History
Founded in 1942 after the purchase of the adjoining estates of Jennings and Lashar off North Benson Road in Fairfield, the University has grown from an initial class of 303 undergraduate male students admitted to the College of Arts and Sciences in 1947 into a coeducational university of more than 5,000 undergraduate and graduate students.
Education
Fairfield University's strategic vision stresses the importance of "integration" as a way of approaching education. Collaboratively, the University's focus is on producing graduates whose lives reflect personal integration, competence in multicultural understanding, and a commitment to professional responsibility.
To aid this vision, Fairfield's interdisciplinary area of focus is designed to tap into our faculty's collective knowledge base, our arts and minds programming, and the curiosities of both our undergraduate and graduate students to explore a particular theme or idea.
Research
The research conducted within the College of Arts and Sciences provides undergraduate students the opportunity for faculty mentorship, active learning, and the ability to discover new knowledge while being challenged in new ways. With research being conducted across multiple disciplines, students have the ability to engage in or develop original research projects that allow them to explore their passions while developing important industry connections and making invaluable contributions to their field of study.
Career
The Career Center serves Fairfield University students seeking academic and vocational support services through comprehensive support services, programming and resources. This integrated approach addresses the diverse developmental stages of a student’s academic career and positions Fairfield University as a leader in providing tailored services supporting personal development, academic excellence, and career readiness for a rapidly changing and evolving student body. The distinctiveness of this holistic approach is grounded in our Catholic, Jesuit mission and supports a transformative learning experience.
Short Courses
Student services
Fairfield University has gained a reputation for academic excellence for hundreds of reasons: our faculty and staff. Through them, the Fairfield mission lives and breathes, as they teach, lead, and help students across all facets of their time at the University. They'll be your biggest advocates, committed to helping you become not just a better student, but also a truly capable scholar, with a lifelong thirst for learning.
Housing services
Fairfield University is a residential campus with approximately 2,600 full-time undergraduate students, living on campus in residence halls, townhouses, and apartment complexes. Graduate student housing is also offered in independent off-campus houses, and in an apartment style residence hall (47 Mahan Road and Dolan Hall).
As a residential campus, life in the halls, townhouses, and apartments are an integral part of the Fairfield undergraduate’s four-year experience
Library services
The Library offers: access to one million books and ebooks and over 200 databases of academic articles and streaming media; one-on-one research consultations with a librarian in-person, by email, or phone and 24/7 help via chat; reservable spaces to conduct group work; a virtual reality room; designated graduate student study space; tech equipment; and Interlibrary Loan.
ICT services
Wireless
- Connections
- Networks
- Accessibility
- Speed
- Blackboard
- Streaming Video
- iPads Use in Teaching
- Innovative Classroom
- Flipped Classrooms
Medical services
- Health care is provided by our physician and a staff of nurse practitioners and registered nurses.
- To receive medical treatment at the Student Health Center you must be a full-time undergraduate student and have the required admission Medical Report on file. There is no visit fee for eligible students.
Campus life
Our 200-acre idyllic campus is situated on Connecticut's coastline, providing for beautiful, unforgettable surroundings. But it's more than that - it's our dedication to each and every student's personal growth that makes our environment so unique.
Sports facilities
Whether you give it your all on the field or in the stands, whether you're running, swimming, playing, or cheering, you're a Stag. You're part of the hundreds at Fairfield who either take part in athletics on the varsity or intramural/club level, or even more who go to the hundreds of games every year.
Student clubs
- AAUW Chapter of Fairfield University
- Accounting Club
- Alpha Epsilon Delta
- Alpha Mu Gamma
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- Anime Club
- Archery Club
- Asian Students Association
- Ballroom Dance Club
- Chemistry Club
- Chess Club
- College Democrats
- Colleges Against Cancer
- Commuter Student Association
- Distinguished Gentlemen
- Economics Club
- Fairfield Boxing Club
- Fairfield Dance Fusion
- The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International)
- Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)
- Commission on Accreditation of Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE)
- Connecticut State Department of Higher Education (CTOHE
- Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)
- Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation Programs / National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Educators (CAEP/NCATE)
- Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
- Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA)
- Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (ACME)