Fairfield University

Fairfield University

      private, coeducational institution of higher learning in Fairfield, Conn., U.S. It is affiliated with the Jesuit order of the Roman Catholic church. The university consists of the College of Arts and Sciences, the Graduate School of Education and Allied Professions, and the schools of business, nursing, engineering, and continuing education. Though primarily an undergraduate institution, Fairfield offers master's degree programs in nursing, American studies, business, and education. The university sponsors several study-abroad programs, including one in Florence, Italy. Total enrollment at Fairfield University is approximately 5,000.

      The university was chartered in 1942. Graduate courses in education were first taught in 1950. Women were admitted into undergraduate degree programs in 1970, and the School of Nursing was established the same year. The School of Business was formed in 1978.

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