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Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT · Private · Large suburb

Private institution in Fairfield, CT · 4,938 undergraduates · 45% acceptance rate · $88,794 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$46,2741,948th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$56,3601,888th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$56,3601,886th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$73,3711,838th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$26,0001,436th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$88,79478th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$73,69392nd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
83.8%152nd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
89.7%251st highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
45.0%218th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1323165th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
29132nd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
4,938499th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
6.8%2,075th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 42 mi (LGA)

On 4 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$65
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 43 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$76,217$76,749
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$67,995—
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$67,846$68,666
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$66,077$69,338
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$64,659$62,343
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$62,012$64,608
International BusinessBusinessbachelors$57,318$53,775
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$55,151$53,552
MarketingBusinessbachelors$51,224$49,329
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$48,041$61,516
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$47,686$46,673
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$47,260$52,607

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $9,891,226 (M $4,296,710 · W $5,594,516)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Fairfield University’s 4,938 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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