+15%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus rose 15% between 2021 and 2024 ($33.1k → $38.0k).
New Jersey · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus
Teaneck, New Jersey. 2,578 undergraduate students. 115 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (2.4% → 0.0%).
+15%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus rose 15% between 2021 and 2024 ($33.1k → $38.0k).
-14%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus fell 14% between 2006 and 2009 (25.0% → 21.4%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. New Jersey
Each tile compares this institution to the New Jersey median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$57,273+25% · 6→10y
New Jersey median $46,742$45,916
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry61.7%+51% · '97→'24
New Jersey median 62.0%$19,500+308% · '97→'20
At program completion2,578-43% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS75.8%+12% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time95.9%-12% · '01→'09
latest cohort$35,822+125% · '00→'24
out-of-state $35,822SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
4.5%Median federal debt $19,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $57,273 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+51%
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus · completion · 150% rose
35.2% → 53.3%
+33%
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus · completion · 100% rose
16.1% → 21.4%
+12%
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus · retention rose
69.0% → 77.0%
-43%
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus · undergrad enrollment fell
4,579 → 2,627
+125%
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus · in-state tuition rose
$16,856 → $38,004
+125%
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus · out-of-state tuition rose
$16,856 → $38,004
+308%
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus · median debt rose
$6,125 → $25,000
-100%
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus · cohort default rate fell
7.1% → 0.0%
+44%
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus · pell share rose
15.3% → 21.9%
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$142,034Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.$128,682Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology.$118,721Business Administration, Management and Operations.$108,329Accounting and Related Services.$101,509Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$100,017Public Administration.$85,863Accounting and Related Services.$85,640Finance and Financial Management Services.$82,162Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology.$76,347Marketing.$75,026Business Administration, Management and Operations.$72,039Computer and Information Sciences, General.$68,293Biology, General.$66,783Political Science and Government.$62,585Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$60,223Hospitality Administration/Management.$59,730Criminology.$59,175Criminal Justice and Corrections.$57,088Health and Physical Education/Fitness.$56,799Biological and Physical Sciences.$55,879Psychology, General.$55,043Criminal Justice and Corrections.$54,603History.$54,023
Showing top 24 of 30 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
30 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$108,329Accounting and Related Services.$101,509Business Administration, Management and Operations.$72,039Accounting and Related Services.$85,640Finance and Financial Management Services.$82,162Marketing.$75,026Hospitality Administration/Management.$59,730
HISTORY · CIP 54
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$119,736
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 21
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $14,926
- HS-only baseline · NJ
- $41,700
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 24
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in New Jersey
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus graduates earn $X” — not “Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.