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Top 5 Safest Colleges In

U.S.

In Niche’s 2021 Best Colleges ranking, Fairfield was named to the top five safest colleges in the state of Connecticut and was also recognized on their list of Connecticut schools with the best locations.

$1 BILLION

Fairfield University contributes over $1 billion to the state and local economy, according to a recent study by the Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges.

#13 BEST CATHOLIC COLLEGES

In Niche’s 2023 review of Best Catholic Colleges, Fairfield earned high marks among the top 10 percent, placing No. 13 out of 166 schools.

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#4 IN ALUMNI PARTICIPATION AMONGST NATIONAL JESUIT UNIVERSITIES

Since 2014, Fairfield’s alumni participation rate has increased by 43 percent (from 14 to 20 percent).

Fairfield was the highestranked among the 60 institutions moving into U.S. News & World Report’s Best National Universities ranking for the first time.

TOP 5 BEST COLLEGES FOR NURSING, ACCOUNTING

& FINANCE

STAGS SET NEW RECORD: MORE THAN 3,300 GIFTS AND $3.8 MILLION RAISED ON 2022 STAGIVING DAY!

Thousands of Stags from all over the world came together for “One Day” — STAGiving Day, April 6, 2022 — as “One Fairfield” to celebrate and support Fairfield students, faculty, staff, and the programs and initiatives that help better our campus community and beyond.

300+ STUDENT-FACULTY RESEARCH PROJECTS CONDUCTED ANNUALLY 98% OF THE CLASS OF 2022 HAS SECURED PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT, ADMISSION TO GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS, OR PARTICIPATION IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROGRAMS

According to Niche’s 2023 Best Colleges ranking, Fairfield was ranked No. 29 out of 762 (in the top five percent) for Nursing, and in the top five percent of Best Colleges for Accounting and Finance in America, at No. 46 out of 829.

OUR STUDENT BODY REPRESENTS

40 STATES

45 COUNTRIES

Dolan Admits Second Cohort Of Mba Students In Shanghai

In partnership with Golden Education, Fairfield Dolan continues to bring its signature MBA program to Shanghai with 70 students now enrolled.

CLASS OF 2026 YIELDS RECORDBREAKING APPLICATION, ENROLLMENT NUMBERS

Fairfield University’s Class of 2026 is already making history. In addition to being a part of the largest applicant pool on record, this year’s group of first-year students is also the biggest and academically strongest in the University’s 80-year history.

FAIRFIELD EXPANDS NATIONALLY RANKED EGAN SCHOOL TO AUSTIN, TEXAS

In spring of 2023, Fairfield’s Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies will open a new facility in Austin, Texas, to help address a nursing shortage in that region.