OpenFieldFairleigh Dickinson University (FDU) is New Jersey's largest private comprehensive university, operating the Metropolitan Campus (Teaneck/Hackensack) and the Florham Campus (Madison), renowned for cybersecurity, pharmacy, clinical psychopharmacology, and AACSB business.
Founded in 1942, FDU is a pioneering global university with campuses in New Jersey, Vancouver (Canada), and Wroxton (England). The university operates four major colleges: Silberman College of Business, Gildart Haase School of Computer Sciences and Engineering, School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, and Becton College of Arts and Sciences. FDU holds Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
Undergraduate applications submit through the Common Application or FDU online application with transcripts, counselor recommendation, and personal essay. FDU is test-optional for SAT/ACT. Graduate programs require an accredited bachelor's degree with a minimum GPA of 3.0, academic transcripts, resume, and letters of recommendation. International applicants require TOEFL iBT 79+ or IELTS 6.0+.
Designated National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense degree based 10 minutes from Manhattan, focusing on network penetration testing, digital forensic analysis, operating system security, and cryptosystem architecture.
Four-year professional clinical doctorate in the School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, featuring pharmacogenomics, institutional hospital pharmacotherapy, and rotations across New Jersey pharmaceutical headquarters.
ABET-accredited bachelor's degree covering data structures, compiler design, full-stack cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and corporate tech internships in the NYC metropolitan region.
Designated postdoctoral training program for licensed clinical psychologists preparing for prescriptive authority (RxP), covering neuropharmacology, biochemistry, and clinical drug trials.
Field-based undergraduate degree in coral reef ecology, oceanography, marine mammalogy, and invertebrate zoology with experiential coursework at marine laboratories in the Caribbean.
Premier institutional scholarship recognizing exceptional global civic engagement, academic distinction, and cross-cultural leadership among domestic and international students.
President and Professor of Chemistry · Office of the President & School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
President Avaltroni is a pharmaceutical chemist holding multiple patents on chemical surface modifications for medical implants and transdermal drug delivery mechanisms.
View research profile ↗Director of the Gildart Haase School of Computer Sciences and Engineering · Gildart Haase School of Computer Sciences and Engineering
Prof. Dr. Tan oversees computing research at FDU, investigating multirate digital signal processing, hardware encryption acceleration, and image compression algorithms.
View research profile ↗Professor of Biological Sciences and Marine Biologist · Department of Biological Sciences
Dr. McClary researches invertebrate larval settlement behavior, biofouling control in coastal waters, and environmental health across Hackensack Meadowlands estuarine ecosystems.
View research profile ↗University profile compiled from official Fairleigh Dickinson University academic bulletins and institutional directories reviewed on 2026-10-15. OpenField is an independent research guide.