Sacred Heart University

Sacred Heart University is a private, Roman Catholic university in Fairfield, Connecticut. The university has about 6,023 students. It was founded in 1963. The current president of the university is John J. Petillo. Sports The athletics teams of the university are called the Pioneers. They have 31 varsity teams, most of which compete in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (which changes its name to Metro Conference in July 2026). The men's ice hockey team competes in Atlantic Hockey. Other websites Sacred Heart University's Official website Sacred Heart Pioneers' Official athletics website Archived 2009-04-03 at the Wayback Machine