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Data & methodology
Overall
A-
Matriculation A-
Academics B+
Extracurriculars A
Community A
Reviews B+
Fairfield College Preparatory School is by tradition and choice a Jesuit, Catholic high school of excellence. The mission of Fairfield Prep is to offer its students the finest preparation for college; to inspire in its students a lifelong love of learning; to invite each student to deepen his relationship with God; to encourage each student
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School Stats

Average
Current School
Tuition
$30150
Enrollment
800
International Students
4%
Faculty with Advanced Degrees
85%
Teacher-Student Ratio
1:18
Endowment
$28 millions
AP
24
Average SAT Score
1217
Average ACT Score
27.1

Matriculation

(2020)
Ranking University/College Students
#16 Washington University in St. Louis 2
#19 University of Notre Dame 1
#24 University of Southern California 1
#26 Carnegie Mellon University 1
#26 University of Virginia 1
#30 New York University 3
#30 Tufts University 2
#35 Boston College 11
#35 University of California: San Diego 2
#41 Tulane University 1
#42 Boston University 1
#42 University of Wisconsin-Madison 2
#49 Northeastern University 2
#49 University of Miami 2
#53 Purdue University 3
#53 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 4
#53 Santa Clara University 1
#53 Villanova University 6
#57 Penn State University Park 6
#58 Florida State University 1
#58 Syracuse University 1
#58 University of Maryland: College Park 1
#63 University of Connecticut 13
LAC #13 Grinnell College 1
#66 Fordham University 11
#66 George Washington University 1
#66 Loyola Marymount University 2
#72 Hobart and William Smith Colleges 1
#74 Clemson University 4
#76 Indiana University Bloomington 2
#80 University of Denver 2
#88 Marquette University 1
#97 University of Delaware 1
LAC #20 Colgate University 2
#103 Miami University: Oxford 4
#103 Temple University 1
#112 Rochester Institute of Technology 1
#115 Fairfield University 9
#118 University of Vermont 2
#133 University of Dayton 1
#137 University of Alabama 1
#166 Quinnipiac University 2
LAC #34 Bucknell University 2
LAC #36 College of the Holy Cross 4
#182 University of Rhode Island 1
#219 Sacred Heart University 2
LAC #45 Union College 2
#234 Western New England University 1
LAC #52 Furman University 2
LAC #61 Gettysburg College 2
Babson College 1
Bentley University 3
Bryant University 1
College of Charleston 1
Florida Gulf Coast University 1
High Point University 1
Iona College 1
Johnson & Wales University: Providence 1
Loyola University Maryland 6
Providence College 8
Roger Williams University 2
Saint Joseph's University 2
Saint Peter's University 1
The College of New Jersey 1
University of Bridgeport 1
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Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2017-2020 2015-2018 2014-2017 2015 2014 Total
All schools 156 127 70 40 42
#1 Princeton University 1 admitted 1 admitted 1 + 3
#2 Columbia University 1 admitted 1 admitted 1 + 3
#2 Harvard College 1 admitted 1 admitted 1 + 3
#5 Yale University 1 admitted 1 admitted 2 1 + 1 + 6
#6 University of Chicago 1 + 1
#8 University of Pennsylvania 1 admitted 1 admitted 1 + 3
#9 Johns Hopkins University 1 admitted 1 admitted 2 4
#9 California Institute of Technology 1 + 1
#9 Northwestern University 1 admitted 1 admitted 1 + 3
#9 Duke University 1 admitted 2 admitted 1 + 4
#13 Dartmouth College 1 admitted 2 admitted 3
#14 Vanderbilt University 1 admitted 1 admitted 1 + 3
#14 Washington University in St. Louis 2 admitted 2
#17 Rice University 1 + 1 + 2
#17 Cornell University 1 admitted 1 admitted 1 + 1 + 4
#19 University of Notre Dame 1 admitted 2 admitted 2 1 + 1 + 7
#20 University of California: Los Angeles 1 admitted 1
#21 Emory University 1 admitted 2 admitted 1 + 4
#22 University of California: Berkeley 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#23 University of Michigan 1 admitted 1 admitted 3 5
#23 Georgetown University 1 admitted 2 admitted 4 1 + 1 + 9
#25 University of Virginia 1 admitted 4 admitted 1 + 1 + 7
#25 Carnegie Mellon University 1 admitted 1 + 1 + 3
#27 University of Southern California 1 admitted 1 admitted 2 1 + 5
#28 Wake Forest University 1 admitted 2 admitted 1 + 1 + 5
#28 University of Florida 1 admitted 1 admitted 1 + 3
#28 Tufts University 2 admitted 1 admitted 1 + 1 + 5
#28 New York University 3 admitted 1 admitted 4 1 + 1 + 10
#34 University of Rochester 1 admitted 1 admitted 1 + 1 + 4
#34 University of California: San Diego 2 admitted 2
#36 Boston College 11 admitted 10 admitted 5 1 + 1 + 28
#38 Georgia Institute of Technology 1 admitted 1 admitted 1 + 1 + 4
#42 Tulane University 1 admitted 1 admitted 1 + 3
#42 Brandeis University 1 + 1
#42 University of Wisconsin-Madison 1 admitted 4 admitted 5
#42 Boston University 1 admitted 1 admitted 1 + 1 + 4
#42 Case Western Reserve University 1 admitted 1 admitted 1 + 1 + 4
#48 University of Georgia 1 admitted 1
#49 Northeastern University 2 admitted 2 admitted 1 + 1 + 6
#49 Ohio State University: Columbus Campus 2 admitted 1 admitted 3
#49 Lehigh University 1 admitted 1 admitted 1 + 3
#49 Villanova University 6 admitted 4 admitted 10
#49 Pepperdine University 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#49 Purdue University 3 admitted 1 admitted 4
#55 Florida State University 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#55 University of Miami 2 admitted 1 admitted 1 + 4
#55 Santa Clara University 1 admitted 3 admitted 4
#55 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 4 admitted 2 admitted 4 1 + 1 + 12
#59 Syracuse University 1 admitted 5 admitted 6 1 + 1 + 14
#59 University of Washington 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#59 University of Maryland: College Park 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#62 University of Pittsburgh 1 admitted 1 admitted 1 + 1 + 4
#63 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1 admitted 1 admitted 2 1 + 1 + 6
#63 University of Connecticut 13 admitted 1 admitted 19 1 + 1 + 35
#63 George Washington University 1 admitted 1 admitted 1 + 1 + 4
#68 Fordham University 11 admitted 4 admitted 4 1 + 1 + 21
#68 Indiana University Bloomington 2 admitted 2
#68 Southern Methodist University 1 admitted 1 admitted 1 + 1 + 4
#75 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#75 Clemson University 4 admitted 1 admitted 1 + 1 + 7
#75 Loyola Marymount University 2 admitted 1 admitted 3
#75 Baylor University 1 admitted 1 + 2
#79 American University 1 admitted 1 admitted 1 + 3
#83 Michigan State University 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#83 Elon University 1 admitted 1
#83 Texas Christian University 1 admitted 2 admitted 3 6
#83 Marquette University 1 admitted 1 admitted 2 1 + 1 + 6
#83 Colorado School of Mines 1 + 1
#83 Stevens Institute of Technology 1 admitted 1 + 2
#93 University of Denver 2 admitted 1 admitted 1 + 4
#93 University of San Diego 1 admitted 1
#93 University of Delaware 1 admitted 1 admitted 1 + 1 + 4
#93 SUNY University at Stony Brook 1 admitted 1
#93 SUNY University at Buffalo 1 admitted 1
#99 University of Utah 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#103 Miami University: Oxford 4 admitted 6 admitted 10
#103 Drexel University 1 admitted 1 admitted 1 + 1 + 4
#103 Creighton University 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#103 Temple University 1 admitted 1
#103 Loyola University Chicago 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#103 University of California: Santa Cruz 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#103 University of Arizona 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#103 University of San Francisco 1 admitted 1
#117 University of Vermont 2 admitted 1 + 1 + 4
#117 Rochester Institute of Technology 1 admitted 2 admitted 3
#117 Arizona State University 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#117 University of South Carolina: Columbia 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#122 Chapman University 1 admitted 1
#127 Clarkson University 1 admitted 1
#127 University of Dayton 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#127 University of Oklahoma 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#127 Seton Hall University 1 admitted 1
#127 DePaul University 1 admitted 1
#127 Seattle University 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#136 University of New Hampshire 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#136 Catholic University of America 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#148 University of Alabama 1 admitted 4 admitted 2 1 + 1 + 9
Rutgers University 1 admitted 1
Penn State University Park 6 admitted 2 admitted 4 12
University of Colorado Boulder 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
College of William and Mary 1 admitted 1 admitted 1 + 3
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2017-2020 2015-2018 2014-2017 2015 2014 Total
All schools 27 32 10 15 19
#1 Williams College 1 admitted 1
#6 Bowdoin College 1 admitted 1 + 2
#6 United States Naval Academy 1 admitted 1 admitted 1 + 3
#9 Middlebury College 1 admitted 1 admitted 1 + 1 + 4
#11 United States Military Academy 1 admitted 1 admitted 3 5
#11 Washington and Lee University 1 admitted 1 admitted 1 + 1 + 4
#13 Grinnell College 1 admitted 1
#13 Hamilton College 1 admitted 1 admitted 1 + 3
#13 Davidson College 1 + 1
#17 Colgate University 2 admitted 1 admitted 2 1 + 1 + 7
#17 Colby College 1 + 1
#17 Wesleyan University 1 admitted 2 1 + 4
#22 Vassar College 1 + 1 + 2
#22 University of Richmond 1 admitted 1 admitted 1 + 1 + 4
#22 United States Air Force Academy 1 admitted 1
#25 Bates College 1 + 1
#30 Kenyon College 1 admitted 1 + 1 + 3
#35 College of the Holy Cross 4 admitted 10 admitted 3 1 + 1 + 19
#38 Union College 1 + 1 + 2
#38 Bucknell University 2 admitted 1 admitted 1 + 1 + 5
#38 Lafayette College 1 admitted 1 admitted 1 + 1 + 4
#42 Denison University 1 admitted 2 admitted 3
#42 Thomas Aquinas College 1 admitted 1
#46 Furman University 2 admitted 1 admitted 3
#46 Trinity College 1 admitted 1 admitted 1 + 3
#50 Connecticut College 1 admitted 1 + 1 + 3
#50 Dickinson College 1 admitted 1 + 1 + 3
#54 Gettysburg College 2 admitted 2 admitted 1 + 1 + 6
Union College 2 admitted 1 admitted 3
Franklin & Marshall College 1 admitted 1

Academics

AP

(24)
Biology
Calculus AB
English Literature and Composition
French Language and Culture
Latin
Spanish Language and Culture
Biology
Calculus AB
English Literature and Composition
French Language and Culture
Latin
Spanish Language and Culture
United States Government and Politics
United States History
Calculus BC
Chemistry
English Language and Composition
European History
Spanish Literature and Culture
Statistics
Physics 1
Physics 2
Computer Science A
Comparative Government and Politics
Macroeconomics
Microeconomics
Art History
Music Theory
Psychology
World History
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Sports

(16)
Alpine Skiing
Baseball
Basketball
Crew
Cross Country
American Football
Alpine Skiing
Baseball
Basketball
Crew
Cross Country
American Football
Golf
Ice Hockey
Lacrosse
Rugby
Sailing
Soccer
Swimming
Tennis
Track and Field
Wrestling
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Extracurricular Activities and Clubs

(50)
3D Printing Club
African American Cultural Club (SEED)
Architecture and Engineering Club
ASPIRA (Hispanic/Latinx Cultural Club) (SEED)
Aviation Club
Intramural Program
3D Printing Club
African American Cultural Club (SEED)
Architecture and Engineering Club
ASPIRA (Hispanic/Latinx Cultural Club) (SEED)
Aviation Club
Intramural Program
Irish Cultural Club
Italian Cultural Club
Jazzuits (Jazz Ensemble)
J.E.D.I.
Blues Band
Bowling Club
Math Team
Mental Health Awareness Club
Model U.N.
Mountain Biking Club
No Preparation: A Fairfield Prep
Podcast
Cardinal Key Society
Chess Club
Chinese Cultural Club (SEED)
Club Woofgang
Creative Writing Club
Philosophy Club/Ethics Bowl Team
Physics Club
Political Awareness Society
Prep Players
Debate Club REIGNS (SEED)
Robotics Team (JesuBots)
Rock Climbing Club
Environmental Club
Esports
Ski and Snowboard Club
Share Hope Kids
Sikorsky STEM Challenge
Star Wars Club
Stock Market Club
Student Government
Super Smash Bros. Club
Fairfield Connections
Fashion Club
Film and Media Club
Fishing Club
Full Court Peace
Transfer Student Society
Trigstar
Gaelic Football Club Weight Lifting Club
White Ribbon Club
Habitat for Humanity
Hearthstone Yearbook
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Arts

(11)
Band
Choir
Guitar
Music
Music Theory
Theater
Band
Choir
Guitar
Music
Music Theory
Theater
Wind Symphony
Art History
Digital Photography
Studio Art
Art
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Basic Info

All-boys
Day S. Grades: 9-12
Suburban
IB: No
ESL: Yes
Year Founded: 1942
Campus Size: 200 acres
Religious Affiliation: Catholic

Application Info

Interview: Skype, On Campus
Recommended
Boarding
Cheshire Academy United States Flag
Recommended
5.0

Frequently Ask Questions about Fairfield Preparatory School

Tell me a bit about Fairfield Preparatory School.
Fairfield Preparatory School is All-boys private day school located in Connecticut, US. It was founded 1942 , and currently has about 800 students, 4.00% of whom are international students.

For more official information, please visit https://www.fairfieldprep.org.
Does Fairfield Preparatory School have rigorous academic requirements?
Fairfield Preparatory School is offering 24 AP courses.

Fairfield Preparatory School also have 85% of faculties whose degrees are master and above.
Where do Fairfield Preparatory School students typically go for their colleges?
In 2020, some students attended Washington University in St. Louis, University of Notre Dame, University of Southern California, Carnegie Mellon University and University of Virginia.
What is the application requirement for Fairfield Preparatory School?
Similar to most private schools in the US, Fairfield Preparatory School’s typical admission requirements include school transcript, recommendation letter, application essay, and interview (often optional, but highly recommended).
What is the latest tuition for Fairfield Preparatory School’s All-boys student?
The total fee for Fairfield Preparatory School in 2024 is $30,150 which typically includes tuition, boarding fee, student management fee and a few other fees associated with managing international students.

For more information, please contact school’s admission team at admissions@fairfieldprep.org .
Where is Fairfield Preparatory School located?
Fairfield Preparatory School is located in the State of Connecticut of USA. The closest major city is New York, which is about 47 miles away from school. Most families can choose JFK aireport to travel in and out of school.
How popular is Fairfield Preparatory School on FindingSchool network?
Based on FindingSchool monthly traffic data as well as onsite search record, Fairfield Preparatory School is among the most popular schools, within top 432 for all schools on FindingSchool.

Also Fairfield Preparatory School has been favorited by 25 users.
How to start with an application with Fairfield Preparatory School?
The first stop is to carefully review the school profile on FindingSchool to learn more about Fairfield Preparatory School. Most of them are directly provided by the school.

Also it is highly recommended to visit Fairfield Preparatory School’s official site: https://www.fairfieldprep.org or call them at 203-254-4200.
Please share a few nearby schools that are close to Fairfield Preparatory School?
Yes, here are few: Bridgeport International Academy, Eagle Hill - Southport and Kolbe Cathedral High School.

The closest major city is New York. You can find out more schools near New York here.
What is the FindingSchool rating for Fairfield Preparatory School?
The overall rating for Fairfield Preparatory School is A-.

The section ratings of Fairfield Preparatory School are:
A- for Matriculation
B+ for Academics
A for Extracurriculum
A for Community
B+ for Students and Parents reviews

Nearby City

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Population (2022) 8,363,710
Cost of Living Higher than average 146%
Nearby Airport JFK aireport

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