University of Bridgeport

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Bridgeport

University of Bridgeport operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Bridgeport, Connecticut (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 1,534 students of which 2,338 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of Bridgeport is categorized as “17” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 83.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $27,807, with published in-state tuition of $35,760 and a Pell grant recipient share of 53.5%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,750, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 44.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 61.3%. Graduates earn a median of $50,323 ten years after enrolling, compared with $38,575 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 158100.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 60.4% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.