University of Bridgeport vs Long Island University

Bridgeport, CT · Brookville, NY · largest Scorecard gap: retention rate

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Pair CT:NY

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-OUTCOME

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE CT × NY
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · Retention Rate

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • University of Bridgeport: average net price rose +8.0% from $22,951 (2013) to $24,786 (2023), r² 0.42.
  • Long Island University: average net price fell -6.7% from $25,613 (2013) to $23,901 (2023), r² 0.41.
  • University of Bridgeport: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.33).
  • Long Island University: acceptance rate eased +11.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.46).

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: University of Bridgeport vs Long Island University

  1. RETENTION-RATE Long Island University leads on retention rate (77.2% vs 61.3% at University of Bridgeport)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Long Island University leads on 150%-time completion (56.1% vs 44.7% at University of Bridgeport)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Long Island University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($47,543 vs $38,575 at University of Bridgeport)

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Retention Rate and other Scorecard questions

On retention rate, who leads between University of Bridgeport and Long Island University?
Long Island University leads on retention rate at 77.2% versus 61.3% at University of Bridgeport. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between University of Bridgeport and Long Island University?
Long Island University leads on 150%-time completion at 56.1% versus 44.7% at University of Bridgeport. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between University of Bridgeport and Long Island University?
Long Island University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $47,543 versus $38,575 at University of Bridgeport. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); retention rate focus for this pair · 2025