Cost & aid
What it costs
In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $51,728 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), $27.4K more than the national median. The 96% who received grants paid $49,958 on average; the other 4% paid the full sticker price of $76,940.
- Full price
- $76,940 a year
- tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
- Need-based aid
- Little need-based aid above $110K
- aid thins out for families above that income
Cost by family income
Per year for a typical family of four with one child in college. Up to $110K it is the average price federal aid recipients paid (2023–24).
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- Published federal figures
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| Family income | Price per year |
|---|---|
| $0–30K | $33K a year |
| $30–48K | $35K a year |
| $48–75K | $27K a year |
| $75–110K | $44K a year |
| $150K | Published data end at $110K |
| $200K | Published data end at $110K |
| $250K | Published data end at $110K |
| $300K | Published data end at $110K |
| $350K | Published data end at $110K |
| $400K and above | Published data end at $110K |
At $150K: Published data end at $110K
Published data end at $110K; use the college's net price calculator for a number.
Your own number depends on the details below, so use the college's calculator for it.
What can change this
- Savings and investments above a typical amount raise the price. The curve assumes typical assets.
- Home equity: some colleges that use the CSS Profile count it. Check this college's own aid page or calculator.
- Divorced or separated parents: colleges with their own formula usually ask for both parents' finances.
$51,728
Tuition, housing, food, books & other expenses, after grants · 2023–24
96% got grants averaging $26,274; 4% got none.
Who pays what
Share of first-year students, 2023–24.
Housing and food use the college's on-campus rates, so the estimate runs high where many students live at home. “Other expenses” is the college's estimate of personal and transportation costs. Loans aren't subtracted because they're repaid.
$26K
≈ $276/month for 10 years
2.3 yrs
of median salary to cover 4 years of net price
43% of undergrads borrow federally.
Everyone who borrowed and left, whether or not they graduated.
Three years into repayment
Where former undergraduates stand on their federal loans.
- Paid in full25%
- Paying it down42%
- Payments paused16%
- Not paying it down13%
- Behind or in default2–3%
- Forgiven or discharged0–1%
Some shares are published as a small range to protect privacy.
Who actually gets aid
Aid generosity
ModerateGrants cover 33% of the $76,940 full price on average across all first-years (moderate), more than at 32% of colleges.
$25,212 in grants per first-year ÷ $76,940 full price.
Who gets grants and scholarships
Full-time first-year students (1,435), 2023–24
Where the aid comes from
Share of first-year students receiving each; averages are per recipient.
Aid by family income
The whole first-year class (1,435)
- Federal aid + grants743avg grant $28K
- Grants, no federal aid634avg grant $24.3K
- No grants58pay full price
Students with grants but no federal aid usually got the college's own need-based aid (without federal loans or Pell) or merit aid.
By family income: only students who received federal aid (743 of 1,435), because income is only reported for them.
Applying for aid
For fall 2023 entrants.
If your parents are divorced or separated, the other parent also files the .
Families who own a business or farm also file a .
Priority date: December 1 · Deadline: January 15 · Aid offers: on a rolling basis from February 1 · Reply by: May 1
Dates for fall 2023 entrants; the next cycle's are usually similar.
What the college's own scholarships consider
| Academics | ✓ | ✓ |
|---|---|---|
| Athletics | ✓ | not marked |
A blank means the college didn't mark it, not that it never counts.
International students
International applicants file: the CSS Profile, another form ().
Sources:IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, 2023–24;College Scorecard, most recent release;Fairfield University Common Data Set 2022–23, 2021–22;Fairfield University Common Data Set 2022–23, Fall 2023 entrants;Fairfield University Common Data Set 2022–23, 2022–23;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;Common Data Set, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)