University of Bridgeport Overview

University of Bridgeport is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is University of Bridgeport Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at UBridgeport.
• In a recent academic period32% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from UBridgeport makes roughly $50,323 a year. This is 23% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is 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

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How Do I Get Into UBridgeport?

You can apply to UBridgeport online at: www.bridgeport.edu/admissions/online/

Admission Requirements for UBridgeport

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UBridgeport?

UBridgeport has an acceptance rate of 82%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 32% of accepted students are men and 68% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 81%, and the acceptance rate for women is 82%.

Average Test Scores

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.

Can I Afford University of Bridgeport?

Student Loan Debt

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.

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University of Bridgeport Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,350 undergraduate students at UBridgeport, with 1,868 being full-time and 482 being part-time.

There are also 1,805 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,868 full-time undergraduates at UBridgeport, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	82
Black or African American	594
Hispanic or Latino	526
White	457
International Students	125
Other Races/Ethnicities	84

Geographic Diversity

Connecticut students aren't the only ones who study at University of Bridgeport. At this time, 19 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 80 countries are represented at UBridgeport. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Saudi Arabia.

University of Bridgeport Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Computer Science	0	0	8	0	143	0	151
Nursing	0	0	133	0	13	0	146
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	0	7	95	0	102
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	0	0	0	0	71	0	71
Dental Support Services	0	36	30	0	5	0	71
Business Administration & Management	2	1	2	0	60	0	65
Public Health	0	0	0	0	53	0	53
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	7	39	0	0	0	46
Educational Administration	0	0	0	27	0	17	44
Other Health Professions	0	0	28	0	0	12	40
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	0	27	0	13	0	40
General Psychology	0	0	37	0	0	0	37
Allied Health Professions	0	0	0	0	35	0	35
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	0	0	34	0	34
Chiropractic	0	0	0	0	0	33	33
Student Counseling	0	0	0	5	15	0	20
Mechanical Engineering	0	0	9	0	11	0	20
Human Services	0	0	20	0	0	0	20
Alternative Medicine & Systems	0	0	0	0	15	4	19
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	5	0	13	0	18
General Business/Commerce	0	0	18	0	0	0	18
Biomedical Engineering	0	0	0	0	17	0	17
Electrical Engineering	0	0	6	0	10	0	16
Accounting	0	0	13	0	0	0	13
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	13	0	0	0	13
Computer Information Systems	0	0	0	0	10	0	10
Engineering-Related Fields	0	0	0	0	8	1	9
General Biology	0	0	7	0	1	0	8
Computer Engineering	0	0	5	0	1	2	8
International Relations & National Security	0	0	1	0	6	0	7
Design & Applied Arts	0	0	7	0	0	0	7
General Education	0	0	0	0	6	0	6
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	0	4	0	0	4
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	3	0	0	0	3
Computer Engineering Technology	0	0	3	0	0	0	3
Human Resource Management	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
General English Literature	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Health & Physical Education	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Music	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Mathematics	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
General Social Sciences	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
General Visual & Performing Arts	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Applied Mathematics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	2	44	425	43	635	69	1,218

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
• Image Credit: By User:Magicpiano under License

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