Fordham University

Company United States

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

Fordham University is a private research university in New York City, USA^[1] founded in 1841^[2], registered in New York (US-NY)^[3] and based in New York, United States^[2]. It

Founded: 1841
Employees: 3,2672020
Sources: 33 sites

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New York UniversityCompany · Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools · United States
Company · Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools · United States
Private university in New York City

Component	Match	Weight	Adds
What it doesHow close its public description reads to Fordham University's, against an ordinary organization.	100%	61%	+61.1
IndustrySame industry; both private university, private not-for-profit educational institution, higher education on Wikidata	100%	33%	+33.3
Shared partsNeeds a public map on both sides: left out.	n/a	—	—
Size & regionCountry same · size similar · model not known for both.	100%	6%	+5.6
Fit			100%

Fit = Σ weight × match over the components known for both, the weights re-scaled to 100%. Unknown is left out, never counted as a difference.

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American UniversityCompany · Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools · United States

Company · Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools · United States

Private liberal arts and research-based university in Washington, D.C., USA

Very close in what it does · Same industry · Same country and sizeWhy 98%

Component	Match	Weight	Adds
What it doesHow close its public description reads to Fordham University's, against an ordinary organization.	97%	61%	+59.3
IndustrySame industry; both private university, private not-for-profit educational institution, higher education on Wikidata	100%	33%	+33.3
Shared partsNeeds a public map on both sides: left out.	n/a	—	—
Size & regionCountry same · size similar · model not known for both.	100%	6%	+5.6
Fit			98%

Fit = Σ weight × match over the components known for both, the weights re-scaled to 100%. Unknown is left out, never counted as a difference.

People: 3,560
Parts: 3

96%

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Lesley UniversityCompany · Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools · United States

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University in Massachusetts

Very close in what it does · Same industry · Same country and sizeWhy 96%

Component	Match	Weight	Adds
What it doesHow close its public description reads to Fordham University's, against an ordinary organization.	95%	61%	+58.3
IndustrySame industry; both private university, private not-for-profit educational institution, higher education on Wikidata	100%	33%	+33.3
Shared partsNeeds a public map on both sides: left out.	n/a	—	—
Size & regionCountry same · size similar · model not known for both.	83%	6%	+4.6
Fit			96%

Fit = Σ weight × match over the components known for both, the weights re-scaled to 100%. Unknown is left out, never counted as a difference.

People: 928
Parts: 2

96%

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Ithaca CollegeCompany · Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools · United States

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Private college in Ithaca, NY, USA

Very close in what it does · Same industry · Same country and sizeWhy 96%

Component	Match	Weight	Adds
What it doesHow close its public description reads to Fordham University's, against an ordinary organization.	93%	61%	+56.9
IndustrySame industry; both private university, private not-for-profit educational institution, higher education on Wikidata	100%	33%	+33.3
Shared partsNeeds a public map on both sides: left out.	n/a	—	—
Size & regionCountry same · size similar · model not known for both.	100%	6%	+5.6
Fit			96%

Fit = Σ weight × match over the components known for both, the weights re-scaled to 100%. Unknown is left out, never counted as a difference.

People: 1,373
Parts: 3

92%

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Suffolk UniversityCompany · Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools · United States

Company · Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools · United States

Private university located in Boston, Massachusetts

Very close in what it does · Same industry · Same country and sizeWhy 92%

Component	Match	Weight	Adds
What it doesHow close its public description reads to Fordham University's, against an ordinary organization.	88%	61%	+53.5
IndustrySame industry; both private university, private not-for-profit educational institution, higher education on Wikidata	100%	33%	+33.3
Shared partsNeeds a public map on both sides: left out.	n/a	—	—
Size & regionCountry same · size similar · model not known for both.	100%	6%	+5.6
Fit			92%

Fit = Σ weight × match over the components known for both, the weights re-scaled to 100%. Unknown is left out, never counted as a difference.

People: 1,285
Parts: 3

92%

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Syracuse UniversityCompany · Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools · United States

Company · Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools · United States

Private university in Syracuse, New York, United States

Very close in what it does · Same industry · Same country and sizeWhy 92%

Component	Match	Weight	Adds
What it doesHow close its public description reads to Fordham University's, against an ordinary organization.	100%	61%	+61.1
IndustrySame industry; both private university, private not-for-profit educational institution, higher education on Wikidata	76%	33%	+25.4
Shared partsNeeds a public map on both sides: left out.	n/a	—	—
Size & regionCountry same · size similar · model not known for both.	100%	6%	+5.6
Fit			92%

Fit = Σ weight × match over the components known for both, the weights re-scaled to 100%. Unknown is left out, never counted as a difference.

People: 5,578
Parts: 3

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