Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT
Cost
- Average net price
- $48,095per year, after aid
- In-state tuition
- $58,350published rate
- Out-of-state tuition
- $58,350published rate
Net price is an average across aided students — what your family actually pays depends on your finances, and can be lower or higher.
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 33%
- Average SAT
- 1,335of admitted students
- Average ACT
- 29of admitted students
Context for the class as a whole, not a prediction about any one applicant.
Outcomes
- Median earnings
- $88,79410 years after entry
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid, measured 10 years after they started.
Campus life
- Campus setting
- Suburb: Large
- Residential character
- Highly residential — most students live on campus
- Religious affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Most common fields of study
- Business & marketing41%
- Health professions19%
- Communication & journalism8%
- Psychology8%
- Biological & biomedical sciences5%
- Social sciences5%
Share of degrees awarded, by broad field.
Athletics
NCAA Division I without football
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Diving
- Field Hockey
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Rowing
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Volleyball
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Data from the U.S. Department of Education’s
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and the Equity in Athletics survey.
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