Top 2019 Rankings For Fairfield University
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All 2019 Rankings For Fairfield University
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 168 of 1780 |
| New England | 31 of 145 |
| Connecticut | 6 of 21 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | |
| New England | 63 of 133 |
| Connecticut | 8 of 19 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | |
| New England | 62 of 133 |
| Connecticut |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | |
| New England | 62 of 133 |
| Connecticut | 8 of 19 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 1001 of 2238 |
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| Male / Female | |
| Location | 468 of 2238 |
Best Religiously Affiliated
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| Roman Catholic | 18 of 185 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 67 of 281 |
Area Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 75 of 250 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 275 of 824 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 549 of 1426 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 43 of 890 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 76 of 357 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 164 of 820 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 473 of 1383 |
| Most Focused | 691 of 1383 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 35 of 847 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 19 of 852 |
| Best Value | 327 of 810 |
| Most Popular | 272 of 1990 |
| Most Focused | 191 of 1990 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 25 of 903 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked | 9 of 625 |
| Best Value | 255 of 601 |
| Most Popular | 153 of 1286 |
| Most Focused | 57 of 1287 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 87 of 648 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked | 43 of 747 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 730 of 1675 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 14 of 725 |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked | 24 of 389 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 97 of 664 |
| Most Focused | 9 of 662 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 7 of 417 |
International Business
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| Most Popular | 114 of 375 |
| Most Focused | 92 of 375 |
Management Information Systems
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 202 |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 11 of 417 |
| Best Value | 182 of 402 |
| Most Popular | 112 of 766 |
| Most Focused | 15 of 765 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 75 of 449 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked | 91 of 601 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 259 of 1215 |
| Most Focused | 113 of 1215 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 73 of 713 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked | 29 of 524 |
| Best Value | 234 of 508 |
| Most Popular | 165 of 1027 |
| Most Focused | 55 of 1026 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 90 of 601 |
Journalism
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| Most Popular | |
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Public Relations & Advertising
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 183 of 827 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 60 of 451 |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 64 of 354 |
Computer Engineering
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 51 of 187 |
Electrical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 95 of 269 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 53 of 274 |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 107 of 272 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 63 of 263 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 70 of 602 |
| Best Value | 288 of 585 |
| Most Popular | 258 of 1355 |
| Most Focused | 197 of 1355 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 75 of 871 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 50 of 622 |
| Best Value | 251 of 603 |
| Most Popular | 207 of 1271 |
| Most Focused | 124 of 1270 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 75 of 800 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 118 of 653 |
Romance Languages
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| Most Popular | 401 of 809 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 92 of 571 |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked | 102 of 593 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 647 of 1678 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 18 of 687 |
Nursing
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| Top Ranked | 11 of 519 |
| Best Value | 216 of 500 |
| Most Popular | 397 of 1132 |
| Most Focused | 498 of 1132 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 27 of 507 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 203 of 548 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 578 of 1251 |
| Most Focused |
History
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| Top Ranked | 206 of 580 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 578 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 123 of 823 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked | 47 of 342 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 70 of 456 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked | 42 of 352 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 74 of 504 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 152 of 471 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 406 of 1223 |
| Most Focused | 456 of 1223 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 140 of 805 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 121 of 475 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 363 of 1171 |
| Most Focused | 377 of 1171 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 114 of 771 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)
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| Most Popular | |
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Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | |
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Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | 115 of 242 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 233 of 941 |
| Most Focused | 261 of 941 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 94 of 605 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked | 97 of 229 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 145 of 733 |
| Most Focused | 113 of 733 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 92 of 525 |
Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 73 of 332 |
Physical Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 96 of 786 |
Chemistry
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 111 of 753 |
Physics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 98 of 537 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 149 of 836 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 517 of 1502 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 141 of 898 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 139 of 841 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 472 of 1407 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 126 of 834 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 224 of 671 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 453 of 1319 |
| Most Focused | 496 of 1319 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 174 of 874 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | 127 of 418 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 331 of 715 |
| Most Focused | 310 of 715 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 30 of 536 |
International Relations & National Security
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| Most Popular | 138 of 316 |
| Most Focused | 146 of 316 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 41 of 202 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 148 of 591 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 319 of 1083 |
| Most Focused | 279 of 1083 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Sociology
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 112 of 688 |
Sociology & Anthropology
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| Most Popular | |
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Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 296 of 641 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 714 of 1522 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 184 of 850 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 82 of 535 |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
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| Top Ranked | 46 of 136 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 36 of 177 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 111 of 693 |
Music
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 92 of 658 |
Veterans
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| Overall | 866 of 1820 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 72 of 853 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 52 of 625 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 230 of 749 |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 76 of 390 |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 59 of 417 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 252 of 600 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 125 of 522 |
Engineering
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Electrical Engineering
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Mechanical Engineering
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English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 183 of 602 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 137 of 622 |
Health Professions
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Nursing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 100 of 523 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Mathematics & Statistics
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Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 217 of 476 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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Philosophy
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Psychology
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General Psychology
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Social Sciences
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Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 182 of 418 |
Political Science & Government
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Visual & Performing Arts
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Film, Video & Photographic Arts
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Fairfield University has no rankings in this category.
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 172 of 1240 |
| Canada | 244 of 644 |
| China | 227 of 835 |
| India | 97 of 643 |
| Saudi Arabia | |
| United Kingdom | 141 of 490 |
International Value
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