Student Population at Fairfield

Total Enrollment

6,019

Undergraduate

4,757

Graduate

1,262

Online Enrollment

176

Men Students

2,457

Women Students

3,562

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 6,019 students have enrolled at Fairfield University - 4,757 undergraduate and 1,262 graduate.

By gender, 2,457 male and 3,562 female students are attending Fairfield University. By attendance status, there are 5,261 full-time students and 758 part-time students.

The number of students at Fairfield University is very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Connecticut. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as University of Bridgeport and University of Hartford, its population is relatively small (average population is 7,307).

Fairfield University offers online degree/certificate programs and 176 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

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

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 2,457 male and 3,562 female students attending Fairfield. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.69 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.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Fairfield
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	4,757	4,655	102
Men	2,016	1,954	62
Women	2,741	2,701	40

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Fairfield
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,262	606	656
Men	441	247	194
Women	821	359	462

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 4,637 White students (77.04%) and 448 Hispanic students (7.44%) at Fairfield University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Fairfield University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Fairfield University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	1	1
Asian	99	32	67
Black or African American	54	22	32
Hispanic	313	128	185
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	3,816	1,596	2,220
Two or More Races	89	45	44
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	283	140	143
Total	4,757	2,016	2,741

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Fairfield University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0
Asian	42	20	22
Black or African American	74	19	55
Hispanic	135	48	87
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	821	275	546
Two or More Races	21	7	14
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	114	40	74
Total	1,262	441	821

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 5,148 students whose age under twenty five and 563 students whose age is over thirty years old at Fairfield University.

Especially, 83 students are younger than eighteen and 12 students are older than sixty five.

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

Population by Student Age at Fairfield University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	4,757	2,016	2,741
Under 18	83	38	45
18-19	2,348	971	1,377
20-21	2,038	863	1,175
22-24	234	125	109
25-29	29	11	18
30-34	9	3	6
35-39	1	0	1
40-49	8	4	4
50-64	5	0	5
65 and over	2	1	1
Total	4,757	2,016	2,741

Population by Student Age at Fairfield University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,262	441	821
20-21	27	11	16
22-24	418	177	241
25-29	279	89	190
30-34	174	72	102
35-39	107	32	75
40-49	154	41	113
50-64	93	15	78
65 and over	10	4	6
Total	1,262	441	821

Online Student Population

At Fairfield University, 1,243 students (20.65% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 176 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, 117 students live in Connecticut where Fairfield University is located in and 57 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	6,019	4,757	1,262
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	176	14	162
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	1,067	846	221
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	4,776	3,897	879

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	176	14	162
Connecticut Residents	117	12	105
Other State in U.S.	57	0	57
Outside of U.S.	2	2	0
Unknown	0	0	0