University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, Connecticut · Website
$50,323
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$50,323
median earnings, 10 years after starting
University of Bridgeport is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Bridgeport, Connecticut with 1,534 undergraduates and 2,268 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $27,807 a year (tuition and fees $35,760). It admits 83% of applicants and 41% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $50,323 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,750 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$27,807
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$35,760
US median $11,837
Admission rate
83%
US median 78%
Completion rate
41%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,750
About $273 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$50,323
Rank 1,450 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $27,807
- Tuition and fees
- $35,760
- Cost of attendance
- $52,957
- Students with a need-based grant
- 53%
- Students with federal loans
- 76%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $27,238
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $28,124
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $26,062
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $27,487
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $29,733
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $30,850 in 2015-16 to $35,760 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 83%
- SAT reading, middle
- 520
- SAT math, middle
- 520
- Undergraduates
- 1,534
- Graduate students
- 2,268
- Part-time students
- 19%
- Women
- 71%
- Students per teacher
- 15
- Completion rate
- 41%
- Retention rate
- 61%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 95
- Endowment
- $18.3M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,450 of 5,094 US colleges and 23 of 41 in Connecticut (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CT median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $27,807 | $21,634 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $35,760 | $21,044 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 83% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 41% | 65% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 61% | 83% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,750 | $12,758 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $38,575 | $46,254 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $50,323 | $55,344 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 50% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 61% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
95 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer ScienceMaster's | Master's | 143 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $145,571 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 133 | $22,125 | $89,752 | $123,148 | $88,910 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 95 | $20,500 | $49,952 | $57,992 | $59,916 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 71 | $38,270 | $54,775 | $61,710 | $66,523 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 60 | $41,000 | $66,968 | $88,084 | $103,485 |
| Public HealthMaster's | Master's | 53 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | $29,249 | $43,743 | $56,700 | $53,072 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 37 | $26,962 | $33,392 | $55,958 | $50,706 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 36 | $20,972 | Withheld | $76,208 | $61,982 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 35 | $133,083 | $126,904 | $148,416 | $127,347 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's | Master's | 34 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $124,807 |
| ChiropracticProfessional | Professional | 33 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $25,121 | $65,025 | $74,822 | $68,061 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $26,000 | $30,325 | $53,404 | $68,245 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 27 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $26,250 | $29,284 | $49,978 | $55,378 |
| Human Services, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,597 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,407 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionDoctoral | Doctoral | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $100,573 |
| Biomedical/Medical EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $106,375 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's | Master's | 15 | $58,179 | $52,549 | $68,887 | $60,111 |
| Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical SystemsMaster's | Master's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $35,462 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsMaster's | Master's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $75,975 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 13 | - | - | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Bridgeport and Connecticut on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does University of Bridgeport cost?
$27,807 a year is the average net price at University of Bridgeport after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $35,760, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $52,957. Families earning under $30,000 pay $27,238 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at University of Bridgeport?
83% of applicants are admitted to University of Bridgeport. The median admission rate of colleges in Connecticut is 76%.
How much do University of Bridgeport graduates earn?
$50,323 a year is the median pay of former University of Bridgeport students who work, 10 years after they started ($38,575 after 6 years). That ranks 1,450 of 5,094 US colleges and 23 of 41 in Connecticut. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's) at $126,904.
How much student debt do University of Bridgeport graduates have?
$25,750 is the median federal student loan debt of University of Bridgeport graduates, about $273 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 76% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at University of Bridgeport?
41% of first-time, full-time students at University of Bridgeport finish within 6 years. 61% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at University of Bridgeport?
Computer Science (143 master's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (133 bachelor's graduates), Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (95 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 95 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.