Fairfield University Dorms

About Fairfield University

Fairfield University is a Jesuit Catholic university founded in 1942 by the Society of Jesus on a 200-acre campus overlooking Long Island Sound in Fairfield, Connecticut. With approximately 5,000 undergraduates, Fairfield is known for its intimate academic community, strong business and nursing programs, and the famous Townhouses — an upperclassman housing tradition that draws students from across the region. The university's five academic schools offer programs in arts and sciences, business, nursing, engineering, and education, all grounded in the Jesuit tradition of forming men and women fo…