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Post University

Waterbury, Connecticut · Midsize city

Admit rate
$21,634
Avg net price
25%
Graduation rate
$38,696
Median earnings

Post University is a private for-profit bachelor's-granting institution in Waterbury, Connecticut (midsize city setting), enrolling 13,603 undergraduates.

Private for-profitMidsize · 13,603 undergradsMidsize cityNCAA Division II with football · Northeast 10 ConferenceCold wintersSnowyNear the coast

About Waterbury, Connecticut

Waterbury is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. The land was originally inhabited by the Algonquin bands. "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty", by James Thurber, is set in Waterbury in the 1930s. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Midsize city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
18 miles
Nearest airport
21 miles to Tweed New Haven (HVN)

How Post University compares

Graduation rate25%

Higher than 8% · #26 of 26 in Connecticut

First-year retention33%

Higher than 2%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$38,696

Higher than 12% · #24 of 25 in Connecticut

Average net price$21,634

Cheaper than 43% · #11 cheapest of 26 in Connecticut

Median debt at graduation$30,157

Lower than 4%

Student–faculty ratio20 : 1

Lower than 10%

Undergraduate enrollment13,603

Larger than 92%

Percentiles compare Post University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Connecticut.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

15,665students
  • Undergraduate13,60387%
  • Graduate2,06213%

Undergraduates by gender

13,603undergrads
  • Women9,86973%
  • Men3,73427%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White38%
  • Black38%
  • Hispanic13%
  • Asian1.1%
  • Other or multiracial9.6%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
13,603
Graduate enrollment
2,062
Student–faculty ratio
20 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
78%
First-generation students
57%
Students over 25
83%
Median family income
$16,163
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$63,396

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 1,770 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Connecticut4.9%
  • Other U.S. states95%

A national draw — only 5% of first-years come from Connecticut; 95% arrive from other states.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition
$16,327
Room & board
$12,760
Books & supplies
$1,010
Total cost of attendance
$28,897
Average net price
$21,634

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
25%
Graduated on time (4 years)
22%
First-year retention
33%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$31,401
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$38,696
Median debt at graduation
$30,157
Students with federal loans
81%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
23%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
22%
Low-income (Pell)
11%
First-generation
12%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
474
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
3%
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NCAA Division II with football
Football conference
Northeast 10 Conference
Varsity athletes
387 (274 men · 113 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (11)

Football101
Ice Hockey55
Soccer55
Baseball48
Lacrosse48
Basketball36
Softball15
Volleyball13
Golf8
Tennis7
Cross Country1

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.2 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
7
Property offenses (2022–2024)
3

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (16,178 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

3.3reported offenses a year
2.3 violent a year1.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
1.3
Burglary
1.0
Robbery
0.7
Fondling
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$22,103
$30–48k
$20,586
$48–75k
$19,822
$75–110k
$16,362
$110k+
$13,127

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$82,472

$19,822/year × about 4.2 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

18%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$18,555
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 18% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $18,555. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 801 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$38,696
Typical debt at graduation
$30,157
Debt vs. one year's pay
78%
Out-earn a HS grad
60%

Typical debt would take roughly 7.8 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$32,958
Men
$59,818

Men out-earn women by $26,860 (81%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
85°F
Winter low
20°F
Annual rain
50.4″
Annual snow
38.6″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.54.9JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, MT Carmel, CT US station (12.8 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.