-41%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment fell 41% at University of Bridgeport vs the 2018–2022 baseline (1.4k vs 2.5k).
Connecticut · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, Connecticut. 1,450 undergraduate students. 92 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at University of Bridgeport
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at University of Bridgeport fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (2.9% → 0.0%).
-15%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at University of Bridgeport fell 15% between 2021 and 2024 (33.8% → 28.7%).
-12%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment at University of Bridgeport fell 11% between 2021 and 2024 (1.7k → 1.5k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Connecticut
Each tile compares this institution to the Connecticut median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$50,323+30% · 6→10y
Connecticut median $57,515$38,575
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry48.1%+125% · '97→'24
Connecticut median 70.2%$19,500+390% · '97→'20
At program completion1,450+53% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS62.9%-9% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time64.3%-1% · '01→'24
latest cohort$35,760+138% · '00→'24
out-of-state $35,760SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
5.2%Median federal debt $19,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $50,323 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+125%
University of Bridgeport · completion · 150% rose
18.3% → 41.2%
+398%
University of Bridgeport · completion · 100% rose
5.8% → 28.7%
+53%
University of Bridgeport · undergrad enrollment rose
1,001 → 1,534
+138%
University of Bridgeport · in-state tuition rose
$15,012 → $35,760
+138%
University of Bridgeport · out-of-state tuition rose
$15,012 → $35,760
+390%
University of Bridgeport · median debt rose
$5,250 → $25,750
-100%
University of Bridgeport · cohort default rate fell
14.7% → 0.0%
+31%
University of Bridgeport · pell share rose
40.8% → 53.5%
+27%
University of Bridgeport · earnings_median_8yr rose
$38,700 → $49,288
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$147,167Educational Administration and Supervision.$106,216Student Counseling and Personnel Services.$72,960Chiropractic.$71,006Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems.$68,139Social Sciences, General.$66,991Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.$66,286Biology, General.$63,158Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.$61,404Business Administration, Management and Operations.$60,769Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$60,020Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other.$59,414Accounting and Related Services.$57,923Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$57,395Criminal Justice and Corrections.$56,031Psychology, General.$54,388Communication and Media Studies.$52,565Design and Applied Arts.$47,145Human Services, General.$45,554Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations.$40,151
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
20 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
EDUCATION · CIP 13
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.$61,404Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$147,167Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other.$59,414Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.$66,286Chiropractic.$71,006Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems.$68,139
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at University of Bridgeport
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$62,795
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 29
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $25,830
- HS-only baseline · CT
- $42,300
- Years to complete
- 6
- CIP family
- 13
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Connecticut
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“University of Bridgeport graduates earn $X” — not “University of Bridgeport makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending University of Bridgeport caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.