Fairfield University trains students in scholarship; prepares students for leadership; encourages students to engage in service projects; and develops students with strong social concerns for the common good. 

Fairfield University is an intellectual, social, spiritual, and cultural destination of choice for students and faculty from a rich diversity of backgrounds. Everyone in the University commits to excellence in educating, serving, inspiring and training students in various disciplines and fields. This small Jesuit comprehensive university comprises six schools:

The College of Arts and Sciences; the Charles F. Dolan School of Business; the School of Nursing; the School of Engineering; the Graduate School of Education and Allied Professions; and University College. The faculty and deans design and offer degree programs rich in disciplinary content and in engagement with the ever-changing global community. If you want to learn, lead, and engage with the world, as well as effect change for the good, join this vibrant university community.

• 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
• Undergraduate education with an emphasis on combining strong liberal arts curriculum with real world experience, with internships in business, media, non profit organizations and the arts
• Nationally recognized study abroad programs world wide
• 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 Chi, Beta Gamma Si to name a few
• The ideal location with easy access to New York City, New Haven, Boston, and Washington, D.C. - the East coast academic corridor and home to boundless internship opportunities
• Majors in all the traditional fields and a wide array of interdisciplinary minors to deepen and expand your educational experience
• NCAA Division 1 athletic teams and an active club and intramural sports program all boasting of excellent courts, fields, and training facilities
• Artistic opportunities in student theatre, glee club, orchestra, jazz bands, pep band, flute choir; all open to students regardless of major
• Active student government and clubs for wide range on social and intellectual interests

Graduate programs offered in education and allied professions, nursing, engineering, American studies, mathematics, and business, including an MBA and a Master of Science in Finance and in Accounting.