Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT · private, nonprofit · 5,373 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Fairfield University field?
Fairfield University, in Fairfield, CT, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 11 players against 10, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Fairfield University's men's tennis roster has stayed between 9 and 11 players since 2020, and stood at 11 in 2025. That 2025 roster is 10% above the NCAA Division I median of 10, and in line with the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference median of 12. Fairfield University lists 1 head coach and 3 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 2.8 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division I median of 4.5, by 39%.
Fairfield University's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 9 in 2021 and as high as 12 in 2024, and ended 2025 at 10. That 2025 roster is 11% above the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference median of 9, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division I median. Fairfield University lists 1 head coach and 3 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 2.5 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division I median of 4, by 38%.
Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.
How does Fairfield University fund its athletes?
Fairfield University reported 505 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 245 men and 260 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $9,891,226, about $17,538 per male athlete and $21,517 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share of that is not reported separately, so a recruit should ask the coach directly what a tennis award typically covers.
Recruiting spending was $177,911 for men's sports and $167,482 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $726 and $644 per athlete.
What is Fairfield University like academically?
Fairfield University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 33% of applicants, selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1335, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $76,074 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $48,095 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 37% of the sticker price on average.
84% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 91% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $88,794, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Fairfield University?
Business, Management & Marketing dominates: it accounts for 46% of degrees awarded, with Health Professions a distant second at 19%.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (213 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (183 degrees)
- Marketing (148 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (121 degrees)
- Psychology, General (69 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (61 degrees)
- Biology, General (42 degrees)
- Economics (42 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (41 degrees)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (32 degrees)
What is Fairfield, CT like to live in?
Fairfield University sits in Fairfield, a suburb of a large city in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut.
The median household in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region earns about $87,135, which is about the Connecticut median ($93,760) but above the national median ($78,538).
Housing costs more here than in most of Connecticut: a typical home is valued around $397,000, 16% above the state median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,482 a month.
Commutes run long, about 31 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 6% take public transit.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 40, with 22% under 18 and 16% aged 65 or over.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Fairfield University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Fairfield University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Fairfield University?
- Fairfield University is in Fairfield, CT, in the New England region of the United States.
- How much does Fairfield University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $76,074 a year, and an average net price of $48,095 after grants and scholarships.