Private nonprofit · University
University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, Connecticut · Midsize city
- 83.0%
- Admit rate
- $27,807
- Avg net price
- 41%
- Graduation rate
- $50,323
- Median earnings
University of Bridgeport is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Bridgeport, Connecticut (midsize city setting), enrolling 1,534 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).
About Bridgeport, Connecticut
Bridgeport is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. The earliest European communal settlement was in the historical Stratfield district, along US Route 1, known in colonial times as the King's Highway. Close by, Mount Grove Cemetery was laid out on what was a native village that extended past the 1650s. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, written 1889, a classic novel by Mark Twain, contains the line "Bridgeport?" Said I." "Camelot", said he." when a man from Hartford, who does not yet know his has been transported to early medieval times, arrives with his escort to Camelot, confusing it for Bridgeport. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Midsize city
- Highest degree offered
- Graduate
- Nearest big city
- 17 miles to New Haven, CT
- To the ocean
- < 1 mile
- Nearest airport
- 17 miles to Tweed New Haven (HVN)
How University of Bridgeport compares
More selective than 39% · #16 most selective of 24 in Connecticut
Higher than 24% · #25 of 26 in Connecticut
Higher than 15%
Higher than 40% · #22 of 25 in Connecticut
Cheaper than 22% · #14 cheapest of 26 in Connecticut
Lower than 27%
Lower than 35%
Larger than 50%
Percentiles compare University of Bridgeport 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
- Undergraduate1,53440%
- Graduate2,26860%
Undergraduates by gender
- Women1,08871%
- Men44629%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White22%
- Black35%
- Hispanic30%
- Asian4.2%
- Other or multiracial8.7%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 1,534
- Graduate enrollment
- 2,268
- Student–faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 53%
- First-generation students
- 42%
- Students over 25
- 32%
- Median family income
- $32,764
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $66,591
- Endowment
- $18,317,000
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 231 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.
- From Connecticut58%
- Other U.S. states35%
- International6.9%
A regional draw: about 58% of first-years come from Connecticut, the rest from elsewhere.
7% came from outside the U.S. 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.
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 83.0%
- Test scores
- Considered but not required
- SAT range (25th–75th %)
- —
- SAT average
- —
- SAT reading
- —
- SAT math
- —
- ACT composite
- —
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $35,760
- Room & board
- $16,350
- Books & supplies
- $0
- Total cost of attendance
- $52,957
- Average net price
- $27,807
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)
- 41%
- Graduated on time (4 years)
- 29%
- First-year retention
- 61%
- Transferred to another college
- 36%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $38,575
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $50,323
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,750
- Students with federal loans
- 76%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 41%
About 12% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.
Graduating on time
By student background (4 years)
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
- 833
- Dorm capacity vs undergrads
- 54%
- Application fee
- Free
- Athletics
- NCAA Division II without football
- Varsity athletes
- 350 (168 men · 182 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 (8)
Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- C
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 2.5 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 12
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 17
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 2 campuses (3,838 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.
By offense type, per year
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.
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.
$26,062/year × about 4.5 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.
University of Bridgeport discounts heavily: 95% of freshmen are awarded a grant straight from the school, averaging $23,202. For many families the real price lands well below sticker.
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 280 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)
- $50,323
- Typical debt at graduation
- $25,750
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 51%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 57%
Typical debt would take roughly 5.1 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.
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.
Men out-earn women by $1,197 (2%) 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
- 83°F
- Winter low
- 24°F
- Annual rain
- 44.1″
- Annual snow
- 33.6″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bridgeport Sikorsky Mem AP, CT US station (3.2 mi from campus).
What University of Bridgeport graduates study — and earn
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.














