How many students at Fairfield? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 6,864 students have enrolled in Fairfield University with 5,391 undergraduate and 1,473 graduate students.
By gender, 2,778 male and 4,086 female students are attending the school.
It has relatively many students compared to similar colleges (6,371 students on average - private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University).
556 students are enrolled exclusively, and 1,393 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Fairfield University has a total of 6,864 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 5,391 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 1,473 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 2,778 male and 4,086 female students (the male-female ratio is 40:60) are attending the school.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 6,864 | 5,391 | 1,473 |
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| Men | 2,778 | 2,274 | 504 |
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| Women | 4,086 | 3,117 | 969 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 5,190 White, 170 Black, and 157 Asian students out of a total of 6,864 are attending at Fairfield University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
Fairfield University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 41.5% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 5 | 2 | 3 |
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| Asian | 157 | 59 | 98 |
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| Black | 170 | 62 | 108 |
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| Hispanic | 572 | 248 | 324 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 4 | 2 | 2 |
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| White | 5,190 | 2,072 | 3,118 |
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| Two or more races | 143 | 63 | 80 |
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| Race Unknown | 450 | 178 | 272 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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| Asian | 94 | 36 | 58 |
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| Black | 72 | 35 | 37 |
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| Hispanic | 478 | 221 | 257 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 4 | 2 | 2 |
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| White | 4,264 | 1,760 | 2,504 |
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| Two or more races | 109 | 49 | 60 |
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| Race Unknown | 265 | 115 | 150 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 4 | 1 | 3 |
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| Asian | 63 | 23 | 40 |
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| Black | 98 | 27 | 71 |
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| Hispanic | 94 | 27 | 67 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
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| White | 926 | 312 | 614 |
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| Two or more races | 34 | 14 | 20 |
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| Race Unknown | 185 | 63 | 122 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, Fairfield has 94 students under 18 years old and 19 students over 65 years old. There are 5,796 students under 25 years old, and 1,068 students over 25 years old out of 6,864 total students.
Fairfield has 5,311 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 80 students aged 25 and over.
It has 485 graduate students aged under 25 and 988 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 94 | 54 | 40 |
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| 18-19 | 2,723 | 1,596 | 1,127 |
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| 20-21 | 2,303 | 1,324 | 979 |
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| 22-24 | 676 | 388 | 288 |
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| 25-29 | 373 | 245 | 128 |
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| 30-34 | 200 | 130 | 70 |
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| 35-39 | 147 | 100 | 47 |
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| 40-49 | 211 | 146 | 65 |
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| 50-64 | 118 | 93 | 25 |
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| Over 65 | 19 | 10 | 9 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 94 | 54 | 40 |
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| 18-19 | 2,723 | 1,596 | 1,127 |
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| 20-21 | 2,272 | 1,302 | 970 |
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| 22-24 | 222 | 113 | 109 |
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| 25-29 | 43 | 27 | 16 |
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| 30-34 | 15 | 8 | 7 |
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| 35-39 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
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| 40-49 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
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| 50-64 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 31 | 22 | 9 |
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| 22-24 | 454 | 275 | 179 |
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| 25-29 | 330 | 218 | 112 |
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| 30-34 | 185 | 122 | 63 |
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| 35-39 | 142 | 97 | 45 |
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| 40-49 | 204 | 141 | 63 |
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| 50-64 | 108 | 84 | 24 |
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| Over 65 | 19 | 10 | 9 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Fairfield University, 556 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,393 students are enrolled in some online courses.
238 students who live in Connecticut or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 318 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 6,864 | 556 | 1,393 |
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| Undergraduate | 5,391 | 12 | 1,018 |
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| Graduate | 1,473 | 544 | 375 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Connecticut Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 238 | 318 | 0 |
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| Undergraduate | 3 | 9 | 0 |
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| Graduate | 235 | 309 | 0 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 5,391 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 41 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 0.76%.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 5,285 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 41 |
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| Regular Part-time | 65 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 0 |
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Fairfield Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions
For the academic year 2024-2025, 6,864 students are enrolled at Fairfield.
5,391 undergraduate and 1,473 graduate students are enrolled at Fairfield.
2,778 male (40.47%) and 4,086 female (59.53%) students are attending Fairfield.
173 international students (2.52%) are enrolled at Fairfield, including 104 undergraduate and 69 graduate students.
Fairfield has a student population that is predominantly White: 5,190 White (75.61%), 170 Black (2.48%), and 157 Asian (2.29%) students are enrolled.
94 students are under 18 and 19 students are over 65 years old.
556 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 1,393 students take some online courses.