Post University Overview

Post University is a private for-profit institution situated in Waterbury, Connecticut. Waterbury is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

What Is Post University Known For?

• The master's degree is the highest award offered at Post University.
• For the 2017-2018 academic year, 10% of the faculty were full-time.
• On average, it takes about 4.2 years for students from Post University to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Post University Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Post University has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#88	Most Popular Online Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Post University.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#3	Best Value General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#5	Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#7	Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#14	Best Marketing Associate’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#16	Best Value International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#24	Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#37	Best Business Administration & Management Associate’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#49	Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#60	Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Post University has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#57	Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#63	Best Business Associate’s Degree Schools	Business Degree Central
#72	Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students	College Factual
#74	Best Business Administration & Management Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#87	Highest Paid Business Administration & Management Graduates	College Factual
#129	Highest Paid Business, Management & Marketing Graduates	College Factual

Where Is Post University?

Contact details for Post University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	800 Country Club Rd, Waterbury, CT 06723
Phone:	800-345-2562
Website:	www.post.edu/
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/PostUniversity
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/PostUniversity

How Do I Get Into Post University?

You can apply to Post University online at: www.post.edu/

Admission Requirements for Post University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Post University?

With an acceptance rate of 63%, Post University does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 59%, and the acceptance rate for women is 62%.

Can I Afford Post University?

The overall average net price of Post University is $28,479. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Post University, approximately 76% of students took out student loans averaging $7,099 a year. That adds up to $28,396 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Post University is 19.6%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.

Post University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 9,729 undergraduate students at Post University, with 2,293 being full-time and 7,436 being part-time.

There are also 913 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,293 full-time undergraduates at Post University, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Post University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	19
Black or African American	487
Hispanic or Latino	168
White	831
International Students	52
Other Races/Ethnicities	736

Geographic Diversity

Connecticut students aren't the only ones who study at Post University. At this time, 47 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 40 countries are represented at Post University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, France, and Canada.

Online Learning at Post University

There are 17 bachelor’s degree and 6 master’s degree programs available online at Post University. In 2017-2018, 9,073 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Post University has changed over the last few years.

This school is the most popular in Connecticut for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2017-2018.

Online Growth Rankings of Post University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Post University was 4.5%. This is the #141 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Post University regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Post University majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Accounting	25%
Business Administration & Management	24%
Business, Management & Marketing	32%
Communication & Journalism	71%
Communication & Media Studies	71%
Criminal Justice & Corrections	8%
Education	11%
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	30%
Finance & Financial Management	45%
General Business/Commerce	54%
General Psychology	27%
Health Professions	75%
Homeland Security	19%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	9%
Human Development & Family Studies	30%
Human Resource Management	33%
Human Services	9%
Instructional Media Design	75%
International Business	75%
Legal Professions	18%
Legal Support Services	29%
Management Information Systems	47%
Marketing	30%
Mental & Social Health Services	75%
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	5%
Nursing	75%
Psychology	19%
Public Administration	11%
Public Administration & Social Service	10%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Post University ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Post University.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Human Development & Family Studies	#8
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	#11
Health & Physical Education	#11
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	#12
Homeland Security	#13
General Education	#14
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	#14
Management Information Systems	#16
Legal Support Services	#19
Communication & Media Studies	#22
Finance & Financial Management	#23
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	#25
Human Services	#25
Legal Professions	#26
Communication & Journalism	#29
Public Administration	#32
General Psychology	#37
General Business/Commerce	#39
Marketing	#40
Psychology	#42
Public Administration & Social Service	#49
Human Resource Management	#53
Accounting	#57
Criminal Justice & Corrections	#62
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	#63
Education	#64
Business Administration & Management	#84
Business, Management & Marketing	#92

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Post University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	0	109	0	439	0	0	548
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0	0	8	151	159
Accounting	18	28	0	71	11	27	155
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	54	0	86	0	0	140
Human Development & Family Studies	0	51	0	62	0	0	113
Human Services	0	0	0	69	3	36	108
Management Information Systems	1	0	0	69	0	0	70
Legal Support Services	3	0	63	0	0	0	66
General Psychology	0	0	0	66	0	0	66
General Education	0	0	0	0	10	49	59
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	0	23	0	36	0	0	59
Human Resource Management	47	0	0	1	0	0	48
Marketing	0	21	0	24	1	0	46
Finance & Financial Management	1	0	0	43	0	0	44
Health & Physical Education	0	0	0	27	0	0	27
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	0	0	20	0	20
Public Administration	0	0	0	0	0	18	18
Homeland Security	0	0	0	16	0	0	16
International Business	0	0	0	8	0	0	8
Educational Administration	0	0	0	0	0	8	8
Nursing	0	0	0	8	0	0	8
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	0	7	0	0	7
General Biology	0	0	0	4	0	0	4
Instructional Media Design	0	0	0	1	3	0	4
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	0	0	4	0	4
Animal Services	0	0	0	3	0	0	3
Sociology	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
Natural Resources Conservation	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
TOTAL	70	286	63	1,043	60	289	1,811

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.