Fairfield University Comparisons

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Compare with Connecticut Public Colleges

Compare with Connecticut Public Colleges for Fairfield University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$37,306 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT	$45,300 lower in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Stamford Stamford, CT	$40,200 lower in-state tuition	50% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Coast Guard Academy New London, Connecticut	$58,350 lower in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic, CT	$44,422 lower in-state tuition	50% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Avery Point Groton, CT	$40,210 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT	$40,210 lower in-state tuition	54% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Hartford Campus Hartford, Connecticut	$40,220 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Connecticut Private Colleges

Compare with Connecticut Private Colleges for Fairfield University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Yale University New Haven, CT	$8,900 higher in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT	$2,870 lower in-state tuition	39% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	$11,992 higher in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Trinity College Hartford, CT	$12,420 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Hartford West Hartford, CT	$9,275 lower in-state tuition	63% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Connecticut College New London, CT	$8,892 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Fairfield University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Main Campus University Park, PA	$37,706 lower in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland College Park College Park, MD	$46,541 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$41,540 lower in-state tuition	38% higher acceptance rate	Compare
George Mason University Fairfax, VA	$44,130 lower in-state tuition	54% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$47,419 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$47,783 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$40,578 lower in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University at Albany Albany, NY	$47,484 lower in-state tuition	36% higher acceptance rate	Compare
William & Mary Williamsburg, VA	$32,436 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$40,421 lower in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	$47,414 lower in-state tuition	41% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$50,968 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Christopher Newport University Newport News, VA	$41,522 lower in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland	$58,350 lower in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Vermont Burlington, VT	$39,292 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA	$47,036 lower in-state tuition	58% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Queens College Queens, NY	$50,812 lower in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	$41,776 lower in-state tuition	45% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	$38,718 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	$45,094 lower in-state tuition	39% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maine Orono, ME	$45,024 lower in-state tuition	64% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$38,376 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY City College New York, NY	$51,010 lower in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$50,886 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA	$43,710 lower in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Military Academy West Point, New York	$58,350 lower in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	$49,397 lower in-state tuition	41% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Salisbury University Salisbury, MD	$47,266 lower in-state tuition	54% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of New Hampshire Main Campus Durham, NH	$39,148 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ	$41,573 lower in-state tuition	38% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA	$41,384 lower in-state tuition	50% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY	$49,351 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	$50,898 lower in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Boston Boston, MA	$42,442 lower in-state tuition	51% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY	$49,519 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY	$49,778 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA	$42,378 lower in-state tuition	65% higher acceptance rate	Compare
William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	$42,646 lower in-state tuition	57% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD	$48,358 lower in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY	$49,519 lower in-state tuition	45% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University Camden Camden, NJ	$40,586 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Altoona Altoona, PA	$42,378 lower in-state tuition	65% higher acceptance rate	Compare
St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary's City, MD	$43,052 lower in-state tuition	36% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, NY	$49,047 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Brandywine Media, PA	$43,142 lower in-state tuition	65% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Lehigh Valley Center Valley, PA	$43,142 lower in-state tuition	64% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY	$49,725 lower in-state tuition	48% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Hazleton Hazleton, PA	$43,142 lower in-state tuition	63% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Mont Alto Mont Alto, PA	$43,942 lower in-state tuition	65% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Fairfield University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$3,326 higher in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
New York University New York, NY	$4,446 higher in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$4,338 higher in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$6,880 higher in-state tuition	27% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston University Boston, MA	$9,752 higher in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$10,336 higher in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$9,426 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$10,964 higher in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Georgetown University Washington, DC	$9,667 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Howard University Washington, DC	$22,540 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$7,178 higher in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$12,352 higher in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Brown University Providence, RI	$13,062 higher in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	$4,046 higher in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Boston, MA	$7,812 higher in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	$13,495 higher in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fordham University Bronx, NY	$6,565 higher in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
George Washington University Washington, DC	$9,360 higher in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$4,062 higher in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$9,918 higher in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$9,462 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Tufts University Medford, MA	$12,354 higher in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	$4,338 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Emerson College Boston, MA	$1,294 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$11,956 higher in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$6,630 higher in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$8,730 higher in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Barnard College New York, NY	$11,538 higher in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
American University Washington, DC	$421 higher in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$12,680 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Babson College Wellesley, MA	$1,198 lower in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. John's University New York Queens, NY	$5,330 lower in-state tuition	50% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Amherst College Amherst, MA	$12,130 higher in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$7,048 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bentley University Waltham, MA	$2,650 higher in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA	$6,880 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$7,144 higher in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	$5,731 higher in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pace University New York, NY	$5,060 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$9,730 higher in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$690 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$5,180 lower in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Williams College Williamstown, MA	$10,210 higher in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Providence College Providence, RI	$5,200 higher in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ	$11,798 lower in-state tuition	56% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Scranton Scranton, PA	$4,367 lower in-state tuition	48% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Marist University Poughkeepsie, NY	$10,600 lower in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$924 higher in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Iona University New Rochelle, NY	$11,090 lower in-state tuition	54% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Fairfield University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	$11,568 higher in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	$2,142 higher in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	$4,007 higher in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Chapman University Orange, CA	$6,634 higher in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	$4,640 lower in-state tuition	49% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Denver Denver, CO	$3,048 higher in-state tuition	45% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Dayton Dayton, OH	$9,210 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	$7,180 lower in-state tuition	48% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL	$14,101 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Seattle University Seattle, WA	$1,629 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Portland Portland, OR	$250 lower in-state tuition	56% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA	$12,100 lower in-state tuition	51% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Gonzaga University Spokane, WA	$2,870 lower in-state tuition	49% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Creighton University Omaha, NE	$9,494 lower in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Biola University La Mirada, CA	$9,366 lower in-state tuition	41% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rollins College Winter Park, FL	$2,230 higher in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lewis & Clark College Portland, OR	$6,478 higher in-state tuition	45% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO	$2,590 lower in-state tuition	42% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL	$5,964 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lipscomb University Nashville, TN	$17,778 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN	$3,952 lower in-state tuition	52% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN	$12,898 lower in-state tuition	49% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio Northern University Ada, OH	$18,550 lower in-state tuition	41% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Cedarville University Cedarville, OH	$21,200 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott Prescott, AZ	$14,201 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare

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Last updated: August 2026