---
title: University of Bridgeport
description: Career-focused Connecticut university on Long Island Sound with 14 schools, colleges and institutes.
url: https://www.artsume.com/o/university-of-bridgeport
type: organization
createdAt: "2026-10-15"
updatedAt: "2026-10-23"
organizationType: School / university
location: Bridgeport, CT, United States
website: https://www.bridgeport.edu/
yearFounded: 1927
---

# University of Bridgeport

*School / university • Bridgeport, CT, United States*

## About

Career-focused Connecticut university on Long Island Sound with 14 schools, colleges and institutes.

The University of Bridgeport is a career-focused university founded in 1927, with a 56-acre campus on Long Island Sound in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The campus is home to 14 schools, colleges and institutes and offers over 125 degree programs, minors, concentrations and certificates, many of them available online.

Its mission is to promote academic excellence, personal responsibility and commitment to service in an international, culturally diverse and supportive learning environment. Students come from over 80 countries. The university also runs a Waterbury Center that offers graduate programs in education.

## Details

- **Founded:** 1927
- **Address:** 126 Park Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06604
- **Website:** https://www.bridgeport.edu/
- **Social Media:** facebook: https://facebook.com/ubridgeport, twitter: https://twitter.com/ubridgeport, youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/UofBridgeport, instagram: https://instagram.com/ubridgeport, linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/school/ubridgeport/, tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ubridgeport, pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/ubridgeport/

## Programs

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