Media Contact: Nicole Funaro, nicole.funaro@fairfield.edu, 203-254-4000 x3498

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (October 11, 2019) — Fairfield University and the Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies’ nursing program jumped four spots to be ranked No. 7 out of 519 schools in the United States, placing the Egan School in the top 5 percent of programs in the country, in college research website College Factual’s annual ‘Best Colleges Ranking’ for 2020. Additionally, the Egan school was ranked No. 1 in Connecticut for its nursing program.

Additionally, the school was recognized nationally for producing the top 5 percent highest paid graduates in the health professions, placing No. 18 out of 687 schools included in the ranking.

Overall, Fairfield University received a national distinction of its own, ranking No. 147 out of 1,727 total colleges and universities included in this year’s ranking, placing in the top 10 percent nationwide. Additionally, Fairfield placed in the top 25 percent of schools in New England.  

College Factual’s annual ranking aims to measure the quality of education a student will receive at a specific college or university in comparison to other schools in the United States, weighing 11 different factors to score four-year undergraduate programs. The categories considered in the ranking include: average test scores, average faculty compensation, expenditures per student, student to faculty ratio, percent of full-time teachers, freshmen retention rate, six-year graduation rate, expected vs. actual graduation rate, student loan default rate, starting salary boost, and mid-career salary boost.

For more information on Fairfield rankings, visit fairfield.edu/rankings.

Posted On: October 11, 2019

Volume: 52 Number: 34

Fairfield University is a modern, Jesuit University, rooted in one of the world’s oldest intellectual and spiritual traditions. More than 5,000 undergraduate and graduate students from 36 states, 47 foreign countries, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico are enrolled in the University’s five schools.  In the spirit of rigorous and sympathetic inquiry into all dimensions of human experience, Fairfield welcomes students from diverse backgrounds to share ideas and engage in open conversations. The University 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.