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University of Bridgeport

126 Park Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06604

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University of Bridgeport School Description

The University of Bridgeport offers career-oriented undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees and programs for people seeking personal and professional growth. The University promotes academic excellence, personal responsibility, and commitment to service. Distinctive curricula in an international, culturally diverse supportive learning environment prepare graduates for life and leadership in an increasingly interconnected world. The University is independent and non-sectarian.

The University of Bridgeport is known internationally for developing career-minded professionals who understand their world and desire to serve as community leaders and service-oriented professionals.

The University houses academic programs within twelve schools, colleges, and institutes. Each program is designed to advance the University's mission by focusing on career-oriented education for the twenty-first century, recognizing the value of diversity, and creating a student-centered and supportive learning environment. To cultivate academic excellence among undergraduates, the University sponsors an Honors Program.

The plethora of choices you will make while a college student, the everyday social contacts you will have with each other and with members of the faculty and staff, and interaction in the residence hall, are all examples of co-curricular education. The members of the UB community believe that learning takes place both inside and outside of the classroom.

It is the hope and desire of the Division of Student Affairs to assist all students – both undergraduate and graduate – towards achieving their academic objectives through encouraging self-direction, and promoting personal development and wellness. Our emphasis is on helping students help themselves by acquiring information and skills, and by forming attitudes, insights, and understanding about one’s self and the world around them.

The University of Bridgeport is located fifty-five miles from New York City in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Bridgeport, Connecticut's largest city, borders the 50-acre campus to the north; Seaside Park and Long Island Sound, with some of the finest sandy beaches between New York and Cape Cod, mark the southern boundary. The unique location of the campus offers a variety of advantages to the University community. The Sound and the Park are settings for studies in marine biology and for the enjoyment of sun and recreation. The city and county provide opportunites for becoming involved in work-study programs with schools, government and some of the country's largest corporations.

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University of Bridgeport

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University of Bridgeport is a private, non-sectarian university located on Long Island Sound in the South Bridgeport section of Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. The University offers a broad range of standard, accredited, college and graduate level, art, science and professional degrees departments. It was the first American university offering the standard array of accredited programs to also offer an alternative medicine program, which are usually stand alone programs; now the university has three. The university is the most diverse student body of any U.S. institution, with 16% of undergraduate students come from overseas.

Accreditation

The University of Bridgeport is fully accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. The University is also accredited by the Board of Governors of the Connecticut Department of Higher Education.

History

Junior college to full university

Founder and first President Everett Cortright and Dr. Alfred Civillion Fones chartered the Junior College of Connecticut in November 1927 to expand the academic opportunities for local Connecticut youth. It was the first junior college chartered in the Northeastern United States. Cortright, the former superintendent of schools in Bridgeport and a professor of education at Columbia University, knew there was a great desire for higher education, given there were no colleges easily accessible to people in the region.

On the twentieth anniversary of the Junior College of Connecticut in 1947, the governor of Connecticut chartered the institution as a four-year university with authority to grant the baccalaureate degree. By that time, the P.T. Barnum estate at Seaside Park had been purchased. The Junior College of Connecticut was retained and the College of Arts and Sciences and the Colleges of Business Administration were established at once. These were followed soon after by the Colleges of Nursing, Education and Engineering. The legislature of Connecticut acknowledged the school's growth by renaming the institution "University of Bridgeport" in 1947.

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Quick Facts

Chance of Admission:
Location:
Northeast
Setting:
Mid-size City Setting
Type:
Private
Size:
Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)
Mascot:
Purple Knights

Students & Campus Life

Undergraduate Enrollment:
1,676
On Campus Housing:
Available
Full Time Students:
99%
Athletic Programs:
Available
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 22,860
Students Receiving Aid:
97%
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Admissions

Application Fee:
$ 25
Selectivity:
Highly Selective
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University of Bridgeport Degree Programs

Associate Degree Programs

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Master’s Degree Programs

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University of Bridgeport Students & Campus Life

General

Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 99%
Part-Time 1%
Men vs. Women
Women 64%
Men 36%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 56%
African-American 23%
Hispanic 10%
Other 6%
Asian 5%

Geography

In State vs. Out-of-State
Out-of-State 64%
In-State 36%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Connecticut 36%
New York 32%
New Jersey 4%
Massachusetts 3%
Florida 0%
Percent of Students International: 29%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: Yes
Percent of Students Living On-Campus: 34%
Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: No

Athletics

Member of: NAA, NCAA
Sports Include: Basketball (New York Collegiate Athletic Conference)
Baseball (New York Collegiate Athletic Conference)
Track (New York Collegiate Athletic Conference)

University of Bridgeport Expenses (Tuition & Fees)

Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) Expenses  
Published Tuition and Fees:
 $ 22,860    
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
 $ 21,150    
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
 $ 1,710    
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
 $ 4,690 52%  
State and Local Grants:
 $ 1,950 32%  
Institutional Grants:
 $ 10,098 97%  
Student Loans:
 $ 10,468 77%  
Any Aid:
   97%  

University of Bridgeport Admissions

Acceptance Rate: 57% (Highly Selective)
Test Scores  
SAT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting SAT Scores: 88%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Verbal: 380, Math: 370
Top 75th Percentile: Verbal: 480, Math: 480

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

Application Fee: $ 25.00
Formal Demonstration of Competencies: Not Required
High School Diploma or Equivalent: Recommended
High School GPA: Required
High School Rank: Recommended
High School Record: Required
Recommendations: Required
TOEFL: Required
Test Scores: Required

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Dilpreet
Dilpreet

Question: How do employers rank MBA from University of Bridgeport, CT?

What are the chances of F-1 visa if one holds admission letter and i-20 from the University ?
42 months ago
matt
matt

Best Answer

The University of Bridgeport is a legitimate school. It isn't a scam or phony, but I have never heard anyone say anything about it being a top school. You aren't going to get a flood of job offers from having a UofB MBA. However, you will probably have some decent professors and you will get a general idea what an American university is like. If I recall correctly the U of B almost went out of business a few years ago, but I think they made some kind of a deal with a religious group and are financially stable at present. You need to check on this because it would be BAD if you got a degree and then your school disappeared. Bridgeport is not exactly the most beautiful part of the USA, either. Kind of a grey smudge on the road between New York and Boston.
rajivinspace
rajivin...

Question: Can somebody tell me how good is the Bridgeport University for Graduate studies(I have done my grads)?

I just want to know about the university in general,like how's the crowd,studies and is work available over there?
46 months ago
scottFL007
scott...

Best Answer

University of Bridgeport went bankrupt in 1991, and since then has been influenced by Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church. Bridgeport is a very poor, depressed city. It also struggled with bankruptcy around the same time. I would not expect there to be very much work in the area.

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