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Location/Contact
FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY
1073 N BENSON RD
FAIRFIELD, CT06824--5195
General info:(203) 254-4000
Financial aid office:(203) 254-4125
Admissions office:(203) 254-4100
University Homepage

Tuition + Room (2011)
Instate: $40,580
Out-of-State: $40,580
Room & Board(on-campus): $12,210
Meals Per Week:19

UGrad Application Fee: $60
Grad Application Fee: $60

Tuition Payment Plan: Yes
Campus Housing Capacity:2795
Freshman Must Live on Campus: No

University Makeup (2011)
# of Undergrads: 4,279
# of Grad students: 1,523
Total Students: 5,802
39% Male, 61% Female

International: 2%
African-American: 3%
American Indian: 0%
Asian: 2%
Hispanic: 3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 4%
Caucasian (non-hispan): 26%
Unknown: 64%

Financial Aid
75% First time, full time students receive federal aid and the average amount is $2,516

9% of students receive State/Local grants and the average amount is $1,590

62% receive instiutional grants and the average institutional award is $9,752

56% receive student loans and the average amount is $4,451
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Private not-for-profit 4 year or above Institution
Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)
Masters Colleges and Universities I

Special Programs
Teacher Certifications

Admissions Requirements
Secondary School Record Required
Secondary School GPA Required
Secondary School Rank Neither required nor recommended
Test Scores Neither required nor recommended
Competencies Neither required nor recommended
Test EOFL Required

Special Credits
HS College Credit: No
AP Credit: Yes
Life Experience Credit: No
Special Credits(other): No

Applicants Admitted %
70% men vs 73% women admitted

Applicants vs Admissions
Number of Men Applicants: 3,403
Number of Women Applicants: 5,017
Number of Men Admitted: 2,379
Number of Women Admitted: 3,645

Student Services
Library On Campus
Counseling Services
Employment Services
Placement Services
Day Care On Campus

Majors  Hide Majors
• Accounting
• Accounting Postbaccalaureate certificate
• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Art History Criticism and Conservation
• Bilingual and Multilingual Education
• Bilingual and Multilingual Education Post-master's certificate
• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences General
• Business Administration and Management General
• Business Administration and Management General Postbaccalaureate certificate
• Chemistry General
• Communication and Media Studies Other
• Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling Postbaccalaureate certificate
• Computer Engineering General
• Computer Software Engineering
• Computer and Information Sciences General
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Post-master's certificate
• Creative Writing
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts General
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching Postbaccalaureate certificate
• Economics General
• Education General
• Education General Post-master's certificate
• Education Other
• Education Other Post-master's certificate
• Educational Leadership and Administration General
• Educational Leadership and Administration General Post-master's certificate
• Educational/Instructional Technology
• Educational/Instructional Technology Post-master's certificate
• Electrical and Electronics Engineering
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English Language and Literature General
• Film/Video and Photographic Arts Other
• Finance General
• Finance General Postbaccalaureate certificate
• Fine/Studio Arts General
• French Language and Literature
• General Studies
• German Language and Literature
• History General
• Human Development and Family Studies General
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration General Postbaccalaureate certificate
• Industrial Engineering
• Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• International Business/Trade/Commerce Postbaccalaureate certificate
• International Relations and Affairs
• Italian Language and Literature
• Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities Other
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Management Information Systems General
• Management Information Systems General Postbaccalaureate certificate
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Marketing/Marketing Management General
• Marketing/Marketing Management General Postbaccalaureate certificate
• Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
• Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Postbaccalaureate certificate
• Mathematics General
• Mechanical Engineering
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Other
• Music General
• Music Teacher Education
• Neuroscience
• Nurse Anesthetist
• Nursing Science Phd(Professional practice)
• Philosophy
• Physics General
• Political Science and Government General
• Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician Postbaccalaureate certificate
• Psychology General
• Psychology Other
• Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
• Religion/Religious Studies
• School Psychology
• School Psychology Post-master's certificate
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Special Education and Teaching General
• Special Education and Teaching General Post-master's certificate
• Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Postbaccalaureate certificate
• Taxation
• Taxation Postbaccalaureate certificate
• Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
• Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Post-master's certificate

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