University of Bridgeport Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Midsize city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
1,534 students
Near the national median
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 54.5%
- TypePrivate nonprofit
- ClassDoctoral/professional university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division II
Nearby college towns
- Fairfield3.5 mi
- Norwalk14.2 mi
- West Haven14.8 mi
- New Haven16.7 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at University of Bridgeport, the largest reported group is Black (35.1%), followed by Hispanic (30.3%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.8% | 0% |
| Asian | 4.2% | 11.1% |
| Black | 35.1% | 4.6% |
| Hispanic | 30.3% | 7.2% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| White | 21.7% | 73.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% | 2.6% |
| Non-resident | 5% | 0% |
| Unknown | 2.4% | 1.3% |
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- 83%University of Bridgeport admitted 3,613 of 4,940 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 6.5%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 235 of 3,613.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $28,356average net price after grants for aided students, against $35,760 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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