Fairfield University is a Jesuit institution that prepares undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education students for leadership and service in a constantly changing world. Approximately 5,000 students from 35 states, 46 countries, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico are enrolled at the University's six schools. The University was founded in 1942 in the scenic shoreline community of Fairfield, Connecticut.

With a foundation in the time-honored values of Jesuit learning and a dynamic blend of theoretical and applied learning, a Fairfield education prepares students for life-long success measured by how deeply they challenge themselves and how they influence the world for the better.

Fairfield University is a valuable contributor to the region and state, graduating well-prepared, talented students who are ready to make a lasting contribution to the community. Fairfield also enhances the quality of life in southwestern Connecticut by providing a cultural and intellectual richness that is difficult to match.
 
Annually, Fairfield's quality is reflected in national college guides and is recognized by other agencies:

• In the 2007 U.S.News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges," Fairfield University ranks second in the top tier of colleges with master's degree programs in the North.
• In The Best 361 Colleges - 2007 Edition, Fairfield ranks as one of the 222 colleges named a "Best Northeastern College by The Princeton Review."
• The 2007 Fiske Guide to Colleges names Fairfield to its list of "Small Colleges and Universities Strong in Business."
• Fairfield University was recently listed as highly competitive in the 2007 edition of Barron's Profiles of American Colleges.
• Fairfield University was among the 2007 Peterson's 440 Colleges for Top Students.
• The Charles F. Dolan School of Business at Fairfield University was named to The Princeton Review's "Best 237 Business Schools" for 2006.
• Thirty-nine Fairfield University students have been awarded Fulbrights since 1993. In 2006-07, Fairfield ranked #1 in producing the most U.S. Fulbright Fellows among universities that grant master's degrees, as reported by The Institute of International Education and The Chronicle of Higher Education.