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University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, CT 1,534 Undergrads 59.8% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$52,957
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$27,807
After Aid
Median Earnings
$60,311
4yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$27,807
Peer Midpoint: $20,080.5
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$60,311
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Graduation Rate59.8%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients53.6%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time81.3%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS60.7%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
83.0%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: -52075th: -
SAT Math
25th: -52075th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.
Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$538k
+$71k
+$54k
Median Cost$28k/yr
+$438k
-$29k
-$46k
Full Cost$53k/yr
+$348k
-$119k
-$137k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
37
∞
Median Cost$28k/yr
Never
-46%
Full Cost$53k/yr
Never
-72%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
- Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
- Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
- NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.
Social Impact ROINew
Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.
Donor Return-41%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.
Taxpayer Return-73%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
Associate's Degrees
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
AssocCIP: 5106
Median Debt
$20,972
Earnings (4yr)
$76,208
Natl Median: $61,982
Lifetime Value Added
+$241k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
AssocCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$33,500
Earnings (4yr)
$65,875
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
+$148k
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$68,559
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$18k
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$63,158
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$33k
Business/Commerce, General
BachCIP: 5201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
BachCIP: 5110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$63,005
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
-$5k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$52,565
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
Community Organization and Advocacy
BachCIP: 4402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,936
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Engineering
BachCIP: 1409
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$26,250
Earnings (4yr)
$49,978
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$131k
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
BachCIP: 5106
Median Debt
$25,121
Earnings (4yr)
$74,822
Natl Median: $68,061
Lifetime Value Added
+$66k
Design and Applied Arts
BachCIP: 5004
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$47,973
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$148k
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
BachCIP: 1410
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
BachCIP: 5199
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,404
Natl Median: $68,245
Lifetime Value Added
-$103k
Human Resources Management and Services
BachCIP: 5210
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Human Services, General
BachCIP: 4400
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$45,554
Natl Median: $48,597
Lifetime Value Added
-$176k
International Business
BachCIP: 5211
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
International Relations and National Security Studies
BachCIP: 4509
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$29,249
Earnings (4yr)
$56,700
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$26,962
Earnings (4yr)
$55,958
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$82k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$22,125
Earnings (4yr)
$123,148
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$434k
Religion/Religious Studies
BachCIP: 3802
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Sciences, General
BachCIP: 4501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,108
Natl Median: $53,366
Lifetime Value Added
-$155k
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations
BachCIP: 5219
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$40,151
Natl Median: $59,631
Lifetime Value Added
-$221k
Master's Degrees
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
MastCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$133,083
Earnings (4yr)
$148,416
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$609k
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems
MastCIP: 5133
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $35,462
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Area Studies
MastCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,936
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
MastCIP: 1405
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$88,084
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$85k
Computer Engineering
MastCIP: 1409
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $136,736
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
MastCIP: 5106
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$70,430
Natl Median: $76,062
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
Design and Applied Arts
MastCIP: 5004
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,073
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
MastCIP: 1410
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering-Related Fields
MastCIP: 1515
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $125,651
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
MastCIP: 1905
Median Debt
$38,270
Earnings (4yr)
$61,710
Natl Median: $66,523
Lifetime Value Added
-$148k
Human Resources Management and Services
MastCIP: 5210
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
International Relations and National Security Studies
MastCIP: 4509
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,627
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
MastCIP: 5213
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mechanical Engineering
MastCIP: 1419
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
MastCIP: 0909
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,125
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
MastCIP: 1311
Median Debt
$58,179
Earnings (4yr)
$68,887
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$57,992
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$182k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
MastCIP: 1313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Graduate Certificates
Educational Administration and Supervision
Gr-CertCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$106,216
Natl Median: $92,532
Lifetime Value Added
+$335k
Doctoral Degrees
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems
DocCIP: 5133
Median Debt
$175,111
Earnings (4yr)
$38,718
Natl Median: $45,167
Lifetime Value Added
-$479k
Chiropractic
DocCIP: 5101
Median Debt
$171,608
Earnings (5yr)
$71,006
Natl Median: $57,185
Lifetime Value Added
-$232k
Computer Engineering
DocCIP: 1409
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $167,302
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Educational Administration and Supervision
DocCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Other Programs
Education, General
DegCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,645
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
DegCIP: 1312
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,802
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.
For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.