Connecticut students paid $33,055 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $805 more than the $32,250 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 99 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 542 students received grants or scholarships totaling $14.1 million and 430 students took out student loans totaling more than $4.7 million.
Including all undergraduates (5,485), 2,518 students used grants or scholarships totaling $56.5 million, and 2,026 students took out $22.5 million in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~3,017 | $30,850 | $31,630 | $32,250 | $33,055 | 7.1% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the University of Bridgeport in 2015-16.| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 333 | 61% | $1,705,230 | $5,121 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 138 | 25% | $326,713 | $2,367 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 542 | 99% | $12,110,167 | $22,343 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 542 | 99% | $14,142,110 | $26,092 |
| Federal student loans | 428 | 78% | $4,208,778 | $9,834 |
| Other student loans | 40 | 7% | $514,454 | $12,861 |
| Student loan aid | 430 | 78% | $4,723,232 | $10,984 |
| Total student aid | 542 | 99% | - | - |
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