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Fairfield University

General Information

Name: Fairfield University
Address: 1073 N Benson Rd, Fairfield, CT 06824-5195
Phone:

  • General information: (203) 254-4000
  • Financial aid office: (203) 254-4125
  • Admissions office: (203) 254-4100

Website: www.fairfield.edu
Type of Institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: Roman Catholic

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees$31,955$30,235$28,415
Books and supplies$500$500$500
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$9,980$9,600$9,270
        Other expenses$1,900$1,900$1,900

Total expenses   
On-campus$44,335$42,235$40,085

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 76%
  • Federal grants: 6%
  • State/local grants: 41%
  • Institutional grants: 59%
  • Student loans: 52%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$2646
  • State/local grants:$4074
  • Institutional grants:$11378
  • Student loans:$8236

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$55
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2006
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants8,0353,1514,884
Percent admitted60.6%62.3%59.4%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time18.5%18.4%18.5%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 5173
Undergraduate enrollment: 4073
First-time student retention: 91%
Overall graduation rate: 81%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 86%
    • Part Time: 14%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 42%
    • Women: 58%

White non-hispanic: 86%
Black non-hispanic: 2%
Hispanic: 5%
Asian/pacific islander: 3%
American indian/alaska native: 0%
Other: 4%

Degrees offered

    Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization - Bachelor, Master
    Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Accounting - Bachelor, Master
  • Banking and Financial Support Services - Master
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Finance, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Management Information Systems, General - Bachelor
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General - Bachelor
  • Taxation - Master
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric - Bachelor, Master
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General - Bachelor
    Education
  • Bilingual and Multilingual Education - Master
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services - Master
  • Education, General - Master
  • Education, Other - Master
  • Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement - Master
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General - Master
  • Educational/Instructional Media Design - Master
  • Elementary Education and Teaching - Master
  • Special Education and Teaching, General - Master
  • Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor - Master
    Engineering
  • Computer Engineering, General - Bachelor
  • Computer Software Engineering - Master
  • Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering - Associate, Bachelor, Master
  • Mechanical Engineering - Associate, Bachelor, Master
  • Systems Engineering - Bachelor
    Engineering Technologies/Technicians
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other - Master
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor
    Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • French Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • German Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Italian Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Spanish Language and Literature - Bachelor
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling - Master
  • Nurse Anesthetist - Master
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) - Bachelor, Master
    History
  • History, General - Bachelor
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
  • General Studies - Bachelor
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other - Bachelor
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies - Associate
    Mathematics and Statistics
  • Mathematics, General - Bachelor, Master
    Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other - Bachelor
  • Neuroscience - Bachelor
    Philosophy and Religious Studies
  • Philosophy - Bachelor
  • Religion/Religious Studies - Bachelor
    Physical Sciences
  • Chemistry, General - Bachelor
  • Physics, General - Bachelor
    Psychology
  • Psychology, General - Bachelor
    Social Sciences
  • Economics, General - Bachelor
  • International Relations and Affairs - Bachelor
  • Political Science and Government, General - Bachelor
  • Sociology - Bachelor
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Art/Art Studies, General - Bachelor


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