Welcome to Fairfield University
The Modern Jesuit Catholic University
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.
Explore part-time, flexible options for bachelor’s degrees, credit courses and certificates to achieve many personal and professional goals.
Women Trailblazers of Fairfield University, 1970-2020
Through a half-century of “firsts,” women on Fairfield’s campus have set the tone for inclusivity, moving the culture of the University forward, and opening doors for today’s female undergraduates to become leaders in student programming, academics, athletics... and life.
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JAN
27
"Keeping Hope Alive During a Difficult Time" with Rev. John Murray S.J. '76
@ 7:00 p.m.
FEB
1
Historic New England Virtual Tour
@ 7:00 p.m.
FEB
17
2021 Bellarmine Lecture: Jesuit Coeducation at 50 Years
@ 7:30 p.m.
JAN
21
Virtual Opening Night Lecture: Birds of the Northeast: Gulls to Great Auks
@ 6:00 p.m.
JAN
28
Virtual Opening Night Lecture: Theater & Fashion in the Photography of Lalla Essaydi
@ 6:00 p.m.
FEB
10
Virtual Lecture: Marsden Hartley: Painter of Birds
@ 6:00 p.m.
FEB
13
Virtual Family Day: Roman Art
@ All Day
48
Undergraduate Majors
75+
Years of History
48
Graduate Programs
