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UBridgeport is ranked #1,454 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when UBridgeport held the #1,619 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
UBridgeport also holds the #18 spot on the Best Colleges in Connecticut ranking.
University of Bridgeport has an acceptance rate of 82%, 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 14% 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 460 and 590. Math scores were between 475 and 570.
The student to faculty ratio at University of Bridgeport is about average at 14 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
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 32%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at University of Bridgeport is 68%, which is about average when compared to the national rate 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 29%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at University of Bridgeport.
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 + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $25,169 | $27,432 | $27,297 | $28,480 | $25,352 |
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 $7,918 a year. That adds up to $31,672 over four years for those students.
See which majors at University of Bridgeport make the most money.
Get more details about the location of University of Bridgeport.
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/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 140 | $89,752 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 113 | NA |
| Dental Support Services | 85 | $65,025 |
| Food, Nutrition & Related Services | 75 | NA |
| General Psychology | 56 | $33,392 |
| Business Administration & Management | 52 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 46 | $43,743 |
| Chiropractic | 40 | NA |
| Educational Administration | 39 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 38 | NA |
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 2022-2023, 2,658 students took at least one online class at University of Bridgeport. This is an increase from the 2,062 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 2,658 | 1,000 |
| 2021-2022 | 2,062 | 1,006 |
| 2020-2021 | 2,037 | 1,044 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,874 | 858 |
Learn more about online learning at University of Bridgeport.
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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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