by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Fairfield University was awarded 80 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.
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Fairfield U is ranked #50 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list. This lands it a coveted spot in the top 5% of all colleges and universities in the country. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Fairfield U held the #163 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Fairfield U is also ranked #2 out of 18 schools in Connecticut.
Fairfield University has an acceptance rate of 52%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for Fairfield U.
About 26% of students accepted to Fairfield U submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 620 and 680. Math scores were between 620 and 690.
At Fairfield U, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 12 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Fairfield University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Fairfield University has a freshmen retention rate of 91%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Fairfield U for first-time, full-time students is 80%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Fairfield University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,354 undergraduates at Fairfield U with 4,231 being full-time and 123 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $35,943 | $33,125 | $36,458 | $38,426 | $48,276 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Fairfield U, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Fairfield U, approximately 56% of students took out student loans averaging $9,262 a year. That adds up to $37,048 over four years for those students.
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Get more details about the location of Fairfield University.
Contact details for Fairfield U are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1073 N Benson Rd, Fairfield, CT 06824-5195 |
| Phone: | 203-254-4000 |
| Website: | fairfield.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/FairfieldUniversity?utm_source=fairfieldsite&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=int_footer_social%3B |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 280 | $91,418 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 183 | $62,952 |
| Accounting | 179 | $71,747 |
| Marketing | 148 | $53,891 |
| Business Administration & Management | 147 | $50,558 |
| General Psychology | 69 | $39,890 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 64 | $46,677 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 57 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 44 | NA |
| General Biology | 42 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 1,243 students took at least one online class at Fairfield University. This is a decrease from the 1,770 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,243 | 176 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,770 | 261 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,971 | 1,187 |
| 2018-2019 | 760 | 53 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
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