Fairfield University

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Acceptance Rate

33.3%

Total Profiles

SAT Range

1260–1390

User Accept Rate

40.0%

Tuition

$56,360

Undergrad Enrollment

4,938

Applicants

15,463

Yield Rate

20.6%

Student:Faculty

12:1

Applicant Profiles

Includes estimated profiles based on IPEDS data. Contribute yours to improve accuracy.

Class of 2025WAITLISTED

GPA: 2.82
SAT: —
ACT: —

Round: ED

Class of 2025ACCEPTED

GPA: 3.69
SAT: 1370
ACT: —

Round: ED

Class of 2024REJECTED

GPA: 3.33
SAT: 1290
ACT: 30

Round: REA

Class of 2025ACCEPTED

GPA: 3.13
SAT: —
ACT: —

Round: EA

Class of 2025WAITLISTED

GPA: 3.00
SAT: —
ACT: —

Round: RD

Applicant profiles for this college

2025	WAITLISTED	2.82	—	—	ED
2025	ACCEPTED	3.69	1370	—	ED
2024	REJECTED	3.33	1290	30	REA
2025	ACCEPTED	3.13	—	—	EA
2025	WAITLISTED	3.00	—	—	RD

What you pay

$48,095/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $192,380 over four years.

What grads earn

$91,633/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion — $88,440 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 4% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 2.1 years of pay.

90% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

2.5%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

63%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.6%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Fairfield University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$33,302

$30–48k$35,155

$48–75k$26,953

$75–110k$44,077

Over $110k$50,773

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

84%

Completion · all

83%

Completion · Pell

80%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

82%

Median debt

$26,000

Classification

D/PU research universityFour-year, medium, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied

15,463

Admitted

6,95645.0%

Enrolled

1,43621% yield

4-year historical data from IPEDS & College Scorecard

Acceptance Rate

52.2%▲ -4.9pp

Application Volume

13,359 applicants▲ 8%

Fairfield University has become significantly more selective over the past 3 years.

Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024

Category	On-Campus	Residence Hall	Non-Campus	Public Property
Fondling	3	—	—	—
Rape	2	—	—	—

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation49% / 51%

MenWomen

Men's

Baseball38Basketball18Golf10Lacrosse55Rowing42Soccer33Swimming28Tennis11Track & Field10

Women's

Basketball16Field Hockey28Golf8Lacrosse33Rowing48Soccer33Softball23Swimming25Tennis10Track & Field16Volleyball20

Research Activity

FY 2024

$6Mtotal R&D expenditure#442 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Finance, General202 grads

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse184 grads

Marketing/Marketing Management, General116 grads

Accounting80 grads

Speech Communication and Rhetoric70 grads

Business Administration and Management, General60 grads

Psychology, General59 grads

Biology/Biological Sciences, General28 grads

Computer and Information Sciences, General26 grads

Economics, General25 grads

4yr Grad Rate

82%

6yr Grad Rate

84%

Retention Rate

91%

Median Earnings

$88,794