Fairfield University
CT · Private · Northeast · National university · 5,664 undergraduates (medium)
Admission rates
Latest admit rates
† Regular round (est.) = (all admitted students − Early Decision admits) ÷ (all applicants − Early Decision applicants). It also includes Early Action, because the Common Data Set does not report Early Action counts.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Admission rates
ED share of the enrolled freshman class (% of first-years admitted ED, not an admit rate)
Early plans
Fall 2027 applicants
Testing
Testing policy
Superscoring
What this means:
How to send scores
Self-report accepted; official scores only after admission/enrollment
School’s words: “Fairfield will accept self-reported SAT or ACT scores for the application review process. ... If you are admitted and choose to enroll at Fairfield, you will be required to submit an official score report for our records.”
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Students submitting scores
‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.
Score ranges (middle 50%)
Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Share of enrolled students submitting scores
SAT composite, middle 50%
ACT composite, middle 50%
Year-by-year data, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
| CDS year | Admitted | Admit rate | ED rate | ED share of class | Est. % submitting | % SAT | % ACT | SAT mid-50 | ACT mid-50 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 ↗ | 7,035 | 57.1% | 77.6% | 15% | Not reported | 58% | Not reported | 1220-1340 | 26-30 | |
| 2020-21 ↗ | 7,065 | 56.1% | 78.9% | Not reported | 65% | 50% | 15% | 1200-1330 | 27-30 | |
| 2021-22 ↗ | 7,073 | 55.8% | 86.9% | Not reported | 31% | 24% | 7% | 1240-1370 | 27-31 | |
| 2022-23 ↗ | 6,971 | 52.2% | 83.5% | 18% | 33% | 26% | 7% | 1260-1360 | 28-31 | |
| 2023-24 ↗ | 6,956 | 45% | 89.6% | Not reported | 26% | 21% | 5% | 1250-1368 | 29-32 | |
| 2024-25 ↗ | 6,162 | 33.3% | 79.8% | 28% | 19% | 14% | 5% | 1270-1370 | 29-32 | |
| 2025-26 ↗ | 5,336 | 25.1% | 82.1% | Not reported | 21% | 17% | 4% | 1280-1370 | 29-32 |
Waitlist admit rate
Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.
- 2025: 0.5%
- 2024: 0.9%
- 2022: 0.8%
- 2021: 3%
Test policy in each Common Data Set
History only. The current policy is under Testing above.
- Fall 2027 Test-optional2025-26 CDS
- Fall 2026 Test-optional2024-25 CDS
- Fall 2025 Not reported2023-24 CDS
- Fall 2024 Test-optional2022-23 CDS
- Fall 2023 Test-optional2021-22 CDS
- Fall 2022 Test-optional2020-21 CDS
- Fall 2021 Test-optional2019-20 CDS