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Fairfield University

FAIRFIELD, CTIPEDS 129242CARNEGIE CLASS 17
§7 documents archived2018–2024
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§ Academic profile

Where you'd land in this school's admitted class.

SAT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th1,270
Median1,310
75th1,370
§ 14% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED SAT SCORES · 2024-25 CDS · METHOD →
ACT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th29
Median30
75th32
§ 5% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED ACT SCORES · 2024-25 CDS · METHOD →
ADMIT RATE 33%SAT SUBMIT 14%ACT SUBMIT 5%

Add your GPA and test score to compare against this school's published CDS bands.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §C.7 §C.9 §C.11 §C.12ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

Early Decision offeredSecond binding round indicated; ED rate is blended.
Likely ED share of class28%412 ED admits / 1,461 enrolled first-years
ED admit-rate multiple2.5x80% ED vs 32% all other rounds
Seats left after ED1,049of 1,461 enrolled first-year seats
All-other admit rate32%5,750 admitted from 17,993 applicants
§ Adjusted admission flow

Applicants, admits, and class seats use separate stage scales so Early Decision and all other rounds stay readable.

Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.

Early Decision
Applicants516reported count
Admits41280%
Class seats412assumes ED admits enroll
All other rounds
Applicants17,993reported count
Admits5,75032%
Class seats1,04918% estimated yield
Exact admission data
Admission flow data
PathApplicantsAdmittedAdmit rateClass seatsNote
Early Decision51641280%412Likely class seats assume ED admits enroll.
All other rounds17,9935,75032%1,049All other rounds are residual CDS totals, not exact Regular Decision.
Class-seat estimate assumes ED admits enroll. CDS does not report confirmed ED enrollment, so likely ED class seats are calculated as the smaller of ED admits and enrolled first-years.
Overall yield: 24%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.
Read the ED rate carefully. Published ED rates can include recruited athletes, legacy applicants, and institutional-priority applicants. The general-pool ED rate can be lower.
§ Wait list attrition

28% joined after being offered a spot. 1% of students who joined were admitted. 48% of applicants were offered the wait list.

Exact wait-list data
Wait-list data
MetricValue
Offered a wait-list spot8,898
Accepted a wait-list spot2,477
Admitted from wait list22
Joined after being offered28%
Admitted after joining1%

Wait-list outcomes can change sharply year to year.

§ Factors this school weighs
First generation: ImportantDemonstrated interest: Important
§ Application cost

Application fee: $60.

§ Demonstrated interest

This school marks applicant interest as Important. Read yield and wait-list behavior with that policy in mind.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Merit and need aid

What this school reports giving.

Core merit fields reportedAcademic merit aid checkedNon-need aid for nonresidents
No-need grant recipients87760% of first-year full-time students
Avg no-need grant$23,408H2A first-year full-time students with no financial need
Avg net price$48,095Federal Scorecard, all aided students
§ Scope

CDS H2A counts students who had no financial need and received institutional non-need scholarship or grant aid, excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits.

§ International aid

Need-based aid for nonresidents: Reported. Non-need aid for nonresidents: Reported. Average international aid reported: $55,326.

This is not a personalized price estimate. Merit awards are source-reported institutional facts. Your actual cost depends on income, assets, residency, application round, program, and school policy.
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §H.2 §H.2A §H.6 §H.14METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Federal outcomes

What federal data says

SRC · U.S. DEPT. OF ED., COLLEGE SCORECARD 2022-23.
OUTCOMES LAG THE CDS YEAR SHOWN ABOVE.
Median earnings
$88,794
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
84%
6-year completion
Average net price
$48,095
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$26,000
federal loans only
§ Earnings distribution

Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars

P25
$56,485$56k
MEDIAN
$88,794$89k
P75
$120,240$120k
$20k
$40k
$60k
$80k
§H · Net price by family income

Average cost after grants

CDS H2A · 2022-23
$0 – $30,000
$33,302
$30,001 – $48,000
$35,155
$48,001 – $75,000
$26,953
$75,001 – $110,000
$44,077
$110,001 and up
← MODAL BRACKET$50,773
§B · Completion and retention
4-yr grad
82%
6-yr grad
84%
8-yr grad
85%
Retention
91%
Pell grad
69%
Transfer
12%

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.