Colleges · Bridgeport
Colleges in Bridgeport, CT
Bridgeport is home to 2 colleges with about 3,374 students on campus. The largest is University of Bridgeport. 3 more colleges are within 15 miles.
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard & IPEDSColleges
2degree-granting, in Bridgeport
Students on campus
3,374fall enrollment, not counting online-only
Largest
University of Bridgeport3,171 on campus
Most selective
University of Bridgeportadmits 83% of applicants
Lowest net price
University of Bridgeport$27,807 a year after aid
Every college
All 2 colleges in Bridgeport
University or collegeCommunity collegeBigger dot = more students on campus
Also in Bridgeport: Porter & Chester Institute, New England Tractor Trailer Training School of CT-Bridgeport, Branford Academy of Hair & Cosmetology-Bridgeport (career schools).
Net price is the average a year after grants for families on federal aid; earnings are the median 10 years after starting. Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023).
Within reach
Other colleges near Bridgeport
16 more colleges are within 30 miles of Bridgeport.
Sacred Heart UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Fairfield3.4 mi9,987 studentsFairfield UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Fairfield3.7 mi5,903 studentsUniversity of New HavenUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · West Haven14.1 mi8,817 studentsSouthern Connecticut State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · New Haven16.3 mi7,886 studentsYale UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · New Haven16.4 mi15,025 studentsAlbertus Magnus CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · New Haven17.3 mi715 studentsStony Brook UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Brookhaven19.2 mi24,051 studentsWestern Connecticut State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Danbury19.6 mi3,833 studentsUniversity of Connecticut-StamfordUniversity or college · Public · Stamford20.2 mi2,207 studentsQuinnipiac UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Hamden22.4 mi7,803 students
6 more within 30 miles.
Straight-line distance from the center of Bridgeport. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus.