Student Population at Fairfield

The following chart compares Fairfield's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Connecticut.

Fairfield has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 15,493 students). The enrollment is larger than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Connecticut average (4,084 students).

The below chart compares the student population between Fairfield University and similar colleges.

By gender, there are 2,778 male and 4,086 female students attending Fairfield. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.68 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Fairfield.

By age, there are 5,796 students whose age under twenty five and 695 students whose age is over thirty years old at Fairfield University.

Especially, 94 students are younger than eighteen and 19 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Fairfield University.

At Fairfield University, 1,949 students (28.39% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 556 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 238 students live in Connecticut where Fairfield University is located in and 281 students have enrolled from other states.