The student population at Fairfield University is 6,019 (4,757 undergraduate and 1,262 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 1,100 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Fairfield is 79.03% which is increased by 884 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 216 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.45 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

176 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 300.00% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,349 where 6,019 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

79.03% of total students is undergraduate students and 20.97% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 884 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 216 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.45 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Fairfield than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Fairfield University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-144,9193,8731,5662,3071,046339707
2014-155,123
204
3,982
109
1,630
64
2,352
45
1,141
95
412
73
729
22
2015-165,138
15
3,970
-12
1,594
-36
2,376
24
1,168
27
401
-11
767
38
2016-175,137
-1
4,032
62
1,586
-8
2,446
70
1,105
-63
350
-51
755
-12
2017-185,192
55
4,113
81
1,636
50
2,477
31
1,079
-26
328
-22
751
-4
2018-195,273
81
4,177
64
1,667
31
2,510
33
1,096
17
338
10
758
7
2019-205,349
76
4,303
126
1,755
88
2,548
38
1,046
-50
307
-31
739
-19
2020-215,513
164
4,354
51
1,807
52
2,547
-1
1,159
113
361
54
798
59
2021-225,826
313
4,603
249
1,937
130
2,666
119
1,223
64
405
44
818
20
2022-236,019
193
4,757
154
2,016
79
2,741
75
1,262
39
441
36
821
3
Average5,3494,2161,7192,4971,133368764
Fairfield University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 4,216 where 4,757 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Fairfield University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-143,8733,5461,4262,120327140187
2014-153,9823,6881,4892,199294141153
2015-163,9703,7041,4752,229266119147
2016-174,0323,8031,4952,30822991138
2017-184,1133,8791,5412,33823495139
2018-194,1773,9891,5822,40718885103
2019-204,3034,1601,6802,4801437568
2020-214,3544,2311,7402,4911236756
2021-224,6034,4861,8732,6131176453
2022-234,7574,6551,9542,7011026240
Average4,2164,2161,6262,3894,21694108
Fairfield University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,133 where 1,262 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Fairfield University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-141,046384127257662212450
2014-151,141513228285628184444
2015-161,168513218295655183472
2016-171,105467187280638163475
2017-181,079476151325603177426
2018-191,096472169303624169455
2019-201,046445131314601176425
2020-211,159582195387577166411
2021-221,223567210357656195461
2022-231,262606247359656194462
Average1,1331,1331863161,133182448
Fairfield University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 77.04%. The percentage was 61.60% 10 years ago and Fairfield still has a high percentage of white students. 2.34% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.13% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Fairfield University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-1459411432233,03049
2014-15311313735253,57767
2015-16211215037223,65973
2016-17112016239643,75775
2017-18412414840623,91679
2018-19514615139623,98379
2019-20514614341324,01887
2020-21415614244524,15090
2021-22316914543124,37390
2022-23214112844814,637110
Average313214239833,91080
Fairfield University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

176 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 3% of total students. The number of online students has increased 300.00% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Fairfield University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-155,123441894,890
2015-165,138262124,900
2016-175,137195464,572
2017-185,192414814,670
2018-195,273537074,513
2019-205,349458264,478
2020-215,5131,1877843,542
2021-225,8262611,5094,056
2022-236,0191761,0674,776
Average5,3972067024,489

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