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Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT · CDS 2024–2025 · Suburb: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting · Roman Catholic

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Overall admit rate
33.3%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
23.7%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
70.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$78,188
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
12:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$19,474

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates5,391
Total all graduate1,473
Grand total all students6,864

Admissions

Total applicants18,509
Total admitted6,162
Total enrolled1,461
Overall admit rate33.3%
Admit rate — women32.6%
Admit rate — men34.4%
Yield rate23.7%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date11/15
ED notification date12/15
# admitted under ED plan412
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date11/1
EA notification date12/20
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT14.0%
% submitting ACT5.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile630
SAT EBRW 75th %ile700
SAT Math 25th %ile630
SAT Math 75th %ile690
ACT Comp 25th %ile29
ACT Comp 75th %ile32
% in top 10% of HS class29.0%
% in top 25% of HS class61.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$57,450
Tuition — out-of-state——
Required fees$900
Room and board$19,838
Total cost — in-state$78,188
Total cost — out-of-state$78,188

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$30,039
Avg % of need met70.0%
% with 100% of need met——
Avg merit grant (no need)$23,395
Avg loan debt at graduation$19,474

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist8,898
# admitted from waitlist22
Waitlist admit rate0.9%
Transfer applicants (total)518
Transfer admit rate9.7%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio12:1
% faculty full-time——

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)33.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)——
Average net price (private)$48,095Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)84.4%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)75.3%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate90.5%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$91,378Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant6.9%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan45.7%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full20.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress43.2%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress16.5%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged——
Defaulted——

Undergraduates

% part-time0.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white79.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black1.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino8.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian1.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races2.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international1.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown4.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women53.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men46.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white73.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black3.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino0.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian9.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races0.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international7.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown4.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services41.4%
Health Professions And Related Programs18.6%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs7.7%
Psychology7.6%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences4.7%
Social Sciences4.7%
Engineering3.3%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services2.9%