We are a Jesuit University, rooted in one of the world’s oldest intellectual and spiritual traditions, with more than 5,000 undergraduate and graduate students from the U.S. and across the globe enrolled in the University’s five schools. Fairfield embraces a liberal humanistic approach to education, encouraging critical thinking, cultivating free and open inquiry, and fostering ethical and religious values. Fairfield is located in the heart of a region where the future takes shape, on a stunning campus on the Connecticut coast just an hour from New York City.
Fairfield University prepares students for success. With an emphasis on innovative, experiential learning and a focus on developing the whole person, we produce graduates who are future ready.
At Fairfield University, we encourage you to let curiosity get the best of you — to let your mind wander, and then follow it.
Get the tools you need to succeed — whether it’s career advancement, personal enrichment or gaining greater proficiency in your field.
Our 100% online and hybrid graduate programs allow you to study when and where it works for you.
Explore part-time, flexible options for bachelor’s degrees, credit courses and certificates to achieve many personal and professional goals.
Setting records as the University's largest and academically strongest group of first-year students, the Class of 2026 is also making history as part of Fairfield's biggest-ever applicant pool.
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Women's Soccer vs. St. Francis Brooklyn
@ 4:00 p.m.
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Women's Soccer vs. UMass
@ 4:00 p.m.
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Women's Soccer vs. Holy Cross
@ 7:00 p.m.
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Women's Volleyball vs. Eastern Michigan
@ TBA
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Alumni Reception: Newport, RI
@ 5:00 p.m.
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Alumni Travel: Western Canada’s Rockies, Lakes & Wine Country
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Boston Chapter: Welcome to the Neighborhood
@ 6:00 p.m.
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National Theatre Live | Henry V
by William Shakespeare
@ 7:00 p.m.
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The Metropolitan Opera: HD Live | Puccini’s La Bohème
@ 1:00 p.m. (encore)
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National Theatre Live | Prima Facie
@ 7:00 p.m.
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The Metropolitan Opera: HD Live | Donizetti’s La Fille du Régiment
@ 1:00 p.m. (encore)
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Undergraduate Majors
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Years of History
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Graduate Programs
