Sacred Heart University is a non-profit private university that was established in 1963; its main campus is located in Fairfield, Connecticut. It has an enrolment of approximately 5,560 students. The university is comprised of four distinct colleges: Arts & Sciences; Education & Health Professions; University College; and Business. It offers bachelors and masters degrees in the fields of Accounting, Biological Sciences, Business Administration, Communication Studies, Computer and Information Sciences, Arts and Sciences among others. It also awards the doctors degree, post-masters certificate, associates degree and post baccalaureate certificate in various fields.