Why Fairfield?
We are a Jesuit University, rooted in one of the world’s oldest intellectual and spiritual traditions, with more than 5,000 undergraduate and graduate students from the U.S. and across the globe enrolled in the University’s five schools. Fairfield embraces a liberal humanistic approach to education, encouraging critical thinking, cultivating free and open inquiry, and fostering ethical and religious values. Fairfield is located in the heart of a region where the future takes shape, on a stunning campus on the Connecticut coast just an hour from New York City.
Fairfield University prepares students for success. With an emphasis on innovative, experiential learning and a focus on developing the whole person, we produce graduates who are future ready.
Undergraduate Studies
At Fairfield University, we encourage you to let curiosity get the best of you — to let your mind wander, and then follow it.
Graduate Studies
Get the tools you need to succeed — whether it’s career advancement, personal enrichment or gaining greater proficiency in your field.
Online
Our 100% online and hybrid graduate programs allow you to study when and where it works for you.
Intersessions & Continuing Studies
Catch up on credits with a summer course, finish your bachelor’s degree part-time, or advance your career with a professional development program.
We Have A 12:1 Student to Faculty Ratio. Over 330 Full-Time Faculty
Over the last eight years, more than 98% of graduates have secured full-time employment, enrolled in a graduate or professional school or are participating in a volunteer service program within six months after graduation.
What's Going On At Fairfield
Fairfield's Alpha Sigma Nu Chapter Announces Teacher of the Year Awards
Summer Camps at Quick Center for the Arts Begin Week of July 8
2023-24 Fairfield Athletics Season Highlight
ORIENTATION 2024
One-day Fairfield University Orientation sessions for the Class of 2028 will take place on: Monday, June 17 | Thursday, June 20 | Tuesday, June 25 | Wednesday, June 26
Visit the Orientation 2024 Webpage
Athletics
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Women's Soccer vs. Holy Cross
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Women's Soccer vs. Central Connecticut
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Men's Soccer vs. Monmouth
@ 7 p.m.
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Women's Soccer vs. Texas A&M
@ 7:30 p.m.
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Men's Soccer vs. FDU
@ 7 p.m.
Quick Center
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Museum
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Art in Focus: "Albrecht Dürer, Adam and Eve
@ Noon
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Virtual Art in Focus: "Albrecht Dürer, Adam and Eve
@ 1 p.m.
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Opening Night Lecture: Sacred Space
@ 5:30 p.m.
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Opening Night Lecture: Sacred Space - A Brandywine Workshop and Archive Exhibition
@ 5:30 p.m.
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Opening Reception: Sacred Space - Brandywine Workshop & Archive Exhibition
@ 6:30 p.m.
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Undergraduate Majors
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Years of History
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Graduate Programs