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University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, CT · Private · Midsize city

Private institution in Bridgeport, CT · 1,450 undergraduates · 64% acceptance rate · $50,323 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$24,7861,457th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$35,7601,509th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$35,7601,459th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$52,7861,547th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$25,7501,416th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$50,3231,048th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$38,5751,316th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
48.1%1,225th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
62.9%1,513th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
64.3%485th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
985953rd highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
1,4501,137th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
16.0:11,454th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
51.7%341st highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 45 mi (LGA)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 33 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$58,673$59,576
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors$45,696—
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Artsbachelors$41,937$47,260
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$37,568$31,305
Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$36,049$28,598
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$35,060$39,648
Human Services, GeneralPublic Administrationbachelors$35,060$37,088
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$34,526$35,671
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsBusinessbachelors$33,281$35,420
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherHealth Professionsbachelors$31,670$27,874
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$29,685$28,598
Social Sciences, GeneralSocial Sciencesbachelors$29,685—

Campus facts

Athletics — 8 sports

NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $3,174,410 (M $1,543,124 · W $1,631,286)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Bridgeport’s 1,450 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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