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#3 in Northern Region by U.S. News & World Report, Best Colleges 2022
Fairfield University is #3 in the Northern Region in the annual U.S. News & World Report, Best Colleges 2022 ranking.
No. 1 Best College
for Nursing
Top 25%
of colleges and universities in U.S.
Top 5% Bachelor’s/Master’s Degrees
in U.S.
New England Best Value Rankings
- #2 in Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mental Health Counseling
- #3 in Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Mathematics
- #3 in Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering
- #3 in Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing
- #3 in Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics
Statewide
Recognitions and Rankings
TOP 20%
Best Colleges in America, Ranked by Value
Best for Your Money
Top 10
Best Catholic College
in America
Fairfield Degrees
regionally ranked #1
Happiest Students
BEST 386
COLLEGES FOR 2021
No. 1 for Communications
High 'Salary Yardstick' post graduation
Top 5%
of U.S. Colleges
No. 3 in the North
Top 5
Safest Colleges in CT
$1
Billion
The total direct spending — the amount of money spent directly by the University and University employees, students, and visitors — topped $630 million, with more than $100 million contributed by employees alone.
Best Value
College in America
Top 1%
for Long-Term Value
Grad Business Programs Among the Top 25 in the U.S.