Fairfield University offers 91% of incoming freshmen merit aid. The average merit aid award is $17,099. Fairfield University is a private college located in Fairfield, Connecticut. Its student population is 5,273. It is a four-year, medium, highly residential campus. It has an acceptance rate of 60%. Fairfield University 4 year graduation rate is 79% .
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Colleges with Similar Merit Aid Award Percentages and Award Amounts
Name | Cost ![]() | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() | Acceptance Rate ![]() | Merit Match ![]() |
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Fairfield University | $67,860 | 91% | $17,099 | 60% | |
Creighton University | $56,674 | 93% | $18,644 | 71% | |
Saint Martin's University | $54,560 | 90% | $18,544 | 96% | |
Fairleigh Dickinson University Metropolitan Campus | $62,645 | 93% | $18,370 | 89% | |
Butler University | $60,710 | 94% | $18,181 | 68% | |
Saint Anselm College | $61,550 | 94% | $18,134 | 77% | |
Loyola University New Orleans | $58,652 | 90% | $17,851 | 94% | |
Gwynedd Mercy University | $51,000 | 95% | $17,691 | 92% | |
St Olaf College | $63,280 | 87% | $17,556 | 50% | |
University Of Scranton | $64,272 | 89% | $17,180 | 73% | |
Carroll College | $50,838 | 95% | $17,062 | 78% | |
Catawba College | $45,842 | 88% | $17,047 | 52% | |
Hillsdale College | $42,958 | 95% | $16,596 | 36% | |
Quinnipiac University | $67,220 | 88% | $16,331 | 72% | |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute | $69,812 | 92% | $16,235 | 42% | |
Depaul University | $69,280 | 87% | $16,127 | 68% | |
Muhlenberg College | $69,945 | 94% | $16,101 | 62% | |
Marymount University | $50,105 | 91% | $15,736 | 91% | |
Regis University | $55,508 | 92% | $15,556 | 60% |
Colleges in New England Region with similar merit aid awards levels
Name | Cost ![]() | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() | Acceptance Rate ![]() | |
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Fairfield University | $67,860 | 91% | $17,099 | 60% | |
Quinnipiac University | $67,220 | 88% | $16,331 | 72% | |
Western New England University | $55,391 | 96% | $17,589 | 85% | |
Hampshire College | $67,514 | 95% | $12,753 | 63% | |
Saint Michael's College | $62,264 | 95% | $21,137 | 83% | |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute | $69,812 | 92% | $16,235 | 42% | |
Stonehill College | $63,540 | 95% | $19,657 | 70% | |
Wheaton College | $51,130 | 94% | $25,373 | 70% | |
Saint Anselm College | $61,550 | 94% | $18,134 | 77% | |
University Of Vermont | $60,438 | 89% | $15,060 | 68% |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and median earnings of alumni after 10 years
Name | Acceptance Rate ![]() | 10 Year Salary ![]() |
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Fairfield University | 60 | $116,900 |
Maine Maritime Academy | 55 | $121,800 |
New Jersey Institute Of Technology | 64 | $121,300 |
Virginia Military Institute | 51 | $120,600 |
Illinois Institute Of Technology | 58 | $118,500 |
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott | 67 | $117,900 |
Milwaukee School Of Engineering | 63 | $117,600 |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and cost of attendance
College | Acceptance Rate ![]() | Attendance Cost ![]() |
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Fairfield University | 60 | $67,860 |
Rochester Institute Of Technology | 66 | $61,484 |
Carthage College | 68 | $61,600 |
Albion College | 68 | $62,155 |
Gonzaga University | 66 | $62,164 |
Lawrence University | 62 | $62,166 |
Lake Forest College | 58 | $62,226 |
Illinois Wesleyan University | 59 | $62,298 |
Wofford College | 64 | $62,628 |
Sewanee The University Of The South | 65 | $62,690 |
Sacred Heart University | 60 | $62,880 |
Saint Louis University | 58 | $63,068 |
Beloit College | 56 | $63,406 |
University Of La Verne | 51 | $63,450 |
Eckerd College | 68 | $63,572 |
Loyola University Chicago | 68 | $63,573 |
Ohio Wesleyan University | 69 | $64,010 |
Ithaca College | 69 | $64,091 |
Westmont College | 62 | $64,240 |
Hampden Sydney College | 59 | $64,412 |
Widener University | 69 | $65,092 |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and similar 4 year graduation rates
Name | Acceptance Rate ![]() | 4 year graduation ![]() |
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Fairfield University | 60 | 79% |
Mount Holyoke College | 51 | 81% |
Gonzaga University | 66 | 78% |
Gustavus Adolphus College | 66 | 77% |
Clark University | 59 | 77% |
Wofford College | 64 | 77% |
Depauw University | 63 | 76% |
Hobart William Smith Colleges | 57 | 76% |
Yeshiva University | 60 | 76% |
Beloit College | 56 | 75% |
Comparing merit aid in colleges with similar acceptance rates.
Name | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() |
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Fairfield University | 91% | $17,099 |
Hamline University | 97% | $19,218 |
Loyola University Chicago | 96% | $19,101 |
Drew University | 91% | $18,859 |
Bryan College Dayton | 86% | $18,655 |
Butler University | 94% | $18,181 |
Graceland University Lamoni | 100% | $18,146 |
Eastern Mennonite University | 86% | $17,609 |
Mount Mary University | 100% | $17,172 |
Catawba College | 88% | $17,047 |
Clark University | 82% | $17,008 |
Neumann University | 97% | $16,864 |
Ithaca College | 84% | $16,209 |
Depaul University | 87% | $16,127 |
Muhlenberg College | 94% | $16,101 |
Regis University | 92% | $15,556 |
Lewis University | 97% | $15,113 |
University Of Vermont | 89% | $15,060 |
Milwaukee School Of Engineering | 92% | $14,803 |
Lipscomb University | 99% | $14,574 |
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