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