
Fairfield University's wait list acceptance rate for the application year 2024 stands at a mere 0.2%, with only 22 out of 8,898 wait-listed applicants gaining admission. This continues a trend of low acceptance rates; in 2023, the acceptance rate was just 0.1%, with 9 admits from 6,371 offers. Similar patterns were observed in 2022 with a 0.2% rate (10 accepted from 4,574), and in 2020, there was a higher rate of 1.0%, as 36 students were accepted out of 3,999 applicants. The competition remains extremely tight for wait-listed candidates at Fairfield University.