Fairfield University

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Post-master's certificate
Calendar System	Semester
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Fairfield University Academics

There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. In particular, the university has a Double Major, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, ROTC, Army, Semester At Sea, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification, Visiting/Exchange Student Program and Washington Semester. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. Fairfield University is unique in its study options. Additionally, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Minority Student Services, Personal Counseling, Placement Service and Veterans Counselor can help.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Fairfield University.

Computer Science:

Computer Science, Computer/Information Sciences – General

Psychology:

Psychology – General

Mathematics:

Mathematics – General

History:

History – General

Physical Sciences:

Chemistry, Physics

Popular majors:

seventy-five percent liberal arts, twenty-five percent engineering, thirty-four percent business per marketing, fourteen percent social sciences, nine percent communications per journalism, eight percent english, seven percent health professions, seven percent psychology, five percent biology

Social Sciences:

Economics, International Relations, Political Science/Government, Sociology

Communications & Journalism:

Communications/Rhetoric

Health and Clinical Sciences:

Nursing (RN)

English Language and Literature:

English

Foreign Language and Literature:

Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish

Biological and Biomedical Sciences:

Biology

Philosphy and Religion:

Philosophy, Religion/Religious Studies

School of Visual and Performing Arts:

Art History/Criticism/Conservation, Arts – General, Drama/Theater Arts, Fine/Studio Arts, Music – General

Business, Management, & Marketing:

Accounting, Business Administration/Management, Finance/Banking, International Business, Management Information Systems, Marketing Management

Moreover, for international students, the application fee is 55. Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 15th of January.

Fairfield University Admissions

Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 74% and Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 91%. Remember that this can change at any time. Transfer student are not ignored. For example, there were one hundred and ninety-five total number of transfer students who applied and eighty-one total number of transfer students who were admitted. This school requires an application fee consisting of fifty-five dollars regular application fee, fifty-five dollars out-of-state application fee, fifty-five dollars online application fee and point zero .

The regular application is due the 15th of January. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 1st of February and Regardless of which application you submit, this school will notify you by the 1st of April. If you wish to apply early, your application will be do no later than the 15th of November, of which you should hear back from the university no later than the 15th of December. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, and make sure they are in by the 15th of February. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 15th of January. the SAT subject section score is due the 1st of February.

Fairfield University Financial Aid

If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Alumni Affiliation, Art, Athletics, Leadership and Music/Drama. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. Financial aid distribution is at fifty-seven percent scholarships per grants and forty-three percent loans per jobs. Financial aid forms are Business/farm supplement, CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE, FAFSA and Noncustodial (divorced/separated) Parents Statement. In the same way, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Alumni Affiliation, Job Skills, Minority Status, Religious Affiliation and State/District Residency.

Fairfield University Students

Fairfield University offers Associate, Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. Besides, the student body consists of nineteen percent in-state students, eighty-one percent out-of-state students, fifty-nine percent women, forty-one percent men, less than one percent american indian per alaskan native, three percent asian per pacific islander, one percent black per non-hispanic, four percent hispanic, ninety-one percent white per non-hispanic, one percent non-resident alien, less than one percent race per ethnicity unreported, thirty-one percent in top 10th of graduating class, sixty-nine percent in top quarter of graduating class, ninety-three percent in top half of graduating class, seventeen percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, twenty-two percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, eighteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, twenty-four percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, sixteen percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99, two percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49 and one percent had h.s. gpa between 1.0 and 1.99. The school’s size is approximately three thousand, six hundred and eighty-eight degree-seeking undergrads, nine hundred and forty first-time degree-seeking freshmen and one thousand, one hundred graduate enrollment. The university is a Private, University, Four-year, Roman Catholic Church, Coed, where 74 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. In addition, it is part of an Suburban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Residential campus.

This school features the Suburban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Residential campus. On the whole, the school is located 50 miles from New York City.Further, the university has many unique facilites such as fine arts center containing 2 theaters, campus ministry center. Students should note the housing policies: First-Year Students Guaranteed On-Campus Housing, ninety-eight percent of first-year students live in college housing, eighty-five percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Coed Housing, Apartments For Single Students, Special Housing For Disabled Students, Wellness housing (alcohol/drug/smoke-free), one-MAY deadline for housing deposit, two hundred dollars amount of housing deposit and point zero .

Fairfield University Athletics

The following sports can be found here:

• Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Baseball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intercollegiate Cross_country
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intercollegiate Golf
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Racquetball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Club, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Soccer
• Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Softball
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Table_tennis
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Track_and_field
• Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball