Private nonprofit · Fairfield, Connecticut
Fairfield University: cost, debt and earnings by major
28 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $49,906
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 85%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 33%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 5,373
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $25,000
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 2.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $30,752 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $35,919 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $37,768 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $42,341 |
| $110,000+ | $53,583 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (16)
- Economics$120,303
- Accounting and Related Services$110,586
- Finance and Financial Management Services$106,663
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$101,831
- International Business$101,411
- Management Information Systems and Services$96,937
- International Relations and National Security Studies$94,347
- Mechanical Engineering$91,633
- Marketing$86,740
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$84,962
- Mathematics$84,078
- Political Science and Government$83,709
- Communication and Media Studies$78,081
- Psychology, General$70,211
- English Language and Literature, General$62,527
- Biology, General$42,460 (1 yr)
Master's programs (10)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$128,250
- Accounting and Related Services$117,339
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$112,565
- Applied Mathematics$96,394 (1 yr)
- Computer Engineering$92,514 (1 yr)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$85,023 (1 yr)
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$76,998
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$74,031
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$60,277
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$54,424
Doctoral programs (1)
Graduate certificate programs (1)
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$59,013 (1 yr)