Paier College of Art Inc has not appeared in the U.S. Department of Education IPEDS directory since 2025, which usually means it has closed or merged with another school. The data on this page is historical and kept for reference.
Paier College of Art Inc
Acceptance rate
61.5%
2024
Peer median 69.4%
Tuition per year
$28,800
$46,800 with room and board
Peer median $33,770
“Peers” are all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private for-profit, 4-year
- Location
- Bridgeport, Connecticut
- Website
- www.paier.edu
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Midsize city
- Nearest major city
- In Bridgeport
- Nearest international airport
- John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), about 45 mi
- President
- Joseph Bierbaum (President)
- Phone
- 2032873031
- City
- Bridgeport, Connecticut
- Address
- 84 iranistan Ave, Bridgeport, CT 06606
Rankings & Admission
Peer median 69.4% · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Acceptance rate by gender, 2024
In 2021: men 97.5%, women 93.1%.
Cost
2024 cost per year
$46,800
- Undergraduate tuition
- $28,800
- Room and board
- $18,000
- Graduate tuition
- $15,840
Peer median tuition + room and board $46,780 · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Tuition rose 86% from 2016 to 2024; room and board rose 414%.
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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Yale UniversityNew Haven · 17.3 mi
U.S. News #4
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Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown · 38.8 mi
Liberal Arts #14
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The United States Military Academy at West PointWest Point · 42.5 mi
Liberal Arts #9
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Barnard CollegeNew York · 46.9 mi
Liberal Arts #19
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Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York · 46.9 mi
U.S. News #12
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Trinity CollegeHartford · 48.1 mi
Liberal Arts #31
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Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie · 51.2 mi
Liberal Arts #12
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New York UniversityNew York · 51.5 mi
U.S. News #31
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Connecticut CollegeNew London · 58.4 mi
Liberal Arts #47
Peer median 8.9 · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Notable Alumni
Notable alumni of Paier College of Art Inc include Don Maitz (Science fiction and fantasy artist, two-time Hugo winner), Tim O'Brien (Realist artist and magazine illustrator) and Howard Porter (Comic book artist).
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Don Maitz 1953–
Science fiction and fantasy artist, two-time Hugo winner
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Tim O'Brien 1964–
Realist artist and magazine illustrator
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Howard Porter 1969–
Comic book artist
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George Wildman 1927–2016
Cartoonist and Charlton Comics editor
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Walter Wick 1953–
Photographer and creator of I Spy children's books
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.