All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
Everything we have for Fairfield and Bucknell, grouped like the topic pages. Differences only hides the rows where they match or only one reports.
Every row, including ones where these colleges match.
| Metric | Fairfield | Bucknell |
|---|---|---|
| Getting in | ||
| Admissions data | Fall 2024 | Fall 2025Fall 2025 |
| Acceptance rate | 33% | 32%Fall 2025 |
| Acceptance rate, men / women | 34% / 33% | 26% / 32% |
| Acceptance rate, in-state / other states / international | Not published | 37% / 41% / 5.9%Fall 2025 |
| Yield, in-state / other states / international | Not published | 30% / 27% / 27%Fall 2025 |
| Applicants | 18,509 | 11,561Fall 2025 |
| Admitted | 6,162 | 3,723Fall 2025 |
| Enrolled | 1,461 | 1,040Fall 2025 |
| Yield | 24% | 28%Fall 2025 |
| SAT middle 50% | 1260–1390 | 1310–1470 |
| ACT middle 50% | 29–32 | 30–33 |
| Sent an SAT | 26% | 710 (68%)Fall 2025 |
| Sent an ACT | 7% | 190 (18%)Fall 2025 |
| Scored 1400+ on the SAT | 15%Fall 2022 | 18%Fall 2025 |
| Scored 30+ on the ACT | 51%Fall 2022 | 47%Fall 2025 |
| Admission: High school GPA | Very importantFall 2022 | Very importantFall 2025 |
| Admission: High school record | Required | Required |
| Admission: Class rank | ConsideredFall 2022 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: College-prep program | Required | Required |
| Admission: Recommendations | Very importantFall 2022 | Required |
| Admission: Essay | Very importantFall 2022 | Very importantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Legacy status | ConsideredFall 2022 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Work experience | ImportantFall 2022 | ImportantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Demonstration of competencies | Not considered | Considered |
| Admission: English proficiency test | Required | Required |
| Admission: Other tests | Not considered | Not considered |
| Average high school GPA | 3.75Fall 2022 | 3.58Fall 2025 |
| First-years in the top tenth of their class | 30% (of the 23% with a rank)Fall 2022 | 56% (of the 18% with a rank)Fall 2025 |
| Early decision | 83% of 284 admittedFall 2022 | 55% of 1,200 admittedFall 2025 |
| Early action | Offered, restrictive2022–23 | Not offered2025–26 |
| Wait list | 10 admitted of 1,263 who acceptedFall 2022 | 150 admitted of 1,384 who acceptedFall 2025 |
| Admission: Rigor of high school record | Very importantFall 2022 | Very importantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Test scores | ConsideredFall 2022 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Interview | ImportantFall 2022 | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Extracurricular activities | ImportantFall 2022 | Very importantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Talent or ability | ImportantFall 2022 | Very importantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Character and personal qualities | ImportantFall 2022 | Very importantFall 2025 |
| Admission: First generation | ImportantFall 2022 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Geographic residence | ConsideredFall 2022 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: State residency | Not consideredFall 2022 | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Religious affiliation | Not consideredFall 2022 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Volunteer work | ImportantFall 2022 | ImportantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Demonstrated interest | ImportantFall 2022 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Test policy | Test-optional | Test-optionalFall 2027 applicants |
| Application fee | $60 | $50 |
| Deadlines & deposit | Apply by January 15 · $400 housing depositFall 2023 cycle | Apply by January 10Fall 2026 cycle |
| Gap year allowed | Yes, up to 1 yearFall 2023 cycle | Yes, up to 2 yearsFall 2026 cycle |
| Credit for AP exams | Yes | Yes |
| Transfer acceptance rate | 8.1%Fall 2022 | 40%Fall 2025 |
| Students & campus | ||
| Setting | Suburb: Large | Town: Distant |
| Carnegie class | Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Medium | Special Focus: Arts and Sciences |
| Research activity | Not a research tier | Research college or university |
| Student access & earnings | Lower Access, Higher Earnings | Lower Access, Higher Earnings |
| HBCU, tribal, land-grant | None | None |
| Minority-serving, single-sex | None | None |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic | None |
| Athletics | Division I, no football | Division I FCS |
| Conference | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | Patriot League |
| ROTC | Army, Air Force | Army |
| Study abroad | Offered | Offered |
| Undergraduate research program | Not listed | Yes |
| Calendar | Semesters | Semesters |
| Undergrads | 5,373 | 3,876 |
| Beds in college housing | 3,959 | 3,376 |
| First-years must live on campus | No | No |
| Men in a fraternity | – | 30%Fall 2025 |
| Women in a sorority | – | 45%Fall 2025 |
| Fraternity/sorority housing | – | Offered2025–26 |
| Greek councils present | – | Panhellenic sororities (NPC), Interfraternity (NIC and IFC)October 2026 |
| Pell Grant | 7% | 12% |
| First-gen | 17% | 12% |
| Men / women | 42% / 58% | 48% / 52% |
| Part-time students | 1% | 0% |
| Students 25 and older | 1% | 0% |
| First-years from in state | 13% | 19% |
| First-years from other states | 86% | 77% |
| First-years from abroad | 1% | 4% |
| New transfer students this fall | 41 | 37 |
| Transfers, share of new undergraduates | 3% | 4% |
| Diversity index | 0.36 | 0.44 |
| Academics | ||
| Students per faculty member | 12 to 1 | 9 to 1 |
| Classes under 20 students | 41%Fall 2022 | 57%Fall 2025 |
| Full-time faculty share | 100% | 97% |
| Average faculty salary | $119,683 | $119,287 |
| Bachelor's degrees awarded | 1,207 | 906 |
| Most popular majors | Finance, General 18% · Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 18% · Marketing/Marketing Management, General 10% | Economics, General 9% · Financial Analytics 8% · Psychology, General 8% |
| Instruction spending per student | $15,558 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting) | $24,614 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting) |
| Endowment per student | $64,846 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting) | $288,145 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting) |
| Tuition share of core revenue | 68% | 49% |
| Cost & aid | ||
| Average cost, all students (est.) | $51,728 | $57,601 |
| Aid generosity (grants ÷ full price) | 33% | 31% |
| Net price, students with grants | $49,958 | $39,003 |
| Sticker price, in-state | $76,940 | $83,790 |
| Sticker price, out-of-state | $76,940 | $83,790 |
| Tuition guarantee | No | No |
| Promise program | Yes | Yes |
| Tuition & fees, in-state | $56,360 | $64,772 |
| Tuition & fees, out-of-state | $56,360 | $64,772 |
| First-years paying out-of-state rates | – | – |
| First-years with grants | 96% | 59% |
| Average grant | $26,274 | $44,734 |
| Aid from the college | 96% | 58% |
| Need-based aid up to | Little need-based aid above $110K | Published data end at $110K |
| Merit for students without need | – | – |
| Published promise | – | – |
| Aid forms | FAFSA · CSS Profile · Noncustodial · Business/FarmFall 2023 entrants | FAFSA · CSS Profile · NoncustodialFall 2026 entrants |
| Aid priority date or deadline | December 1 (priority)Fall 2023 entrants | January 15 (priority)Fall 2026 entrants |
| Need met, first-years | – | 93%2025–26 (estimated) |
| Average aid package, first-years | – | $57,6092025–26 (estimated) |
| College grant dollars given as merit | – | – |
| Aid for international students | – | 130 students, average $71.4K2025–26 (estimated) |
| Outcomes | ||
| Median earnings (10 yrs) | $88,794 | $93,807 |
| Graduation rate | 84% | 88% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients | 69% | 87% |
| Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 86% | 86% |
| Pell graduation gap | 17 pts lower | 2 pts higher |
| Finished within 4 years: Pell recipients | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 4 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: Pell recipients | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | Not published |
| Graduated in 6 years, White students | 87% | 88% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Asian students | 85% | 81% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Hispanic/Latino students | 70% | 87% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Black students | Under 30 students | 78% |
| Graduated in 6 years, students of two or more races | Under 30 students | 88% |
| Graduated in 6 years, international students | 88% | 80% |
| Retention rate | 91% | 91%Entered fall 2024 |
| Credential within 4 years, all students | 82% | 83% |
| Credential within 8 years, all students | 84% | 87% |
| Enrolled at another college, 8 years on | 13% | 9% |
| Median debt | $26,000 | $27,000 |
| Undergrads with a federal loan | 43% | 35% |
| Median debt, Pell Grant recipients | $23,500 | $21,313 |
| Website | fairfield.edu | bucknell.edu |
Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;Fairfield University Common Data Set 2022–23, Fall 2022;Fairfield University Common Data Set 2022–23, 2022–23;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;Fairfield University Common Data Set 2022–23, Fall 2023 cycle;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;National directories of campus chapters and groups, October 2026;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;College Scorecard, 2023–24;Fairfield University Common Data Set 2022–23, Fall 2023 entrants;Fairfield University Common Data Set 2022–23, 2021–22;Common Data Set, most recent release;Bucknell University (Fall 2025), Fall 2025;Bucknell University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Bucknell University Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;Bucknell University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;Bucknell University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 cycle;Bucknell University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;Bucknell University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;Bucknell University Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26 (estimated)About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why