Check out why Fairfield University received a C grade in our Report Card below.
Fairfield University is a private Jesuit university in Fairfield, Connecticut. The university has 227 student organizations to join. In Fairfield students can visit one of the town&#8217;s five beaches, parks and fields, or travel to nearby New York City during down time. Members of the Fairfield University community are known as the Stags.
Fairfield University has 46 undergraduate degrees and 48 graduate degrees. Notable former students include actor and comedian Kevin Nealon, journalist Liz Wahl, and restaurateur Donatella Arpaia.

Fairfield University receives a “D” grade by <a href="https://www.whatwilltheylearn.com/schools/2958" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What Will They Learn?</a> which takes into account the university’s educational prowess. Factors include composition, literature, foreign language, U.S. government or history, economics, mathematics, and natural science.
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What Will They Learn? Academic Score 

Fairfield University receives an “A” grade for the Average Salary of Recent Graduates. As of 2021, alumni with 0-5 years of experience after graduating from Fairfield University with a bachelor’s degree make $67,700 on average according to <a href="https://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/bachelors">Payscale.</a>
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Average Salary of Recent Graduates

Fairfield University receives an “A+” grade for the Average Salary of Graduates Mid-Career. As of 2021, alumni with 10+ years of experience after graduating from Fairfield University with a bachelor’s degree make $128,500 on average according to <a href="https://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/bachelors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Payscale</a>.
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Average Salary of Graduates Mid-Career

Fairfield University receives a “D-” grade for the Percent of Graduates with Debt (Federal and Private). In 2020, 66% of graduates accumulated student debt from federal and/or private sources according to <a href="https://ticas.org/interactive-map/">The Institute for College Access &amp; Success</a>.
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Percent of Graduates with Debt (Federal and Private)

Fairfield University receives a “D+” grade for the Average Debt of Graduates (Federal and Private). In 2020, graduates accumulated $41,911 of debt on average from federal and/or private sources according to <a href="https://ticas.org/interactive-map/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Institute for College Access &amp; Success</a>.
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Average Debt of Graduates (Federal and Private)

Fairfield University receives a “B” grade for Mandated Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Training for Staff. The university does not <a class="waffle-rich-text-link" href="https://www.fairfield.edu/files/documents/hr/hr_onboarding-for-non-student-employee.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">appear</a> to require any EID training. However, the Center for Academic Excellence hosts <a class="waffle-rich-text-link" href="https://www.fairfield.edu/about/mission-values-history/diversity-and-inclusive-excellence/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">workshops</a> &#8220;on Inclusive Classroom Practices to generate discussion around the challenges, opportunities, and best practices for teaching social justice classes.&#8221; However, a full list of workshops <a class="waffle-rich-text-link" href="https://www.fairfield.edu/undergraduate/academics/centers/center-for-academic-excellence/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cannot</a> be viewed without a login.
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Mandated Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Training for Staff

Fairfield University receives an “F” grade for having a Bias Response Team. Bias Reporting Systems and Response Teams are systems or teams of faculty, staff, and sometimes law enforcement.
According to <a href="https://speechfirst.org/bias-reporting-systems/">SpeechFirst</a>, students are “encouraged to report ‘bias incidents’ to these boards (or teams) in the name of inclusion and tolerance, but it’s often unclear what the school considers ‘bias’ in the first place. Overly broad or vague definitions of bias put all kinds of speech at risk of being reported – even unpopular speech which is protected by the First Amendment.”
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Bias Reporting System or Bias Response Team

Fairfield University receives an “A” grade for the Ratio of Right-Leaning Clubs to Left-Leaning Clubs. Out of a list of 20 clubs (10 from each side), <a href="https://fairfield.campuslabs.com/engage/organizations">the university</a> has one right-leaning club compared to zero left-leaning clubs. Turning Point USA is the one right-leaning club.
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Ratio of Right-Leaning Clubs to Left-Leaning Clubs

Fairfield University receives an “A” grade due to having an active and thriving <a href="https://www.instagram.com/fairfieldtpusa/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Turning Point USA chapter</a>. Unfortunately, universities and Student Governments around the country often use their power to prevent certain clubs from operating on campus.
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Denied Turning Point USA Chapter 

Fairfield University receives an “A-” grade for the Amount of Foreign Funding Received. According to <a href="https://sites.ed.gov/foreigngifts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">College Foreign Gift Reporting</a>, the total amount of foreign funding the university has received is $220.02 per current undergraduate student. Oftentimes, foreign parties will convey their influence by funding certain courses, activities, professors, and organizations on campus. In certain cases, universities must abide by restrictions dictated by foreign parties to receive funding. In addition, there have been <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/top-universities-took-billions-in-unreported-foreign-funds-u-s-finds-11603226953" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reports</a> that claim that universities underreport foreign funding. The figure above only takes into account reported foreign funding.
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Amount of Foreign Funding Received

Fairfield University receives an &#8220;F&#8221; grade for Required Equity, Diversity, or Inclusion Courses for Students. The university requires students to complete courses within specific course categories as part of its Magis Core Curriculum.
According to the university, &#8220;The Magis Core Curriculum supports and reflects Fairfield University&#8217;s mission of educating the whole person and offering ongoing opportunities for transformation.&#8221;
The university requires three courses with a Social Justice signature element designation and <a href="https://catalog.fairfield.edu/undergraduate/curricula/magis-core/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">describes</a> its Social Justice element: &#8220;Select one course providing an introduction to social justice (Attribute: MSJ1), and two additional social justice courses (Attribute: MSJ2), at least one of which accomplishes the learning outcomes through a focus on race, broadly construed, studied intersectionally with gender and class (Attribute: MSJR). MSJ1 and one MSJ2 course must be fulfilled within the Orientation and Exploration tiers. One MSJ2 course may be fulfilled with either the Orientation and Exploration tiers or within a major.&#8221;
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Required Equity, Diversity, or Inclusion Courses for Students

Fairfield University receives an “A” grade for Segregated Dormitories, Graduations, and Classes. The university does not appear to have any segregated dormitories, graduation ceremonies, or classes by race or sexual orientation.
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Segregated Dormitories, Graduations, and Classes

Fairfield University receives an “A” grade for Protests and Canceling Speakers. Since 2021, no instances of protests, speech cancelations, or violence/attempted violence against speakers have occurred.
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Protests and Canceling Speakers

Fairfield University receives a “C” grade for Mask and Vaccine Mandates. The <a href="https://www.fairfield.edu/undergraduate/student-life-and-services/health-and-wellness/health-center/emergencies/coronavirus/faq/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> states, &#8220;Covid-19 vaccination helps to protect against severe disease. Fairfield is strongly encouraging students to be up to date with their Covid-19 vaccinations.&#8221;
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Mask and Vaccine Mandates 

Fairfield University receives a &#8220;D&#8221; grade for Percent of Students Graduating with STEM Degrees. According to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Center (<a href="https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/use-the-data" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IPEDS</a>), as of 2020, 2.76% of the current undergraduate student population graduate with a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) degree. Across the United States, students who graduate with STEM degrees tend to earn more on average than their other student counterparts.
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Percent of Students Graduating with STEM Degrees 

Fairfield University receives an “A” grade for Crime Rates in University City or Town. According to the <a href="https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2018/crime-in-the-u.s.-2018" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Federal Bureau of Investigation</a>, the Fairfield, Connecticut violent crime rate was 54.44 per 100,000 people in 2018, much lower than the 2018 national average of 380.56 per 100,000 people. While campus safety is of utmost importance, it is also pertinent to consider the crime rates of the surrounding town or city as students often tend to venture off campus, especially after their freshman year.
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Crime Rates in University City or Town 

Fairfield University receives an “A” grade for Required Western Civilization Courses for Students. The <a href="https://www.fairfield.edu/undergraduate/academics/the-core/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> has a core requirement in &#8220;History, Philosophy, Religious Studies.&#8221;
Moreover, in its core literature category, the following courses can be taken:
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<li>&#8220;English (ENGL 1010-1799)&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Classics&#8221;</li>
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Required Western Civilization Courses for Students

Check out why Fairfield University received a C grade in our Report Card below.

Fairfield University is a private Jesuit university in Fairfield, Connecticut. The university has 227 student organizations to join. In Fairfield students can visit one of the town's five beaches, parks and fields, or travel to nearby New York City during down time. Members of the Fairfield University community are known as the Stags.

Fairfield University has 46 undergraduate degrees and 48 graduate degrees. Notable former students include actor and comedian Kevin Nealon, journalist Liz Wahl, and restaurateur Donatella Arpaia.

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