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Fairfield University

Fairfield University
1073 North Benson Road
Fairfield, CT 6824


Fax number: (203) 254-4199
Website: https://www.fairfield.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 4,768
Full-time undergraduates: 4,655
Part-time undergraduates: 102
Total graduate students: 1,262
Full-time graduate students: 606
Part-time graduate students: 656
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.0% American Indian or Alaskan Native
2.1% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
1.1% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.6% Hispanic/Latino
0.0% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
80.9% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
1.9% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
2.1% Nonresident Alien
5.2% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 200 acres
Nearest major city: New York City

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 100%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 76%
Percent of students who live off campus: 24%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 250
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station, television station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Fairfield University Student Association (FUSA); Inter-Residential Housing Associations (IRHA); Commuter Student Association (CSA); Fairfield University Dance Ensemble (FUDE); Intramural/Club Sports

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 1

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's baseballyes 
Men's basketballyes 
Men's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's cross-country runningyes 
Men's golf NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's golfyes 
Men's lacrosse NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's lacrosseyes 
Men's rowing NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's rowingyes 
Men's soccer NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's socceryes 
Men's swimming and divingyes 
Men's swimming and diving NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's tennisyes 
Men's tennis NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's basketballyes 
Women's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's cross-country runningyes 
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's field hockey NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's field hockeyyes 
Women's golfyes 
Women's golf NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's lacrosseyes 
Women's lacrosse NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's rowingyes 
Women's socceryes 
Women's soccer NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's softballyes 
Women's softball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's swimming and divingyes 
Women's swimming and diving NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's tennis NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's tennisyes 
Women's volleyballyes 
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I

Intramural/Recreational sports:
badminton; baseball; basketball; cheerleading; equestrian sports; field hockey; golf; ice hockey; lacrosse; rugby; sailing; soccer; softball; tennis; ultimate Frisbee; volleyball; wrestling; rowing; skiing (downhill); swimming and diving; table tennis

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: LaGuardia

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 67% within six months of graduation

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