Fairfield University

Fairfield University was founded in 1942 by the Society of Jesus in Fairfield, CT. It has retained its religious affiliation as a Jesuit university, and in 1970 the Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies was established. They offer undergraduate and graduate programs that are fully CCNE accredited. In addition to a traditional BSN program, they also offer a second degree program, which takes 15 months to complete. Their facilities for learning include a fully equipped intensive care unit, complete with simulation mannequins. Fairfield has a strong faculty team behind its nursing programs that focus on academic excellence, career planning, and individualized attention. Needless to say, small classes are the norm.

Fairfield has local community partnerships with nearby hospitals and health centers that offer students a diversity of experiences in clinical settings. There are also additional workshops and specialty trainings in trauma and resilience available. Nursing students may even choose to do a study abroad in Nicaragua, Australia, or Ireland. Fairfield’s nursing department has an excellent reputation both locally and nationally, and admissions are competitive.

The nursing school at Fairfield University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fairfield, Connecticut. Its nursing programs are accredited by ACEN, ACME, CCNE and COA.

Degree types you can earn at Fairfield University include CNL, Family Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and Registered Nursing, and the school provides its offerings to students via campus and hybrid formats. The level of nursing programs offered to nursing students include Accelerated BSN, Bachelor Degree, BSN to DNP, Master Degree, MSN to DNP and RN to BSN level degrees.

For nursing students in Connecticut, the state average NCLEX-RN passing rate for ADN programs is 87.00% and for BSN programs is 86.75%. The average national NCLEX-RN passing rate for ADN programs is N/A% and for BSN programs is N/A%.

Out of 22 nursing schools in Connecticut, the nursing program at Fairfield University ranks #5 in the state, and out of more than 1,700 nursing programs nationally, it ranks #108. It's 3-year average NCLEX-RN passing rate is 95.33%, giving the Fairfield University an overall grade of A.

Nursing Program Stats at a Glance for Fairfield University

• Grade: A
• NCLEX-RN Passing Rate Average: 95.33%
• Connecticut State Rank: 5
• National Rank: 108

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