Fairfield U earned 62 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 2 in the top 1%, 23 in the top 5%, 16 in the top 10% and 21 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 997 in Highest Paid Graduates for General Biology, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 62 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 2 / 23
Highest placement: #1 of 997, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 12
Placements this edition: 204
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has Fairfield University Earned?
Fairfield University holds 62 ranking badges across 12 fields of study, 25 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Our rankings are refreshed through the year as new data arrives. Placements shown are from the 2027 edition. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each ranking. Find out more about our data sources and methodologies. Want to feature these awards on your college’s site? Administrators can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
2
Top 5%
23
Top 10%
16
Top 15%
21
Total
62
What Is Fairfield University Known For?
Fairfield University is best known for Business, Management & Marketing: 14 of its 46 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include General Biology, Film, Video & Photographic Arts and Finance & Financial Management.
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, Fairfield University earned 15 badges across 11 sports, 6 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #22 of 933 in Basketball.
How Does Fairfield University Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, Fairfield University earned 1 badge across 1 online program; its highest placement is #10 of 64 in Most Popular Online for Writing Studies.
Fairfield University earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,076 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 22%).
College Factual’s rankings are built on federal education data, 2027 edition. Fairfield University appears in 204 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team