Fairfield University

Basic Information

Location

1073 N Benson Rd
Fairfield, CT 06824-5195

Type

Private nonprofit

Admissions

This institution is moderately competitive, accepting 45.0% of applicants. Among admitted students, 21% choose to enroll, indicating modest desirability.

Competitiveness6/106/10

Desirability2/102/10

Stage	Count	%
Applied	15,463	—
Admitted	6,956	45.0%
Enrolled	1,436	21%

Student Profile

Test Scores

Test	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
SAT Reading	620	690
SAT Math	620	690
ACT Composite	29	32

Cost

Tuition & Fees

	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$55,510	$55,510
Fees	$850	$850
Total	$56,360	$56,360

Degree Programs

Number of degrees awarded by program category (most recent academic year).

Program Category	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctoral
Business Management Marketing and Related Support Services	1818	744
Health Professions and Related Programs	630	216	144
Psychology	225	51	24
Social Sciences	276
Communication Journalism and Related Programs	258	12
Engineering	165	96
Multi Interdisciplinary Studies	183	72
Education		186	36
Biological and Biomedical Sciences	186
English Language and Literature Letters	75	66
Mathematics and Statistics	66	60
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services	84	9
Visual and Performing Arts	48	15
Physical Sciences	39
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities	36
Public Administration and Social Service Professions	12	21
History	21
Parks Recreation Leisure Fitness and Kinesiology	21
Foreign Languages Literatures and Linguistics	18
Area Ethnic Cultural Gender and Group Studies	9	9
Natural Resources and Conservation	18
Philosophy and Religious Studies	15
Family and Consumer Sciences Human Sciences		3