Is Fordham or the University of Wisconsin-Madison better for accessing New York internships and jobs?

The biggest practical tradeoff is day-to-day access versus a broader national campus experience: Fordham puts you in New York City during the school year, while Wisconsin-Madison requires you to deliberately build New York connections from a distance. At Fordham, students can interview, attend networking events, work part-time, and take semester-long internships in the city without relocating. Its Rose Hill and Lincoln Center campuses also place students close to different parts of the New York professional world.

For New York-facing fields such as finance, media, advertising, publishing, nonprofits, arts, communications, and some legal or public-policy paths, Fordham has a meaningful logistical advantage. The Fordham alumni network is especially concentrated in the New York metropolitan area, and that local density can make informational interviews, referrals, and alumni events easier to access. Students who actively pursue opportunities early can graduate with several NYC-based experiences already on their résumé.

Wisconsin-Madison has a large, engaged alumni community and can lead to New York jobs, particularly for students with strong academic records, relevant internships, and initiative. Its scale and reputation can be valuable in business, technology, research, and other fields with national recruiting. But a Madison student targeting New York will typically need to seek out alumni contacts, apply to summer programs in the city, and travel or relocate for internships rather than fitting them around classes.

For the specific goal of maximizing access to New York internships and entry-level jobs, Fordham is the clearer choice. Wisconsin-Madison can absolutely get you to New York, but Fordham makes the networking and internship process more immediate, frequent, and practical throughout all four years.