Student Life - The Balance of Living & Learning at Fairfield
Consistent with its Jesuit mission, Fairfield University seeks to educate the whole person, and a great deal of learning takes place outside of the traditional classroom. Student life at Fairfield is defined by a mixture and balance of academic rigor, co-curricular and extra-curricular pursuits, and service to others. Opportunities abound for students to engage themselves in the life of the University.
Some Facts of Life about Student Life
All freshmen are housed together. - More than 200 sophomores participate and live in the Ignatian Residential College.
- More than 1,700 students participate annually in intramural and club sports.
- There are numerous clubs, organizations, and leadership development opportunities for students of every class year.
- Service and the sense of "giving back" pervade the campus community - students perform service locally, nationally, and internationally.
- Fairfield's location puts numerous internship opportunities at students' fingertips and most take advantage of this during their junior or senior year.
- Liturgies on campus center on the needs of and appeal to college students.
- Fairfield fields 20 highly competitive men's and women's NCAA Division I athletics teams and plays men's and women's basketball in the 9,500-seat state-of-the-art Arena at Harbor Yard.
- Fairfield subscribes to the theory that college for undergraduates is a "four-year experience" and provides opportunities and services specific to students during each of the four undergraduate years.
- The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts offers a wide array of cultural activities for students, members of the University community, and local area residents in Connecticut and New York and brings nationally and world-renowned performers and exhibits to campus.
In addition, Fairfield University strives to provide first-class services for students. Staff are ready to assist students at any time with questions, concerns, or just to listen.