Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Fairfield

At Fairfield University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 59.67%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 45.00%. Fairfield's acceptance rate has been lower every year for the past 9 years. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Fairfield University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 16.39%, and the 2024 yield is 21.00%. The number of Fairfield applicants increased by 15.75% (2,104 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 59.67%, and this year's acceptance rate is 45.00% at Fairfield University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 59.80% and women students' rate is 59.63%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Fairfield University than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Fairfield University over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	71.16%	68.58%	72.92%
2014-15	71.53% 0.37%	69.25% 0.26%	73.19% 0.26%
2015-16	64.97% -6.56%	65.52% -8.59%	64.59% -8.59%
2016-17	61.47% -3.50%	59.36% -1.78%	62.82% -1.78%
2017-18	60.56% -0.90%	61.31% -2.76%	60.05% -2.76%
2018-19	60.30% -0.26%	61.05% -0.26%	59.80% -0.26%
2019-20	57.13% -3.18%	56.67% -2.37%	57.42% -2.37%
2020-21	56.13% -0.99%	57.21% -2.03%	55.39% -2.03%
2021-22	56.00% -0.14%	59.00% -1.40%	53.99% -1.40%
2022-23	52.18% -3.81%	52.82% -2.25%	51.74% -2.25%
2023-24	45.00% -7.18%	47.00% -7.74%	44.00% -7.74%
Average	59.67%	59.80%	59.63%

Fairfield University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 16.39% where the current academic year yield is 21.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Fairfield University from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	15.03%	14.78%	15.20%
2014-15	14.80% -0.24%	13.60% 0.42%	15.62% 0.42%
2015-16	13.81% -0.99%	13.32% -1.48%	14.14% -1.48%
2016-17	15.54% 1.73%	15.94% 1.16%	15.30% 1.16%
2017-18	14.63% -0.91%	14.65% -0.69%	14.61% -0.69%
2018-19	15.92% 1.29%	15.66% 1.50%	16.11% 1.50%
2019-20	16.72% 0.79%	17.21% 0.28%	16.39% 0.28%
2020-21	15.82% -0.89%	16.48% -1.03%	15.36% -1.03%
2021-22	18.01% 2.18%	17.99% 1.63%	16.99% 1.63%
2022-23	19.05% 1.04%	19.17% 1.97%	18.97% 1.97%
2023-24	21.00% 1.95%	21.00% 1.03%	20.00% 1.03%
Average	16.39%	16.35%	16.25%

Fairfield University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 11,821, the average number of admitted is 6,935, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,138. The number of Fairfield applicants increased by 15.75% (2,104 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Fairfield University from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	9,254	6,585	990
2014-15	9,978 724	7,137 66	1,056 66
2015-16	10,767 789	6,995 -90	966 -90
2016-17	11,055 288	6,795 90	1,056 90
2017-18	11,218 163	6,794 -62	994 -62
2018-19	11,361 143	6,851 97	1,091 97
2019-20	12,315 954	7,035 85	1,176 85
2020-21	12,586 271	7,065 -58	1,118 -58
2021-22	12,674 88	7,097 160	1,278 160
2022-23	13,359 685	6,971 50	1,328 50
2023-24	15,463 2,104	6,958 133	1,461 133
Average	11,821	6,935	1,138

Fairfield University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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