Schools Similar to Fairfield University

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Easier Admission, Similar Outcomes

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Higher acceptance rate (11.3 percentage points higher) with similar program focus and located 39 miles away; similar graduate earnings

Higher acceptance rate (19.7 percentage points higher) with similar program focus and located 52 miles away; similar graduate earnings

Geographic Alternatives

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Sacred Heart University• CT

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Same state (4 miles away) (earnings difference: 15.5%) and similar program focus; same institution type

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Stetson University• FL

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Similar quality tier (#1175 ranked)

Accept Rate86%

Earnings$51,642

Rank#1175

St. Thomas University• FL

Schools Similar to Fairfield University: Questions & Comparisons

Use Azimuth's alternatives tool to find schools with similar outcomes but lower net prices than Fairfield University's $35,003.

If Fairfield University is a reach, consider Fordham University (56%), Marist College (65%), New Jersey Institute Of Technology (67%). These schools have higher acceptance rates while offering comparable outcomes.

Colleges near Fairfield University in CT include Sacred Heart University, Fordham University, Marist College.

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Accept Rate65%

Earnings$77,819

Rank#1162

New Jersey Institute Of Technology• NJ

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Higher acceptance rate (21.9 percentage points higher) and located 56 miles away; similar graduate earnings

Accept Rate67%

Earnings$84,276

Rank#67

Saint Joseph's University• PA

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Higher acceptance rate (41.4 percentage points higher) with similar program focus; similar graduate earnings

Accept Rate86%

Earnings$86,881

Rank#653

Bryant University• RI

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Higher acceptance rate (20.7 percentage points higher) with similar program focus; similar graduate earnings

Accept Rate66%

Earnings$90,008

Rank#933

• RI

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Same region with nearly identical earnings and similar program focus; same institution type

Accept Rate49%

Earnings$87,054

Rank#898

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Similar quality tier (#1170 ranked)

Accept Rate99%

Earnings$54,272

Rank#1170

Mississippi College• MS

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Similar quality tier (#1178 ranked)

Accept Rate49%

Earnings$47,485

Rank#1178

American University• DC

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Similar quality tier (#1180 ranked)

Accept Rate47%

Earnings$77,370

Rank#1180

Champlain College• VT

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Similar quality tier in Northeast (#1167 ranked)

Accept Rate67%

Earnings$58,386

Rank#1167

Misericordia University• PA

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Similar quality tier in Northeast (#1181 ranked)

Accept Rate85%

Earnings$64,313

Rank#1181

Capital University• OH

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Similar quality tier (#1184 ranked)

Accept Rate73%

Earnings$54,143

Rank#1184

The Catholic University Of America• DC

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Similar quality tier (#1164 ranked)

Accept Rate84%

Earnings$73,250

Rank#1164

Occidental College• CA

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Similar quality tier (#1163 ranked)

Accept Rate40%

Earnings$75,951

Rank#1163