Fairfield University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Fairfield University is a private doctoral/professional university in Fairfield, CT (suburb setting), with 4,968 undergraduates (59% women), affiliated with the Roman Catholic. It admitted 45% of 15,463 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1240–1380 on the SAT and 29–32 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $76,940 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $47,630 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 84% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, health professions & nursing, communication & journalism. The campus reported 0.68 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Fairfield University ranks
2 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 84%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $56,360
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 12 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Fairfield University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Fairfield University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Metro Conference | 33 | 5 over | 4 | $1.6M | $47,398 | 997 | |
| Baseball | Metro Conference | 38 | 4 over | 4 | $1.4M | $36,488 | 997 | |
| Men's Basketball | Metro Conference | 18 | 3 over | 7 | $3.5M | $196,106 | 951 | |
| Women's Basketball | Metro Conference | 16 | 1 over | 6 | $3.4M | $209,448 | 1000 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Metro Conference | 10 | room 7 | 2 | $122k | $12,213 | 995 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Metro Conference | 16 | room 1 | 2 | $151k | $9,432 | 994 | |
| Field Hockey | Coastal Athletic Association | 28 | 1 over | 3 | $1M | $36,096 | 994 | |
| Men's Golf | Metro Conference | 10 | 1 over | 3 | $410k | $40,962 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | Metro Conference | 8 | room 1 | 3 | $316k | $39,478 | 987 | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Coastal Athletic Association | 55 | 7 over | 4 | $1.8M | $32,915 | 972 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Metro Conference | 33 | room 5 | 3 | $1.2M | $35,766 | 1000 | |
| Men's Rowing | Metro Conference | 42 | — | 5 | $190k | $4,521 | — | |
| Women's Rowing | Metro Conference | 48 | room 20 | 1 | $320k | $6,657 | 984 | |
| Men's Soccer | Metro Conference | 33 | 5 over | 4 | $1.2M | $35,392 | 1000 | |
| Softball | Metro Conference | 23 | room 2 | 4 | $970k | $42,153 | 996 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Metro Conference | 28 | room 2 | 3 | $565k | $20,177 | 989 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Metro Conference | 25 | room 5 | 3 | $547k | $21,861 | 987 | |
| Men's Tennis | Metro Conference | 11 | 1 over | 1 | $403k | $36,678 | 989 | |
| Women's Tennis | Metro Conference | 10 | at cap | 2 | $388k | $38,833 | 1000 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Metro Conference | 20 | 2 over | 3 | $1.2M | $60,895 | 974 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.