Fairfield University – Institution Information

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General Information

UNITID Item Value order
129242 City Fairfield 1
129242 State CT 2
129242 Region New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT) 3
129242 Locale Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more) 4
129242 Main Campus Yes 5
129242 Institution Type Private Non-Profit 6
129242 Accreditation New England Commission on Higher Education 7
129242 Website fairfield.edu/ 8
129242 Highest Degree Offered Graduate degree 9
129242 Carnegie Classification Doctoral/Professional Universities 10
129242 Religious Affiliation Roman Catholic 11

Background Information

UNITID Item Value
129242 Number of graduate students 1,262
129242 Proportion of faculty that is full-time 100.0%
129242 Enrollment (undergraduate degree-seeking) 4,706
129242 Historically Black College and University No
129242 Predominantly Black Institution No
129242 Alaska Native Native Hawaiian serving institution No
129242 Tribal College and University No
129242 Asian American Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution No
129242 Hispanic-serving institution No
129242 Native American non-tribal institution No
129242 Men-only college No
129242 Women-only college No
129242 Online-only education No
129242 Religous affiliation of the institution Roman Catholic
129242 Open admissions policy No

Admissions

UNITID Item Value
129242 Admission rate 52%
129242 Average SAT score of students admitted 1325
129242 Midpoint of SAT scores (critical reading) 655
129242 Midpoint of SAT scores (math) 650
129242 Midpoint of the ACT cumulative score 29
129242 25th percentile of SAT scores (critical reading) 620
129242 75th percentile of SAT scores (critical reading) 680
129242 25th percentile of SAT scores (math) 620
129242 75th percentile of SAT scores (math) 690
129242 25th percentile of the ACT cumulative score 28
129242 75th percentile of the ACT cumulative score 31

Financials

UNITID Item Value
129242 University Tuition Information npc.collegeboard.org/app/fairfield
129242 Pct of Undergrads Receiving Pell Grant 7%
129242 Pct of Undergrads Receiving a Federal Loan 49%
129242 Median Debt for Completing Students $26,000
129242 Median Debt For Students Who Withdrew $6,500
129242 Median Debt For Students with Family Income $0-30K $21,500
129242 Median Debt For Students with Family Income $30-75K $23,250
129242 Median Debt For Students with Family Income $75K+ $24,239
129242 Median Debt For First-Gen Students $25,000
129242 Median Monthly Debt Payment of Completers (10 yr payment plan) $276
129242 Average Annual Cost of Attendance $45,701
129242 Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($0-30k Family Income) $35,943
129242 Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($30-48k Family Income) $33,125
129242 Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($48-75k Family Income) $36,458
129242 Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($75-110k Family Income) $38,426
129242 Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($110k+ Family Income) $48,276

Outcomes

UNITID Item Value
129242 Med Earnings 10yr After Entry $95,393
129242 Completion Rate 84%
129242 Fed Loan Default Rate 02%

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