Or via social:

School Overview

Data & methodology

Evaluation method

Ranking Basis

Data Scale: FindingSchool leverages an extensive data set that exceeds that of similar rankings, ensuring accurate and relevant evaluations through well-defined weight distributions and scoring mechanisms.

Weight Distribution: We gathered feedback from thousands of families and consulted over 50 industry experts to create ranking weights tailored to the needs of Asian students.

Scoring Mechanism: Each of the 46 distinct data points is evaluated using unique mathematical models, scoring based on its position within the overall data distribution.

Basis for Ranking: Instead of absolute values, we focus on relative differences in data. There is no fixed score threshold for separating schools; instead, the “admission cutoff” is adjusted annually based on data trends, similar to college entrance exams.

Evaluation Mechanism

The school page currently displays an evaluation card that includes an overall rating and ratings across five key categories, totaling 46 data points. The five categories are: Geographic Community, Academic Strength, Matriculation Level, Extracurricular Activities, and FindingSchool Reviews. Visitors can easily view the overall score and ratings for each dimension (ranging from A+ to C). For boarding schools, detailed total score rankings are also included

The data used for evaluations and rankings comes from three primary sources: official school data, public data, and user-submitted data on FindingSchool.

Scoring Mechanism

The entire scoring system is based on mathematical models derived from statistical analysis of samples from hundreds of schools across various levels. Each data point receives a corresponding rating based on its percentile position within the overall predicted distribution.

  • In the boarding school evaluation:: A- and above account for 45% of the total, B- and above account for 40%, C accounts for 15%.

  • In the day school evaluation: A- and above account for 30% of the total, B- and above account for 51%, C and others account for 19%.

2025 Evaluation Methodology

1. [30% - Matriculation Dimension]: Ivy League admission rate, admission rate for Top 25 National Universities and Top 5 Liberal Arts Colleges, admission rate for Top 50 National Universities and Top 10 Liberal Arts Colleges, admission rate for Top 100 National Universities and Top 25 Liberal Arts Colleges, along with a summary of historical admissions data.

2. [24% - Academic Dimension]: Course offerings (AP, IB, Honors, and Advanced courses), percentage of teachers with a master’s degree or higher, percentage of AP exam scores of 3, 4, or 5, average scores on standardized tests (SAT and ACT), scores in AMC math competitions, and results in FRC robotics competitions.

3. [14% - Extracurricular Activities]: Alumni donation rate, number of clubs and activities, ratings for competitive sports teams, and ratings for arts programs.

4. [12% - FindingSchool Reviews]: FindingSchool website rating, review comments on FindingSchool, and historical rating trends.

5. [8% - Geographic Community]: State resource evaluation, density score of nearby top universities, distance to the nearest international airport, convenience of local amenities, transportation convenience, city crime rate, and educational level of the local population.

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
Fairfield Preparatory School With Reviews, Requirements 2024 | FindingSchool
If you'd like to add Fairfield Preparatory School to your favorites, compare it with other schools, or share it with friends, here are some quick links.

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
View all
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2020 2015-2018 2014-2017 2015 2014 Total
All schools 119 148 70 40 42
#1 Princeton University 1 admitted 1 + 2
#3 Harvard College 1 admitted 1 + 2
#5 Yale University 1 admitted 2 1 + 1 + 5
#6 University of Pennsylvania 1 admitted 1 + 2
#7 California Institute of Technology 1 + 1
#7 Duke University 2 admitted 1 + 3
#9 Northwestern University 1 admitted 1 + 2
#9 Johns Hopkins University 1 admitted 2 3
#12 Columbia University 1 admitted 1 + 2
#12 University of Chicago 1 + 1
#12 Cornell University 1 admitted 1 + 1 + 3
#15 University of California: Los Angeles 1 admitted 1
#15 University of California: Berkeley 1 admitted 1
#17 Rice University 1 + 1 + 2
#18 Dartmouth College 2 admitted 2
#18 Vanderbilt University 1 admitted 1 + 2
#20 University of Notre Dame 1 2 admitted 2 1 + 1 + 7
#21 University of Michigan 1 admitted 3 4
#22 Georgetown University 2 admitted 4 1 + 1 + 8
#24 Emory University 2 admitted 1 + 3
#24 Carnegie Mellon University 1 1 + 1 + 3
#24 Washington University in St. Louis 2 2
#24 University of Virginia 1 4 admitted 1 + 1 + 7
#28 University of Florida 1 admitted 1 + 2
#28 University of Southern California 1 1 admitted 2 1 + 5
#28 University of California: San Diego 2 2
#33 Georgia Institute of Technology 1 admitted 1 + 1 + 3
#35 New York University 3 1 admitted 4 1 + 1 + 10
#35 University of Wisconsin-Madison 2 4 admitted 6
#39 Boston College 11 10 admitted 5 1 + 1 + 28
#40 University of Washington 1 admitted 1
#40 Tufts University 2 1 admitted 1 + 1 + 5
#43 Boston University 1 1 admitted 1 + 1 + 4
#47 Wake Forest University 2 admitted 1 + 1 + 4
#47 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1 admitted 1
#47 Lehigh University 1 admitted 1 + 2
#47 University of Georgia 1 admitted 1
#47 University of Rochester 1 admitted 1 + 1 + 3
#53 Northeastern University 2 2 admitted 1 + 1 + 6
#53 Purdue University 3 1 admitted 4
#53 Case Western Reserve University 1 admitted 1 + 1 + 3
#53 College of William and Mary 1 admitted 1 + 2
#53 Florida State University 1 1 admitted 2
#54 Ohio State University: Columbus Campus 1 admitted 1
#57 Penn State University Park 6 2 admitted 4 12
#58 University of Connecticut 13 1 admitted 19 1 + 1 + 35
#58 University of Maryland: College Park 1 1 admitted 2
#60 Michigan State University 1 admitted 1
#60 Brandeis University 1 + 1
#60 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 4 2 admitted 4 1 + 1 + 12
#60 Santa Clara University 1 3 admitted 4
#67 University of Pittsburgh 1 admitted 1 + 1 + 3
#67 George Washington University 1 1 admitted 1 + 1 + 4
#67 Villanova University 6 4 admitted 10
#67 Syracuse University 1 5 admitted 6 1 + 1 + 14
#67 University of Miami 2 1 admitted 1 + 4
#73 Indiana University Bloomington 2 2
#73 Tulane University 1 1 admitted 1 + 3
#76 Stevens Institute of Technology 1 + 1
#76 Colorado School of Mines 1 + 1
#76 University of Delaware 1 1 admitted 1 + 1 + 4
#76 Pepperdine University 1 admitted 1
#82 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1 admitted 2 1 + 1 + 5
#84 University of California: Santa Cruz 1 admitted 1
#86 Clemson University 4 1 admitted 1 + 1 + 7
#86 Marquette University 1 1 admitted 2 1 + 1 + 6
#89 Southern Methodist University 1 admitted 1 + 1 + 3
#89 Fordham University 11 4 admitted 4 1 + 1 + 21
#89 Temple University 1 1
#93 Baylor University 1 + 1
#93 Loyola Marymount University 2 1 admitted 3
#98 Texas Christian University 2 admitted 3 5
#98 Rochester Institute of Technology 1 2 admitted 3
#98 Drexel University 1 admitted 1 + 1 + 3
#105 American University 1 admitted 1 + 2
#105 Arizona State University 1 admitted 1
#105 University of Colorado Boulder 1 admitted 1
#115 University of Arizona 1 admitted 1
#115 University of San Francisco 1 admitted 1
#115 University of Utah 1 admitted 1
#115 University of New Hampshire 1 admitted 1
#124 University of Oklahoma 1 admitted 1
#124 University of South Carolina: Columbia 1 admitted 1
#124 University of Denver 2 1 admitted 1 + 4
#124 Fairfield University 9 5 admitted 14
#124 Creighton University 1 admitted 1
#133 University of Dayton 1 1 admitted 2
#133 University of Vermont 2 1 + 1 + 4
#133 Miami University: Oxford 4 6 admitted 10
#133 Chapman University 1 admitted 1
#137 University of Alabama 1 4 admitted 2 1 + 1 + 9
#142 Loyola University Chicago 1 admitted 1
#151 DePaul University 1 admitted 1
#151 University of Rhode Island 1 1 admitted 2
#163 St. John's University 5 admitted 5
#163 Seattle University 1 admitted 1
#170 Quinnipiac University 2 1 admitted 3
#178 Catholic University of America 1 admitted 1
#209 Sacred Heart University 2 5 admitted 7
#236 Western New England University 1 1
#249 University of Maine 1 admitted 1
#249 Suffolk University 1 admitted 1
#249 Pace University 1 admitted 1
#304 Florida Gulf Coast University 1 1
#304 Ferris State University 1 admitted 1
#389 University of Bridgeport 1 1
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2020 2015-2018 2014-2017 2015 2014 Total
All schools 16 44 10 15 19
#1 Williams College 1 admitted 1
#3 United States Naval Academy 1 admitted 1 + 2
#9 Bowdoin College 1 admitted 1 + 2
#11 Middlebury College 1 admitted 1 + 1 + 3
#11 Grinnell College 1 1
#11 Wesleyan University 2 1 + 3
#16 Davidson College 1 + 1
#16 Vassar College 1 + 1 + 2
#16 Hamilton College 1 admitted 1 + 2
#21 Washington and Lee University 1 admitted 1 + 1 + 3
#21 United States Military Academy 1 admitted 3 4
#21 Colgate University 2 1 admitted 2 1 + 1 + 7
#24 Bates College 1 + 1
#25 Colby College 1 + 1
#25 University of Richmond 1 admitted 1 + 1 + 3
#27 College of the Holy Cross 4 10 admitted 3 1 + 1 + 19
#30 Bucknell University 2 1 admitted 1 + 1 + 5
#30 Lafayette College 1 admitted 1 + 1 + 3
#38 Union College 1 + 1 + 2
#39 Kenyon College 1 admitted 1 + 1 + 3
#39 Trinity College 1 admitted 1 + 2
#39 Hillsdale College 1 admitted 1
#39 Denison University 2 admitted 2
#45 Union College 2 1 admitted 3
#46 Dickinson College 1 admitted 1 + 1 + 3
#46 Furman University 2 1 admitted 3
#46 Connecticut College 1 admitted 1 + 1 + 3
#56 Rhodes College 1 admitted 1
#59 St. Lawrence University 1 admitted 1
#63 Gettysburg College 2 2 admitted 1 + 1 + 6
#67 Reed College 1 admitted 1
#67 Thomas Aquinas College 1 admitted 1
#70 Hobart and William Smith Colleges 1 2 admitted 3
#86 Stonehill College 1 admitted 1
#93 Drew University 1 admitted 1
#93 Whittier College 1 admitted 1
#100 Morehouse College 1 admitted 1
#107 Susquehanna University 1 admitted 1
#130 Roanoke 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
View all

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
View all

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
View all

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
View all

Basic Info

All-boys
Day S. Grades: 9-12
Suburban
ESL: Yes
Year Founded: 1942
Campus Size: 200 acres
Religious Affiliation: Catholic

Application Info

Interview: Skype, On Campus
Recommended
4.7
Recommended
4.7

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 430 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: Eagle Hill - Southport, Bridgeport International Academy 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

New York City, often referred to as NYC, is the most populous city in the United States with a 2020 population of 8.8 million. It is the cultural, financial, and entertainment hub of the world, renowned for its iconic landmarks like Times Square, Central Park, and the Statue of Liberty. The city is home to global institutions such as the United Nations and Wall Street. Known for its diversity and vibrant arts scene, New York City plays a crucial role in shaping international commerce, politics, and culture.

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

Campus 360° Tour

Explore the campus through a Virtual Tour (powered by ).
FindingSchool collects its data from a variety of reliable sources, including schools, advisors, official U.S. statistics, and feedback from actual parents and students.
Feedback
Compare()
()