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Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

Campus Life

  • Setting
    Suburban
  • Undergraduate Students
    5,373
  • Average Per Year for Campus Housing
    $17,500
  • Sports
    Club, Intercollegiate and Intramural

Housing

Average Housing Cost

$17,500 per year

First-Years in College Housing

98%

Housing Options
  • Apartments For Single Students
  • Coed Housing
  • Living Learning Communities
  • Special Housing For Disabled Students
  • Theme Housing

Extracurricular

Sports

The sports programs offered and athletic scholarships available are below.

  • Badminton
    • Men's: Intramural
    • Women's: Intramural
  • Baseball
    • Men's: Club, IntercollegiateOffers Scholarships
  • Basketball
    • Men's: Club, Intercollegiate, IntramuralOffers Scholarships
    • Women's: Club, Intercollegiate, IntramuralOffers Scholarships
  • Cross-Country
    • Men's: IntercollegiateOffers Scholarships
    • Women's: IntercollegiateOffers Scholarships
  • Diving
    • Men's: IntercollegiateOffers Scholarships
    • Women's: IntercollegiateOffers Scholarships
  • Equestrian
    • Men's: Club
    • Women's: Club
  • Field Hockey
    • Men's: Club
    • Women's: Club, IntercollegiateOffers Scholarships
  • Football (Non-Tackle)
    • Men's: Intramural
    • Women's: Intramural
  • Golf
    • Men's: Club, IntercollegiateOffers Scholarships
    • Women's: Club, IntercollegiateOffers Scholarships
  • Ice Hockey
    • Men's: Club
    • Women's: Club
  • Lacrosse
    • Men's: Club, IntercollegiateOffers Scholarships
    • Women's: Club, IntercollegiateOffers Scholarships
  • Rowing (Crew)
    • Men's: Intercollegiate
    • Women's: IntercollegiateOffers Scholarships
  • Rugby
    • Men's: Club
    • Women's: Club
  • Sailing
    • Men's: Club
    • Women's: Club
  • Skiing
    • Men's: Club
    • Women's: Club
  • Soccer
    • Men's: Club, Intercollegiate, IntramuralOffers Scholarships
    • Women's: Club, Intercollegiate, IntramuralOffers Scholarships
  • Softball
    • Men's: Intramural
    • Women's: Club, Intercollegiate, IntramuralOffers Scholarships
  • Swimming
    • Men's: Club, IntercollegiateOffers Scholarships
    • Women's: Club, IntercollegiateOffers Scholarships
  • Table Tennis
    • Men's: Intramural
    • Women's: Intramural
  • Tennis
    • Men's: Club, IntercollegiateOffers Scholarships
    • Women's: Club, IntercollegiateOffers Scholarships
  • Ultimate Frisbee
    • Men's: Club
    • Women's: Club
  • Volleyball
    • Men's: Club, Intramural
    • Women's: Club, Intercollegiate, IntramuralOffers Scholarships
Activities
  • Air Force ROTC
  • Army ROTC
  • Campus Ministries
  • Choral Groups
  • Concert Band
  • Dance
  • Drama/Theater
  • Film
  • International Student Organization
  • Jazz Band
  • Literary Magazine
  • Model UN
  • Music Ensembles
  • Musical Theater
  • Pep Band
  • Radio Station
  • Student Government
  • Student Newspaper
  • Symphony Orchestra
  • Television Station
  • Yearbook

Student Body

  • Total Undergrad Students

    5,373

  • Total Graduate Students

    1,473

  • Full-Time Students

    5,326

  • Part-Time Students

    65

Race and Ethnicity

  • Black or African American

    1%

  • Asian

    2%

  • Hispanic or Latino

    9%

  • Multiracial

    2%

  • Native American

    Less than 1%

  • Pacific Islander

    Less than 1%

  • Unknown

    5%

  • White

    79%

  • International (Non-Citizen)

    2%

Student Primary Residence

  • Out-of-State

    87%

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