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Fairfield University

Fairfield,  Connecticut
College Board code: 3390

Main Address

1073 North Benson Road
Fairfield, CT 06824-5195
(203) 254-4000
www.fairfield.edu

Admission Office

1073 North Benson Road
Fairfield, CT 06824-5195
(203) 254-4100
Fax: (203) 254-4199
admis@mail.fairfield.edu
Contact: Karen Pellegrino
Director of Admission

Type of School

  • Private
  • University
  • Four-year
  • Roman Catholic Church
  • Society of Jesus (Jesuits)
  • Coed
  • Percent applicants admitted: 59%
  • Regionally Accredited
  • New England Association of Colleges and Schools
  • College Board member
Calendar: Semester

Degrees offered:

  • Associate
  • Bachelor's
  • Master's

Setting

  • Suburban setting
  • Small city (50,000 - 249,999)
  • Residential campus

Size

  • Total undergrads: 4,084
  • First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 899
  • Degree-seeking undergrads: 3,948
  • Graduate enrollment: 1,044

Student Body

How Do I Stack Up?

How does my academic performance stack up?

1st-year students:
  • 24% In-state students
  • 76% Out-of-state students
  • 60% Women
  • 40% Men
  • 1% American Indian/Alaskan Native
  • 4% Asian/Pacific Islander
  • 5% Black/Non-Hispanic
  • 10% Hispanic
  • 60% White/Non-Hispanic
  • 1% Non-Resident Alien
  • 20% Race/ethnicity unreported
  • 38% in top 10th of graduating class
  • 76% in top quarter of graduating class
  • 98% in top half of graduating class
  • 25% had h.s. GPA of 3.75 and higher
  • 20% had h.s. GPA between 3.5 and 3.74
  • 23% had h.s. GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
  • 14% had h.s. GPA between 3.0 and 3.24
  • 16% had h.s. GPA between 2.5 and 2.99
  • 2% had h.s. GPA between 2.0 and 2.49
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