Fordham University is located in the affluent southwest of London, England, with its back to the center of London. It is a comprehensive university integrating literature, science, business and law, and it is also one of the famous research universities in Britain. Fordham University, formerly known as South London College in the suburb of 1879, was officially upgraded to a university in 2000. At present, Fordham University has nine colleges, with famous British majors such as literature, sociology, physics, chemistry, economics, business studies and education.

According to QS World University Ranking 202 1, Fordham University ranks 277th in the global ranking range and is one of the top 80 universities in the UK. Fordham University ranks among the top 40 universities in Britain.

Fordham University is a research university with a wide range of research fields, including life science, biomedicine, materials science, physical science, mathematics, engineering, humanities and social sciences, business and law. At the same time, Fordham University is also one of the universities with the highest rating A (indicating that it is one of the best research institutions in its research field) in Rae's list.