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Liberty Battalion · Liberty
Army ROTC at Fordham University commissions officers alongside Manhattan College cross-town students.
About this program
Liberty Battalion is Fordham University's officer-accessions program for the U.S. Army.
Liberty Battalion runs as a consortium for cadets from Manhattan College, Iona University, Saint John's University, and Hofstra University as well as Fordham University. Cross-town students typically retain their primary residency and academics at the home campus and route only military-side coursework through the host.
Cadets compete for the AROTC 4-Year National Scholarship as high-school seniors and the 3-Year Advanced board on contract. Minuteman seats route Reserve and National Guard contracts, and Green-to-Gold opens the door for prior-enlisted soldiers transitioning to officer. Fordham University cadets pursue degrees across a wide spectrum, with biology and pre-health programs and engineering and physical sciences drawing strong cohorts.
Scholarships available here
Scholarship route obligating service in the Army Reserve or National Guard rather than active duty.
Service obligation: 8 years
Active-duty enlisted soldiers transition to officer via ROTC with several scholarship options (2-year, 3-year, 4-year).
Service obligation: 8 years
On-campus scholarship awarded to enrolled cadets at the start of their MS-II year.
Service obligation: 6 years
Covers full tuition and fees OR room and board (your choice), plus a $420/month stipend (10 months/yr) and $1,200/yr book allowance. Merit-based board score with PT assessment and SAT/ACT. Application opened June 14, 2026; final deadline to start an application is March 4, 2027. Three selection boards (Oct, Jan, Mar). 8-year total service obligation; you can exit after freshman year with no obligation.
Service obligation: 8 years
Cross-town & partner schools served
Students at these schools can commission through Liberty Battalion by commuting to Fordham University.
Cross-enroll students take Military Science courses at Fordham University.
Cross-enroll students take Military Science courses at Fordham University.
Cross-enroll students take Military Science courses at Fordham University.
Cross-enroll students take Military Science courses at Fordham University.
Cross-enroll students take Military Science courses at Fordham University.
Cross-enroll students take Military Science courses at Fordham University.
Cross-enroll students take Military Science courses at Fordham University.
Cross-enroll students take Military Science courses at Fordham University.
Contact & location
Site: https://www.fordham.edu/rotc
Located at: Fordham University, Bronx, NY 10458
Army ROTC FAQ
Where is Liberty Battalion located?
Liberty Battalion is hosted at Fordham University in Bronx, New York. The battalion's training events, classes, and PT all run on the Fordham University campus.
Which colleges and universities can attend Liberty Battalion?
In addition to Fordham University, students enrolled at Manhattan College, Iona University, Saint John's University, Hofstra University, Pace University, City College of New York, Mercy College, and Marist College can contract through Liberty Battalion via cross-town agreements. Cross-town cadets keep their primary academics at the partner school and travel to the host for ROTC-side coursework.
What scholarships are available through Liberty Battalion?
Army ROTC cadets at this battalion compete for AROTC 4-Year National, AROTC 3-Year Advanced, Minuteman (Reserve/Guard), Green-to-Gold (prior-enlisted). National awards apply out of high school; on-campus side-loads kick in once a cadet is enrolled and contracted.
What's the Army ROTC summer training for cadets at Liberty Battalion?
After the MS-III year, cadets ship to Cadet Summer Training (Advanced Camp) at Fort Knox for the 31-day capstone evaluation that drives branching and order-of-merit standing.
How big is the corps at Liberty Battalion?
Public corps-size figures aren't always published year-to-year; Army ROTC battalions in this size class generally carry between several dozen and a few hundred contracted cadets depending on host enrollment.
What's the commissioning path through Liberty Battalion?
Cadets who complete the four-year Army ROTC curriculum and meet medical, fitness, and academic standards commission as officers in the U.S. Army. The battalion reports through U.S. Army Cadet Command.
Which students does Fordham's Army ROTC serve?
Fordham University hosts the Army ROTC program for most of the private colleges in New York City, with a mission to attract, educate, and inspire cadets to become commissioned officers in the Total Army.
Does Fordham offer Navy or Air Force ROTC too?
Yes. Fordham hosts a Navy ROTC program, and is served by the only Air Force ROTC detachment in New York City, which provides commissioning pathways to the U.S. Air Force and Space Force for more than 30 NYC-metro schools including Fordham. Fordham also offers an NROTC Preparatory Program Scholarship giving disadvantaged applicants an extra year of academics and military orientation before a Navy commission.
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