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University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, Connecticut·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·New England·bridgeport.edu
6-yr Graduation
41%
-31.5pp vs Doctoral/Professional
Total enrollment
3,838
peer median 6,440
Avg net price
$27,807
-$7.7k vs Doctoral/Professional
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
9,237
9,237 candidates competed
Admitted
7,669
83.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
372
4.9% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
41%-31.5pp vs Doctoral/Professional
4-year graduation
29%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
41%
Full-time retention
61%

Pell equity

3.7pp gap
Pell recipients
43%127 of 298
Non-Pell (all)
39%88 of 224
Subsidized loan, no Pell
46%52 of 112
No Federal Aid
32%36 of 112

Pell recipients here graduate at a 3.7-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 75 Title IV programs, 17 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 57 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
75
Passing
17
22.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.3% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.3%
+0.7pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

75programs
  • Passing17 · 22.7%
  • No Data57 · 76.0%
  • Failing1 · 1.3%

Severity spectrum

Critical
1
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
16
No data
57

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

18
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-37.4%
$38,718 vs $61,854
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+13.9%
$70,430 vs $61,854
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+25.0%
$57,992 vs $46,391
Social Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+29.1%
$47,108 vs $36,491
Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+31.5%
$47,973 vs $36,491
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+31.7%
$88,084 vs $66,899
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+37.0%
$49,978 vs $36,491
Foods Nutrition and Related Services
Master's Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
+40.0%
$61,710 vs $44,091

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

15
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
505%
$195,560 debt · $38,718 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
81%
$119,622 debt · $148,416 earn
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
77%
$52,750 debt · $68,887 earn
Foods Nutrition and Related Services
Master's Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
62%
$38,268 debt · $61,710 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
57%
$31,972 debt · $55,958 earn
Social Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
57%
$26,598 debt · $47,108 earn
Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
56%
$27,000 debt · $47,973 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
54%
$26,799 debt · $49,978 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

New England Commission of Higher Education

Accredited since 1951Next review Dec 2035

Programmatic accreditations · 8

Action history · 10

  1. Apr 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    New England Commission of Higher Education
  2. Feb 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine · Acupuncture (ACUP) - Professional master's degree and professional master's level certificate and diploma programs in acupuncture and oriental medicine
  3. Feb 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine · Master's Degree- Oriental Medicine in English (MDOME)
  4. May 2022Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Council on Naturopathic Medical Education · Naturopathy (NATUR) - Programs leading to the N.D. or N.M.D. degree
  5. Apr 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$27,238
$30–48k$28,124
$48–75k$26,062
$75–110k$27,487
$110k+$29,733

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$27,807
-$7,671vs Doctoral/Professional median $35,479
Federal loans
75.7%
In-state tuition
$35,760
Out-of-state
$35,760

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 1,037 students received $5.2M in Pell grants, alongside $34.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,037
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$5.2M
$5,193,023 total
Direct Loans
$34.2M
3,440 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$4.5M
1,186 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$5.6M
1,242 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$15.2M
661 loan awards
Parent PLUS$2.8M
145 loan awards
Grad PLUS$6.0M
206 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 1,396 borrowers who entered repayment, 41 (2.9%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.9%
+0.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,396
Defaulted
41
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
8.3%
2017
7.0%
2018
7.1%
2019
2.9%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at University of Bridgeport

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs51
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,450 total completions
01Computer Sciences
47632.8%
02Health Professions
40628.0%
03Business
21414.8%
04Education
1188.1%
05Engineering
694.8%
06Family/Consumer Sci
473.2%
07Psychology
382.6%
08Engineering Tech
312.1%
09Security/Protective
281.9%
10Liberal Arts
231.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
3,838
12-mo unduplicated
5,469
Undergraduate
2,760
Graduate
2,709

Gender split

Men
39%2,117
Women
61%3,352

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
35.1%
Hispanic
30.3%
White
21.7%
Non-resident
5.0%
Asian
4.2%
Unknown
2.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.8%
Two or more
0.7%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
308
149 M · 159 W
Women athletes
51.6%
Athletic aid
$3.2M
Total student aid
Budget
$7.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$1.5M
$1.6M
Recruiting expense
$10K
$10K
Head-coach salaries
$75K
$76K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 8

Soccer
32 M · 37 W
$1.2M
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
32 M · 35 W
$322K
Lacrosse
34 M · 20 W
$921K
Baseball
48 M · —
$674K
Basketball
22 M · 19 W
$1.1M
Gymnastics
— · 29 W
$471K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.95
8 offenses · 4,103 students

3-year trend

4.212 yrs ago3.261 yr ago1.95Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
36
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
9
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Robbery
3
Rape
2
Burglary
2
Aggravated assault
1

By location

8total
  • On campus5
  • Public property3

Includes 3 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
1
Dating violence
4
Stalking
5 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs013
Liquor051

Residence-hall fires

  • Chaffee Hall1 fire
    ElectricalDamage $100-$999

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
15.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
153

University of Bridgeport vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions University of Bridgeport selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectUniversity of Bridgeport
41%—3,838$27,807Doctoral/Professional
University of Hartford
57%95.7%6,015$30,282Doctoral/Professional
Fairfield University
84%33.3%6,864$48,095Doctoral/Professional
Quinnipiac University
76%72.2%9,424$40,675Doctoral/Professional
Sacred Heart University
73%65.4%11,022$46,174Doctoral/Professional
Simmons University
72%70.0%4,666$25,265Doctoral/Professional
Peer group median73%70.0%6,440$35,479

Institutions like University of Bridgeport

Explore the federal data for institutions in University of Bridgeport's comparison group.

IPEDS

University of Bridgeport Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Phone
1‑800‑392‑3582
Address
126 Park Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06604

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness (OIE) provides leadership and assistance with strategic planning, academic program development, accreditation, assessment, research and decision-making support and other continuous improvement processes that contribute to the advancement of student learning and the fulfillment of the University’s mission.

Visit IR office page
Team
4 members
  • Melissa Quinlan, Ph.D.
    Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness and Student Systems
  • Kristy Huntley
    Senior Director, Office of Institutional Effectiveness
  • Matt Van Voorhis
    Director of Institutional Research
  • Sai Dhonti
    Data Manager

Frequently asked questions about University of Bridgeport

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about University of Bridgeport.

What is the graduation rate at University of Bridgeport?

University of Bridgeport reports a 6-year graduation rate of 41% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend University of Bridgeport?

University of Bridgeport reports a total enrollment of 3,838 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at University of Bridgeport?

The average net price at University of Bridgeport is $27,807 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at University of Bridgeport?

University of Bridgeport's yield rate is 4.9%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is University of Bridgeport located?

University of Bridgeport is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604-5620.

Who runs Institutional Research at University of Bridgeport?

University of Bridgeport's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
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