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I don’t know specifics on all the Jesuit colleges in the U.S., but I’d say Georgetown, Holy Cross and Santa Clara are the top 3. Next tier for me would be Fordham, St. Louis, Creighton and Marquette. I’d lump Fairfield in the next group with Gonzaga, St. Joe’s, Scranton, Xavier, and Loyola Maryland. Next tier down, I’d place Canisius, St. Peter’s, Loyola New Orleans.
I don’t know enough about the others to comment.
College Niche has a ranking of all Catholic colleges.
Has Fairfield at # 44.
Other Jesuit schools ranked are-
2 Georgetown
3 College of the Holy Cross
4 BC
5 Santa Clara
7 Loyola Marymount
8 Marquette
11 Scranton
12 Creighton
14 Gonzaga
26 Loyola MD
33 Loyola Chicago
34 Fordham
In the Northeast for Jesuit schools I’d put Fairfield below Gtown, BC, Holy Cross and Fordham – on par with Loyola MD – and a bit above UScranton. Not quite sure where St. Joe’s falls but I’d guess somewhere between Fairfield and UScranton. This is by no means a scientific survey – rather it is based on my gut feel combined with visits to the vast majority of these schools.
But from everything I’ve seen, all of the Jesuit schools are excellent. If you do well at Fairfield you should be able to get where you want to go in life.
I’ll also add that the College Niche rank has some merit, with the exception that I think they place Fordham much too low.
The answer to your question depends on which metrics you are looking at. GU, BC and HC are more selective, but the only Jesuit school whose graduates earn more than Fairfield’s 10 years after graduation is Georgetown. In my opinion, all The Jesuit schools in the US save Georgetown are regional or local. I think if one was looking for a job in the Midwest being a graduate of Creighton, Saint Louis, Marquette would be more advantageous than being a graduate on an eastern school, and being a graduate of Fairfield is an advantage in the Boston-Washington corridor. I question the methodology of College Niche if Scranton is ranked 11 and Fordham 34 and Fairfield 44.