- The Inkwell
- Connecticut
- Fairfield University
Fairfield, CTSuburb: largeZIP 06824Founded 1942
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1942
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1966
- Website
- fairfield.edu
- Member of
- AJCU
ConnecticutReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Fairfield University
Fairfield University is a private nonprofit university in Fairfield, Connecticut, with 5,373 undergraduates. It admits 33% of applicants, graduates 85% within six years and costs $49,906 a year after aid.
85%graduate
Admission rate33%
Retention91%
4-year graduation83%
Pell Grant share9.3%
Federal loans37%
$49,906net price / year
33%admission rate
1335average SAT
85%graduate in 6 years
$101,587median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,000median debt
#52 of 1,704 for earnings#1,718 of 1,739 for lowest net price#119 of 1,738 for graduation rate#118 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $80,799tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $60,810
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $60,810
- Average net price
- $49,906national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$30,752
$30,001–48,000$35,919
$48,001–75,000$37,768
$75,001–110,000$42,341
$110,001+$53,583
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 33%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1335
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 630–700
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 630–690
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 29–32
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college33%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college91%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college85%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college9.3%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 85%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 83%
- First-year retention
- 91%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 82%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $80,734
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $101,587middle 50%: $69,391–$141,200
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$141,200
Median, Fairfield University$101,587
Lower quarter$69,391
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 5,373
- Part-time
- 0.9%
- Women / men
- 58% / 42%
- Average age at entry
- 19.9
- First-generation students
- 16%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 9.3%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $13,298 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $15,558
- Endowment, end of year
- $411,058,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White79%
Hispanic8.9%
Black1.3%
Asian1.8%
Two or more races2.0%
U.S. nonresident1.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown4.7%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management41%
Health professions19%
Communication & journalism7.7%
Psychology7.6%
Biological & biomedical sciences4.7%
Social sciences4.7%
Engineering3.3%
Computer & information sciences2.9%
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|---|---|---|---|
| University of New Haven West Haven, CT | $32,994 | 64% | $69,320 |
| Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT | $41,729 | 79% | $87,596 |
| University of Hartford West Hartford, CT | $28,928 | 57% | $66,020 |
| Yale University New Haven, CT | $11,340 | 96% | $118,356 |
| Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT | $45,827 | 77% | $80,896 |
| Wesleyan University Middletown, CT | $23,014 | 90% | $86,811 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yeshiva University New York, NY | $49,210 | 87% | $77,098 |
| Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA | $50,570 | 87% | $117,193 |
| Albizu University-Miami Miami, FL | $50,399 | 80% | $48,006 |
| Pepperdine University Malibu, CA | $48,065 | 78% | $89,410 |
| Misericordia University Dallas, PA | $40,348 | 73% | $69,735 |
| Elon University Elon, NC | $35,785 | 81% | $82,524 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 129242. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1393265.