With campus along the coast of the Long Island Sound, the University of Bridgeport is a private institution in southern Connecticut. UB is home to colleges of Arts & Sciences, Business, and Health Sciences offering degrees in over 125 academic programs, including the first college-based dental hygiene and chiropractic programs established in the United States. For history enthusiasts, the UB campus was constructed on property owned by PT Barnum and many campus buildings were part of his former home. Outside of the classroom, UB fields 13 men’s and women’s athletic teams known as the Purple Knights.