Fairfield University Fairfield University Fairfield University is a private Jesuit university in Fairfield, Connecticut. It was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1942, and today is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. , the university had about 4,100 full-time undergraduate students and 1,100 graduate students (full-time and part-time) The school offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees through its five schools and colleges: the Fairfield University College of Arts and Sciences, the Charles F. Dolan School of Business, the School of Engineering, the Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies, and
Sports in New Haven, Connecticut gym of Hamden High School for two seasons, before folding in 1971. Greater New Haven's oldest professional soccer team was the Ansonia F.C.. which is believed to have begun play in 1887 before dissolving in the 1920s. Founded in 2017, the city has the Elm City Express of the NPSL. The team plays at Jess Dow Field at Southern Connecticut State University. The city is also host to many university soccer teams including Yale University. The New Haven Road Race has hosted the USA 20K Championship every year since its inception in 1978. The race, which featured 1,200 runners in