Match #1
Albertus Magnus College
New Haven, CT
Profile closeness71/100
Admit rate59%
- 991 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Midsize
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
The colleges most similar to University of Bridgeport are Albertus Magnus College, University of Saint Joseph, and University of Hartford. University of Bridgeport admits 83% of applicants and has an average net price of $28,356 a year; 1 of its 10 alternatives cost less and 2 admit a larger share of applicants, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with University of Bridgeport. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to University of Bridgeport
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Match #2
University of Saint Joseph
West Hartford, CT
Profile closeness70/100
Admit rate79%
- 838 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Average net price $28,249, close to $28,356
- Acceptance rate 79%, close to 83%
Match #3
University of Hartford
West Hartford, CT
Profile closeness69/100
Admit rate96%
- 4,146 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Midsize
- Average net price $28,928, close to $28,356
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #4
Goodwin College
East Hartford, CT
Profile closeness59/100
Admit rate—
- 2,693 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #5
Mitchell College-Connecticut
New London, CT
Profile closeness59/100
Admit rate95%
- 377 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #6
University of New Haven
West Haven, CT
Profile closeness52/100
Admit rate60%
- 4,841 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #7
Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT
Profile closeness36/100
Admit rate72%
- 6,531 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #8
Connecticut College
New London, CT
Profile closeness36/100
Admit rate37%
- 1,937 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Enrollment 1,937 students, close to 1,534
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #9
Trinity College-Connecticut
Hartford, CT
Profile closeness32/100
Admit rate29%
- 2,146 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Midsize
- Enrollment 2,146 students, close to 1,534
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #10
Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, CT
Profile closeness31/100
Admit rate65%
- 7,087 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Questions about University of Bridgeport alternatives
What colleges are similar to University of Bridgeport?
The closest matches to University of Bridgeport are Albertus Magnus College, University of Saint Joseph, University of Hartford, Goodwin College, and Mitchell College-Connecticut. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is University of Bridgeport hard to get into?
University of Bridgeport admitted 83% of its 4,940 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is not very selective: it admits most applicants. 2 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
Which University of Bridgeport alternatives cost less?
1 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than University of Bridgeport ($28,356 a year), including University of Saint Joseph ($28,249). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
