Student Population at Bridgeport

Total Enrollment

3,988

Undergraduate

1,637

Graduate

2,351

Online Enrollment

1,000

Men Students

1,561

Women Students

2,427

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 3,988 students have enrolled at University of Bridgeport - 1,637 undergraduate and 2,351 graduate.

By gender, 1,561 male and 2,427 female students are attending University of Bridgeport. By attendance status, there are 2,824 full-time students and 1,164 part-time students.

The number of students at University of Bridgeport is average compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Connecticut. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Fairfield University and University of Hartford, its population is small (average population is 7,815).

University of Bridgeport offers online degree/certificate programs and 1,000 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between University of Bridgeport and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,561 male and 2,427 female students attending Bridgeport. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.64 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Bridgeport.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Bridgeport
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,637	1,339	298
Men	496	432	64
Women	1,141	907	234

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Bridgeport
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,351	1,485	866
Men	1,065	847	218
Women	1,286	638	648

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,091 White students (27.36%) and 871 Black or African American students (21.84%) at University of Bridgeport(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of Bridgeport.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Bridgeport
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	11	3	8
Asian	65	24	41
Black or African American	559	149	410
Hispanic	480	122	358
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	377	119	258
Two or More Races	20	8	12
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	54	26	28
Total	1,637	496	1,141

Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Bridgeport
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	10	3	7
Asian	78	32	46
Black or African American	312	72	240
Hispanic	181	39	142
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	714	210	504
Two or More Races	6	4	2
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	52	9	43
Total	2,351	1,065	1,286

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,938 students whose age under twenty five and 1,204 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of Bridgeport.

Especially, 38 students are younger than eighteen and 13 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University of Bridgeport.

Population by Student Age at University of Bridgeport
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,637	496	1,141
Under 18	38	21	17
18-19	417	143	274
20-21	387	137	250
22-24	261	87	174
25-29	186	46	140
30-34	107	22	85
35-39	95	18	77
40-49	99	12	87
50-64	45	10	35
65 and over	2	0	2
Total	1,637	496	1,141

Population by Student Age at University of Bridgeport
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,351	1,065	1,286
20-21	90	50	40
22-24	745	457	288
25-29	660	304	356
30-34	249	96	153
35-39	192	56	136
40-49	254	56	198
50-64	150	43	107
65 and over	11	3	8
Total	2,351	1,065	1,286

Online Student Population

At University of Bridgeport, 2,658 students (66.65% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,000 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 595 students live in Connecticut where University of Bridgeport is located in and 405 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	3,988	1,637	2,351
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	1,000	291	709
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	1,658	587	1,071
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	1,330	759	571

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	1,000	291	709
Connecticut Residents	595	238	357
Other State in U.S.	405	53	352
Outside of U.S.	0	0	0
Unknown	0	0	0