not require the SAT or ACT from any applicant; you can self-report scores on the Common App.
• English is required: non-native speakers with less than four years of recent all-English instruction must submit an English test; the test-optional policy does not cover it. Minimums:
  • TOEFL iBT 4.5 (scores from January 2026) or 90 (earlier scores);
  • IELTS 7.0, Duolingo 125, PTE 65;
  • TOEFL ITP Level 1 with the Vericant interview option (China only) 575.
  Scores must be under two years old. Fordham says it is not test-flexible and does not waive English testing for SAT, ACT or IB English results; students with four or more years of all-English instruction can submit a waiver request form after applying. Applicants below the minimums may be eligible for the Via Fordham program.
• Interviews (optional): through Duolingo, InitialView or Vericant, by 15 November (EA/ED I) or 15 February (RD/ED II).
• Transcripts: three full years plus your current year. For China, Fordham asks for Year 9 plus high school; if leaving exams are part of graduation, your school should send predicted or achieved results. Fordham publishes no Gaokao policy and no Canada- or BC-specific requirements.

5. Costs and aid

• Fall 2026 entrants (US$): tuition 68,886; resident cost of attendance about 102,188 at Rose Hill and 103,041 at Lincoln Center (including food, housing, books, transportation and other estimates). Fall 2027 costs are not yet published.
• Need-aware review: for first-year applicants on a non-immigrant visa, Fordham’s review considers whether you apply for aid.
• Need-based aid: limited and competitive; you must be a fall first-year applicant, indicate on the Common App that you seek aid, attend on a non-immigrant visa, show a family contribution of at least $50,000 a year, and file the CSS Profile by 1 November (EA/ED I), 3 January (ED II) or 15 January (RD). Awards stay the same for four years, Fordham does not commit to meeting full need, and CSS Profile fee waivers are not offered.
• Merit scholarships: every complete application is considered automatically; Fordham says merit awards for highly qualified international first-years are $10,000 to $25,000 a year.
• Applicants who will fully fund their studies complete the Fordham Statement of Funding.

6. Transfer students

• Who counts as a transfer: anyone who has taken university-level coursework after finishing secondary school.
• Deadlines: fall entry closes 1 June, with rolling decisions from 15 March; spring entry closes 1 November, with rolling decisions from 15 October. The fee is $80.
• Materials: transcripts from every institution; coursework from international universities must be evaluated by WES or another NACES member to be considered for credit; a high school transcript; a mid-term report if you have fewer than 24 credits. Recommendations are not required, and testing is optional.
• English: the international transfer page lists TOEFL 90, IELTS 7.0, Duolingo 125 and PTE 65.
• Credit: up to 60 credits transfer, for courses of at least three credits with a C or better (2.0 on a 4.0 scale) that are similar to Fordham courses; you must complete at least two years of full-time study at Fordham. Previous grades do not count in your Fordham GPA. Admitted students get a preliminary credit evaluation within two to three weeks.
• Aid: international transfers cannot receive need-based aid but are considered for merit scholarships of up to $25,000 a year.

Checklist

Students at high schools in China:

• Apply on the Common App with your campus, college and psychology as your major area, by 1 November (EA/ED I) or 3 January (RD/ED II)
• TOEFL 4.5 (90 on the old scale), IELTS 7.0 or Duolingo 125; transcripts from Year 9 through high school
• For need-based aid, file the CSS Profile on time and confirm your family can contribute at least $50,000 a year
• Optional: SAT or ACT, an InitialView or Vericant interview

Students at Canadian high schools (including BC and Vancouver):

• Same deadlines; with four years of English-medium schooling, file the English waiver request after applying
• Foreign nationals needing an F-1 visa follow the same aid and scholarship rules

Transfer students:

• Fall deadline 1 June; have international coursework evaluated by WES or similar
• Up to 60 credits of C-or-better work transfer; plan on at least two years at Fordham

Sources: Fordham University, How to apply and deadlines; International students; International FAQs; International transfer students; Transfer students and credit; Rose Hill cost of attendance; Lincoln Center cost of attendance; Psychology undergraduate program; Psychology Honors Program. Information is for fall 2027 entry (costs are for fall 2026 entrants). Check Fordham for the latest details.