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With respect to intercollegiate athletics, the "Metropolitan Campus" competes in NCAA Division I, while the "College at Florham" competes in Division III. The teams are the Metropolitan Campus are known as the Knights, while the Madison teams are known as the Devils. In total, there are about 6,500 undergraduate and 3,500 graduate students of which there are many international students from over 60 countries all over the world(the majority of these international students are at the "Metropolitan Campus"); many students are commuters. HISTORY Fairleigh Dickinson University was founded in 1942 in Rutherford, New Jersey as a two-year college. It was named for its benefactor Fairleigh S. Dickinson, a co-founder of Becton Dickinson . By 1948 Fairleigh Dickinson College expanded its curriculum to offer a four-year program. In that same year, the school received accreditation from the Middle States Association Of Colleges And Schools . In 1956 , as determined by the State of New Jersey Board of Education, the institution was recognized as Fairleigh Dickinson University. NOTABLE ALUMNI
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