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University of Bridgeport Data & Information Overview

49 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
73% Acceptance Rate
This overview covers the essential stats on University of Bridgeport, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
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How Well Is University of Bridgeport Ranked?

#1,619 Best Colleges in Nation
#24 Best Colleges in CT
Health Professions Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

University of Bridgeport was awarded 49 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.

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Overall Quality

UBridgeport is ranked #1,619 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.

UBridgeport is also ranked #24 out of 28 schools in Connecticut.

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Is It Hard to Get Into UBridgeport?

73% Acceptance Rate
66% Of Accepted Are Women
21% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

University of Bridgeport has an acceptance rate of 73%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.

Average Test Scores

About 21% of students accepted to UBridgeport submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 470 and 570. Math scores were between 480 and 560.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Bridgeport  ( 470 to 570 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for University of Bridgeport  ( 480 to 560 )
200
800
UBridgeport received ACT scores from 0% of accepted students.

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University of Bridgeport Faculty

11 to 1 Student to Faculty
31% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at UBridgeport it is much better at 11 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at University of Bridgeport is 31%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  31 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at University of Bridgeport

55% Freshmen Retention
34% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At University of Bridgeport this rate is 55%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  55 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At UBridgeport this rate is 34%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  34 out of 100
0
100

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University of Bridgeport Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,868 Full-Time Undergraduates
66.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
66.6% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,350 undergraduates at UBridgeport with 1,868 being full-time and 482 being part-time.

How Much Does University of Bridgeport Cost?

$25,084 Net Price
80% Take Out Loans
$47,920 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of UBridgeport is $25,084. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for UBridgeport

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$22,576 $23,330 $25,156 $27,424 $31,980

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of UBridgeport, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UBridgeport, approximately 80% of students took out student loans averaging $11,980 a year. That adds up to $47,920 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UBridgeport is 7.1%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do UBridgeport Graduates Make?

$50,003 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from UBridgeport with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $50,003 in their early years. That's great news for UBridgeport students since it is 18% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of University of Bridgeport

Connecticut State
1,868 Full-Time Undergraduates
Midsize City Campus Setting
University of Bridgeport is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The location of UBridgeport is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

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Contact details for UBridgeport are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 126 Park Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06604-5620
Phone: 203-576-4000
Website: www.bridgeport.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UBridgeport
Twitter: https://twitter.com/UBridgeport

University of Bridgeport Majors

47 Majors With Completions
741 Undergraduate Degrees
570 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 47 majors graduated from University of Bridgeport. Of these students, 741 received undergraduate degrees and 570 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Nursing 179 NA
Liberal Arts General Studies 65 $40,571
General Psychology 60 $38,548
Dental Support Services 47 $62,863
Human Services 37 $34,697
Criminal Justice & Corrections 36 $31,722
Design & Applied Arts 32 $37,223
Other Health Professions 26 $28,781
General Business/Commerce 22 NA
Communication & Media Studies 20 $28,987

Learn more about the majors offered at University of Bridgeport along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at UBridgeport

58% Take At Least One Class Online
28% Take All Classes Online

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2020-2021, 2,062 students took at least one online class at University of Bridgeport. This is an increase from the 2,037 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 2,062 1,006
2019-2020 2,037 1,044
2018-2019 1,842 947
2017-2018 1,874 858
2016-2017 1,643 677

Learn more about online learning at University of Bridgeport.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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