Facts on Fordham Prep

2012-2013

Founded in 1841, Fordham Prep is a Jesuit, all-male, Catholic, college preparatory school located on the campus of Fordham University.

Administration | Facilities | Academics | AP Courses | Campus Ministry | Demographics | SAT Scores | Enrollment | Faculty | 
Tuition | Financial Aid | Clubs & Activities | Athletics


Administration
Kenneth Boller, SJ, President
Robert Gomprecht ’65, Principal
Dennis Ahern ’63, Assistant Principal for Faculty Development
Theresa Napoli, Assistant Principal for Academics & Student Life
Steven Pettus, Dean of Students
Christopher Lauber ’79, Director of Admissions
Michael Lacinak, Director of Guidance & Counseling
Maura Brennan, Director of College Counseling

Facilities
Our two buildings, Shea and Maloney Halls, include the McNamara Library, the Wiegand-Gabelli Computer Center, interscholastic and intramural gyms, the Prep Fitness Center, and the Leonard Theatre. In addition to our practice field and track, Prep students have access to Fordham University's fields, tennis courts, pool, fieldhouse. Our recent $9.5 million expansion and renovation includes 9 new science labs, a new greenhouse, 6 new classrooms and a dedicated music room.

Academics
Our curriculum provides a full college preparatory education. To assist students, every teacher is available every day in Consultation Period from 2:35 to 3 pm. Our foreign language courses include Ancient Greek, Latin, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian and Spanish.

Advanced Placement Courses
Fordham Prep currently offers Advanced Placement courses in the following 17 areas.

Latin
English Language
English Literature
Studio Art
Art History
Calculus
Statistics
Spanish Language
Spanish Literature
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
European History
Government
Macroeconomics
U.S. History
World History

Campus Ministry & Service
Schoolwide events, spiritual activities and service programs nurture and strengthen the spiritual growth of our staff and students, including a retreat program, a four-year service program, daily and schoolwide Masses, prayer and faith-sharing groups, and service Immersion trips to Tennessee, New Jersey and Ecuador.

Student Body
Caucasian: 73%
Hispanic: 12%
African-American: 6%
Multiracial: 5%
Asian: 4%

Westchester    65%
Bronx    24%
Manhattan    7%
Metropolitan area    4%

SAT Scores
Mean SAT scores for the Class of 2012:
Reading   593
Math   592
Writing   591
1185 (1600 scale)
1776 (2400 scale)

Student Enrollment: 958

Faculty
Total Faculty     86
Male Faculty     62
Female Faculty     24
Jesuits     9
90% of the faculty hold MA or PhD degrees.
Student-Faculty Ratio   11:1

Tuition:      $16,720 

Scholarship & Financial Aid: $2,650,000 (35% of students)

Co-curricular Activities
Anime/Trading Card Club
Art and Publicity Club
Asian Club
Astronomy Club
Aviation Club
Bluegrass Club
Book Club
Building Bridges Club
Campus Ministry
Chess Team
Classics Club
Computer Club
Cooking Club
Diversity Alliance
Dramatics/Stage Crew
Environmental/Greenhouse Club
Extreme Sports Club
Film Club
Fitness Center
FP T.V.
French Club
Frisbee Club
Habitat for Humanity Club
Hellenic Society
Intramurals
Investment Club
Invisible Children Club
Irish Club
Italian Club
Just Serve Club
Kawaida Club
Literary Magazine
Liturgical Choir
Marine Biology Club
Martial Arts Club
Math Team
Mathletics Club
Mock Trial Club
Model U.N.
Monty Python Club
National Honor Society
NYC Explorers Club
Newspaper
’90’s Culture Club
Officers Club
Operation Smile Club
Orchestra
Polish Club 
Political Science Journal
Rock Climbing Club
Role Players Guild
S.A.D.D.
Service Immersion Trips
Simpsons Club
Ski & Ride Club
Spanish Club
Speech & Debate Team
Strategists Club
Student Government
Yearbook
Young Democrats Club
Young Republicans Club

Athletics
38 teams in 17 sports
Baseball
Basketball
Bowling
Crew
Cross Country
Football
Golf
Ice Hockey
Lacrosse
Rugby
Soccer
Swimming & Diving
Tennis
Track & Field: Indoor & Outdoor
Volleyball
Wrestling