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Post University is a private for-profit institution located in Waterbury, Connecticut. Waterbury is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

825 Undergraduate Degrees
245 Graduate Degrees
$27,582 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)

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Post University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Post University.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#6 Best Value Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#8 Most Popular Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#9 Best Value Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#10 Most Popular Online Accounting Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#23 Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#33 Most Popular Accounting Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#48 Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#86 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#123 Best Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Post University has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#24 Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools College Factual
#42 Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools College Factual
#60 Best Value Colleges for General Business/Commerce College Factual
#71 Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Accounting College Factual
#147 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management College Factual
#180 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing College Factual

Where Is Post University?

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Contact details for Post University are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 800 Country Club Rd, Waterbury, CT 06723
Phone: 800-345-2562
Website: www.post.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PostUniversity
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PostUniversity

How Do I Get Into Post University?

You can apply to Post University online at: www.post.edu/

As long as you submit the requested materials to Post University when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford Post University?

$27,582 Net Price
79% Take Out Loans
17.7% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Post University is $27,582. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Post University, approximately 79% of students took out student loans averaging $8,727 a year. That adds up to $34,908 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Post University is 17.7%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.

Post University Undergraduate Student Diversity

3,609 Full-Time Undergraduates
74% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 12,848 undergraduate students at Post University, with 3,609 being full-time and 9,239 being part-time.

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There are also 996 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,609 full-time undergraduates at Post University, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Post University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 21
Black or African American 855
Hispanic or Latino 321
White 1,404
International Students 32
Other Races/Ethnicities 976

Geographic Diversity

Connecticut students aren't the only ones who study at Post University. At this time, 47 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 40 countries are represented at Post University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, France, and Canada.

Online Learning at Post University

12,709 Took All Classes Online
13,094 Took At Least One Class Online
16.9% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 13,094 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Post University has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the most popular in Connecticut for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Post University Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Post University was $16,610 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Post University is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
General Business/Commerce #9 #9
General Business/Commerce #9 #9
Accounting #43 #43
General Management Information Systems #55 #55
Finance #57 #57
Management Information Systems #58 #58
Finance & Financial Management #63 #63
International Business/Trade/Commerce #64 #64
International Business #64 #64
Business Administration & Management #70 #70
Marketing #75 #75
Marketing/Marketing Management, General #75 #75

Online Growth Rankings of Post University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Post University was 16.9%. This is the #629 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Post University regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Post University ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Post University.

Major Growth Rate Rank
General Management Information Systems #63
International Business #66
International Business/Trade/Commerce #66
Finance #69
Management Information Systems #77
Finance & Financial Management #106
Marketing/Marketing Management, General #111
Marketing #138
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration #139
General Business/Commerce #169
General Business/Commerce #169
Human Resource Management #170
Accounting #205
Accounting #362

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Post University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management 0 136 397 0 0 533
General Business/Commerce 0 0 0 18 202 220
Accounting 12 48 68 9 12 149
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration 44 0 33 0 0 77
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 0 11 36 4 0 51
Finance 0 0 37 0 0 37
International Business/Trade/Commerce 0 0 3 0 0 3
General Management Information Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 56 195 574 31 214 1,070

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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