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.
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Graduate Studies
Get the tools you need to succeed — whether it’s career advancement, personal enrichment or gaining greater proficiency in your field.
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Online
Our 100% online and hybrid graduate programs allow you to study when and where it works for you.
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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.
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We Have A 12:1 Student to Faculty Ratio. Over 330 Full-Time Faculty
98%
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
Women and Leadership Series Welcomes The Economist Editor Zanny Minton Beddoes, September 27
Maddy Theriault ’26 Earns National, MAAC Weekly Honors
College of Arts & Sciences Paves the Way for Student Success with Internship Support
Fairfield Ranked No. 28 Nationally for Best Undergraduate Teaching by U.S. News & World Report
Fairfield is distinguished among the Top 125 Best National Universities—and Top 75 among private institutions, coming in at 61st. The Charles F. Dolan School of Business jumped 46 spots to No. 118 for Best Undergraduate Business Programs, and was ranked No. 16 for Business Analytics, No. 17 for Marketing, No. 17 for Finance, and No. 28 for Accounting.
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Athletics
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Women's Golf | Yale Invitational
@ 9 a.m.
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Women's Soccer vs. Niagara
@ Noon
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Men's Soccer vs. Niagara
@ 2 p.m.
Alumni
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Golden Stags Reunion 2023
@ 11 a.m.
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2
Boston Presidential Reception
@ 6 p.m.
oct
12
San Francisco Chapter: "Welcome to the Neighborhood"
@ 6 p.m.
oct
12
Fairfield CONNECTS Networking Reception
@ 6 p.m.
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Undergraduate Majors
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Years of History
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Graduate Programs
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