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.
In College Factual’s annual rankings of Best Overall Colleges, Fairfield was ranked in the Top 5 percent of all colleges and universities in the nation. The University also ranked in the top 100 in the nation within the Engagement category of the WSJ/THE annual ranking.
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23
Women's Rowing Head of the Charles
@ All Day
OCT
23
Women's Volleyball vs. Niagara
@ 1:00 p.m.
OCT
24
Field Hockey vs. Merrimack
@ 2:00 p.m.
OCT
27
Men's Soccer vs. Quinnipiac
@ 7:00 p.m.
OCT
27
Women's Soccer vs. Quinnipiac
@ 2:30 p.m.
OCT
23
2021 Fairfield Men's Lacrosse Alumni Fall Tailgate
@ 11:00 a.m.
OCT
25
Diane Feigenson Lecture in Jewish Literature
@ 7:30 p.m.
OCT
27
The 2021 Catholicism and the Arts Lecture
@ 7:30 p.m.
OCT
28
We Are Stags: Athletics on the Rise
@ 7:00 p.m.
OCT
22
Orin Grossman Presents Afternoons at the Piano
@ 4:00 p.m.
OCT
25
CT Dance Now! | Trinity College
@ 6:00 p.m.
OCT
26
Open MINDS Institute | Giovanni Ruffini
@ 12:00 p.m.
OCT
27
Open VISIONS Forum: Espresso | Ann Goldstein
@ 7:30 p.m.
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Undergraduate Majors
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Years of History
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Graduate Programs
