Welcome to the University of Bridgeport Financial Aid Page

One of the most important issues confronting college applicants today is financing the cost of a college education.   Over the last two decades, while the costs of attending college has been on the rise, federal financial aid has not.

Financial aid has become fundamental with most students interested in pursuing a post-secondary education. Both private and public institutions are faced with coming up with innovative ways to assist their students in financing the cost of education.  Typically, public schools receive funding from their respective states which is earmarked for tuition reduction for resident students.  Private colleges and universities, although not state funded, have endowments and institutional funds reserved for similar purposes.

In the 1998/99 academic year, the University of Bridgeport committed $7.1 million of its institutional funds to finance a wide array of grants and scholarships for our undergraduate students.  These funds were used to support academic, need based, merit, and athletic scholarships and grants.   Full-time, undergraduate, resident students who demonstrated considerable need had financial aid packages that included $4,625 in student loans and over $16,500 in grants, scholarships and work-study!

UB commits its own funds because we feel that a quality university education should be an option for all students regardless of their financial background. This philosophy is not anything new at UB, but rather a commitment to our students that we have upheld throughout our history.

I hope you find this website both informative and useful, and look forward to greeting you in the up and coming semester!

Dominic Yoia
Director of Financial Aid