About Fairfield University

Fairfield University is a private, Catholic the academy run by the Society of Jesus in Fairfield, Connecticut. It was founded by the Jesuits in 1942, and today is part of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. In 2017, the academe had about 4,100 full-time undergraduate students and 1,100 graduate students, including full-time and part-time.

The scholastic offers bachelor’s degrees, master’s degrees, and doctoral degrees through its five schools and colleges: the Fairfield University College of Arts and Sciences, the Charles F. Dolan School of Business, the School of Engineering, the Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies, and the Graduate School of Education and Allied Professions.

Fairfield is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It borders the city of Bridgeport and towns of Trumbull, Easton, Weston, and Westport along the Gold Coast of Connecticut. As of the 2010 census, the town had a population of 59,404. In September 2014, Money magazine ranked Fairfield the 44th best place to living in the United States and the best place to rouse in Connecticut.