Fairleigh Dickinson University-Vancouver Campus offers you, as an undergraduate student, one of the few opportunities to earn an American college degree while studying in Canada. The Vancouver campus welcomes students from around the world to create a culturally diverse learning environment. Founded in 1942, Fairleigh Dickinson University is New Jersey’s largest private university, serving nearly 12,000 graduate and undergraduate students, including more than 1,000 international students from around the world. The University’s two US campuses are in northern New Jersey, near New York City. In addition to FDU-Vancouver, the university owns and operates a campus in Wroxton, England. Vancouver is surrounded by natural beauty, with magnificent mountains, the sparkling ocean, lakes and rivers and temperate rainforests. The city features captivating parks and green spaces, including the spectacular Stanley Park located in the heart of the city. All of these combine to make Vancouver one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Vancouver’s residents take great pride in our welcoming, clean, safe streets – day or night, all year round. The city is consistently ranked among the most livable and best cities to visit in the world.

 Student life

As a leading innovator in global education, Fairleigh Dickinson University seeks new ways to offer its unique learning opportunities to students worldwide. The Fairleigh Dickinson University Vancouver Campus is the newest campus that opened in 2007 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Located in western Canada near the U.S. border, Vancouver is one of the world’s most scenic, cosmopolitan and multicultural cities.

As the center of campus community life, the Office of Student Services is an integral part of the educational mission of Fairleigh Dickinson University, Vancouver Campus. By offering a variety of programs, services and facilities that meet the needs of the FDU community, the office recreates an environment for individuals to interact and learn from one another. It also provides opportunities for student, faculty and staff involvement in campus life. FDU-Vancouver values participatory decision making, self-directed activity and an open exchange of ideas. Through service to the campus community in volunteerism, and committees, FDU-Vancouver fosters interactive and developmental experiences in leadership and social responsibility. Furthermore, it enhances the students’ academic experience through an extensive array of cultural, educational, recreational, social and leadership programs – thus developing well-rounded, confident citizens of the world