Bridgeport, University of
- Bridgeport, University of
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private, coeducational institution of higher learning in
Bridgeport,
Conn., U.S. The university is composed of the College of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies (including the schools of arts,
humanities, and social sciences; business; general studies; education and human resources; and science, engineering, and technology), the Fones School of Dental Hygiene, and the College of Chiropractic. Students can enroll in a range of bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs; only doctorates are available in chiropractic. Total enrollment is approximately 1,900.
The university began as a junior college in 1927. Twenty years later it was elevated to university status. Its campus, located in Seaside Park, covers the former estate of famed showman P.T. Barnum (
Barnum, P.T.). There are branch campuses in
Stamford and Trumbull. The university first awarded graduate degrees in 1951.
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