Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Bridgeport, CT
Population 1,000,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,535 (41%)
Days Without Precipitation 241 (40%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,349
Men / Women 32% / 68%
From State 60%
From Region 22%
Athletes 28.1%

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 31%
Black 28%
White 27%
Asian 6%
International 6%
Mixed 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 125 30% / 70% 5% $53,169 41 95%
Financial Mathematics 1 100% / 0% 0% $66,712 72
Mathematics 3 67% / 33% 0% $61,067 62
Biology 12 50% / 50% 8% $60,749 61 100%
Sports Management 13 62% / 38% 15% $56,024 49
English 3 0% / 100% 0%
General Studies 18 17% / 83% 0% $54,730 45 93%
Human Services 9 11% / 89% 0% $43,394 14 91%
Liberal Arts 2 50% / 50% 0% $54,730 45 93%
Psychology 38 13% / 87% 3% $51,915 37 95%
Industrial Design $45,145 18 91%
Interior Design 1 0% / 100% 0% $45,145 18 91%
Music 5 60% / 40% 0% $40,962 11
Visual and Performing Arts 1 0% / 100% 0% $37,533 7
Criminal Justice 19 37% / 63% 11% $54,423 45 93%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health Sciences 166 13% / 87% 0% $103,037 98 99%
Clinical Laboratory Science 11 0% / 100% 0% $84,379 90
Health Sciences 31 19% / 81% 0% $57,184 52 96%
Nursing 124 13% / 87% 0% $116,156 99 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Ernest C. Trefz School of Business 48 54% / 46% 15% $60,866 61 94%
Accounting 13 54% / 46% 0% $55,724 48 94%
Business Administration 29 48% / 52% 14% $62,453 65
Business Management $58,462 56 94%
Digital Marketing $61,767 63
Finance 5 80% / 20% 60% $65,036 70
Labor and Industrial Relations $60,592 61
Marketing 1 100% / 0% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Fones School of Dental Hygiene 25 12% / 88% 0% $59,100 57 92%
Dental Hygiene 25 12% / 88% 0% $59,100 57 92%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Engineering 30 87% / 13% 10% $86,724 91
Computer Engineering 4 75% / 25% 25% $90,463 93
Electrical Engineering 2 100% / 0% 0% $90,905 94
Mechanical Engineering 12 100% / 0% 17% $88,139 92
Computer Science 8 +1 75% / 25% 0% $87,944 92
Computer Engineering Technology 4 75% / 25% 0% $74,214 82

Financial

Tuition & Fees $38,263
ROI Percentile 85th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 61%
4-Year Graduation Rate 29%
6-Year Graduation Rate 41%
Transfer-Out Rate 36%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Health Sciences 48.5% 191 13% / 87% 0% $97,286 96 98%
Humanities & Social Sciences 17.8% 70 14% / 86% 1% $51,611 36 94%
Business & Economics 15.5% 61 56% / 44% 15% $59,817 59 94%
Professional 5.8% 23 43% / 57% 9% $57,865 54 93%
Engineering 4.6% 18 94% / 6% 17% $88,963 93
Life & Natural Sciences 3.0% 12 50% / 50% 8% $60,749 61 100%
Computer Science 2.0% 8 75% / 25% 0% $87,944 92
Arts 1.8% 7 43% / 57% 0% $41,070 11 91%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.0% 4 75% / 25% 0% $62,478 65

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $0.7M #298 42% 1 #217 23
Computer Science $0.1M #423 0%
Physical Sciences & Math $0 #623
Education 23 #185
Agriculture & Food Science
Business & Economics
Health Sciences 109
Humanities & Social Sciences
Life & Natural Sciences
Total $0.7M #570 39% 24 #357 132

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 73%
Yield (Unbound) 4%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 73% 73% 73%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional