Fairfield's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Fairfield University students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Fairfield University students is 83.9%. Female students graduated at a rate of 84.6%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 82.8%.

83.9%

asian 70.0% 14 students
African American 71.4% 20 students
white 85.3% 652 students
unknown 83.8% 31 students
hispanic 87.0% 67 students
International Students 66.7% 12 students
Mixed Race 66.7% 14 students

Drop Out

Fairfield University has an overall drop-out rate of 9.9% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 12.1% and 8.5% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

9.9%

asian 20.0% 4 students
African American 28.6% 8 students
white 8.5% 65 students
unknown 8.1% 3 students
hispanic 9.1% 7 students
International Students 33.3% 6 students
Mixed Race 14.3% 3 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Fairfield University at a rate of 6.1% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 6.8%, and male students' 5.0%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

6.1%

asian 10.0% 2 students
white 6.2% 47 students
unknown 8.1% 3 students
hispanic 3.9% 3 students
Mixed Race 19.0% 4 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Finance and Financial Management Services	$58,022	$64,608	$82,549
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$76,774	$76,749	$80,847
Accounting and Related Services	$61,421	$62,343	$76,092
Management Information Systems and Services	NA	$69,338	$75,987
Mechanical Engineering	$66,682	$68,666	$75,412
Economics	$53,920	$52,607	$71,880
Mathematics	NA	$61,516	$70,429
International Business	$33,916	$53,775	$68,835
Marketing	$49,460	$49,329	$65,685
Biology, General	$24,352	$41,193	$63,116
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$51,604	$53,552	$62,594
Political Science and Government	NA	$46,790	$55,535
Communication and Media Studies	$45,767	$46,673	$55,471
Psychology, General	$31,305	$34,908	$54,414
English Language and Literature, General	$38,519	$42,682	$52,277
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	NA	$36,848	$48,766
History	NA	$25,194	NA
Sociology and Anthropology	NA	$38,337	NA
Music	NA	$41,565	NA
International Relations and National Security Studies	NA	$47,260	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$112,773	$104,749	$112,599
Accounting and Related Services	$67,102	$68,363	$80,620
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	NA	$49,644	$53,209
Finance and Financial Management Services	NA	$73,737	NA
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$76,732	NA	NA
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$46,558	$54,435	NA
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	NA	$66,653	NA
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$46,092	$45,500	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$51,077	NA	NA
Educational/Instructional Media Design	NA	$52,941	NA
Education, General	NA	$47,260	NA

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$50,831	$52,107	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$138,401	$150,874	$145,506

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