University of Bridgeport Business Programs

University of Bridgeport is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The location of UBridgeport is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is University of Bridgeport?

Contact details for UBridgeport are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	126 Park Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06604-5620
Phone:	203-576-4000
Website:	www.bridgeport.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/UBridgeport
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/UBridgeport

How Do I Get Into UBridgeport?

You can apply to UBridgeport online at: www.bridgeport.edu/admissions/undergraduate-students/applying-ub

Admission Requirements for UBridgeport

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UBridgeport?

UBridgeport has an acceptance rate of 71%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 64%, and the acceptance rate for women is 75%.

Average Test Scores

About 65% of students accepted to UBridgeport submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 470 and 580. Math scores were between 450 and 550.

UBridgeport received ACT scores from 4% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 20. Math scores were between 16 and 23. Composite scores were between 17 and 22.

Can I Afford University of Bridgeport?

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 UBridgeport, approximately 77% of students took out student loans averaging $10,281 a year. That adds up to $41,124 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UBridgeport is 7.1%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

University of Bridgeport Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,350 undergraduate students at UBridgeport, with 1,868 being full-time and 482 being part-time.

There are also 1,805 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,868 full-time undergraduates at UBridgeport, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	82
Black or African American	594
Hispanic or Latino	526
White	457
International Students	125
Other Races/Ethnicities	84

Geographic Diversity

Connecticut students aren't the only ones who study at University of Bridgeport. At this time, 19 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 80 countries are represented at UBridgeport. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at University of Bridgeport

In 2019-2020, 2,037 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

Online Affordability Rankings of UBridgeport

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of Bridgeport was $35,760 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how UBridgeport is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
International & Intercultural Communication	#1	#1
Public Relations & Advertising	#24	#21

Online Growth Rankings of UBridgeport

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Bridgeport was 17.7%. This is the #997 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UBridgeport regardless of major.

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%.

University of Bridgeport Business Concentrations

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

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	0	0	71	71
General Business/Commerce	0	22	0	22
Management Science	0	0	19	19
Accounting	0	16	0	16
Finance	0	13	0	13
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	0	0	12	12
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	8	0	8
Labor & Industrial Relations	0	6	0	6
International & Intercultural Communication	0	0	5	5
Fashion Merchandising	1	3	0	4
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	3	0	3
Interior Design Management	0	0	0	0
Operations Management	0	0	0	0
Business Management & Marketing	0	0	0	0
Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	0	0	0	0
International Finance	0	0	0	0
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	0	0	0	0
General Management Information Systems	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1	71	107	179

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By User:Magicpiano under License

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