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Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT · Private · Large suburb · SHU

Private institution in Fairfield, CT · 6,904 undergraduates · 68% acceptance rate · $75,059 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
$45,4591,940th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$48,4601,789th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$48,4601,785th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$66,6691,776th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$25,0001,238th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$75,059203rd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$63,925169th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
74.5%309th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
84.8%440th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
67.7%550th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
—
Median ACT
—

Campus

Undergraduates
6,904374th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
16.0:11,454th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
15.2%1,910th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 45 mi (LGA)

On 2 of our 111 lists

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

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$50
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 33 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$76,930$74,929
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$61,020$56,641
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$55,338$61,516
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$50,856$55,348
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$49,527$58,943
MarketingBusinessbachelors$44,774$47,406
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$42,479$43,922
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$38,289$30,554
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$33,565$33,993
Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$32,925—
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$28,381$32,569
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$23,649$25,194

Campus facts

Athletics — 19 sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $15,679,229 (M $7,791,350 · W $7,887,879)

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

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Sacred Heart University’s 6,904 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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