Academics at Fairfield University


Fairfield University is an intellectual, social, spiritual, and cultural destination of choice for students and faculty from a rich diversity of backgrounds. The University community is committed to excellence in educating, serving, inspiring, and training students in various disciplines and fields.

At the undergraduate level, Fairfield offers 41 majors, 16 interdisciplinary minors, and 60 approved sites for studying abroad.

At the graduate level, Fairfield offers 41 advanced degrees and 26 certificate programs.

Fairfield University offers continuing study opportunities for part-time students seeking bachelor degree completion, certificates for professional development and lifelong learning opportunities for personal enrichment.


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Centers & Special Programs

The faculty and deans design and offer degree programs rich in disciplinary content and in engagement with the ever-changing global community. If you wish to learn, lead, and engage with the world, as well as effect change for the good, join this vibrant university community!


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Academic Features & Facts

  • Core curriculum emphasizes the importance of a broad liberal arts education, nurturing the formation of students as thinking and caring citizens of the world
  • Engaging faculty mentors, 95% of whom hold terminal degrees from the major universities in the United States and Europe.
  • Student faculty research across the disciplines, and international experiences.
  • Nationally-recognized study abroad programs worldwide.
  • Home to an extraordinary number of undergraduate Fulbright scholars.
  • Outstanding national accreditation in all schools.
  • Student chapters of all learned societies - Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Sigma Nu, Sigma XI, Beta Gamma Si to name a few.