- The Inkwell
- Massachusetts
- Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater, MASuburb: largeZIP 02325Founded 1840
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1840
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.bridgew.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
MassachusettsPublic
Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater State University is a public university in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, with 7,829 undergraduates. It admits 88% of applicants, graduates 52% within six years and costs $18,061 a year after aid.
52%graduate
Admission rate88%
Retention75%
4-year graduation31%
Pell Grant share36%
Federal loans72%
$18,061net price / year
88%admission rate
1180average SAT
52%graduate in 6 years
$61,441median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,465median debt
#711 of 1,704 for earnings#724 of 1,739 for lowest net price#964 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,111 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $28,736tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $12,194
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $18,334
- Average net price
- $18,061national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$13,235
$30,001–48,000$11,267
$48,001–75,000$13,217
$75,001–110,000$16,825
$110,001+$23,368
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 88%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1180
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 550–650
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 510–613
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 25–30
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college88%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college75%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college52%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college36%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 52%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 31%
- First-year retention
- 75%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 59%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $51,943
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $61,441middle 50%: $43,791–$83,782
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,465
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$83,782
Median, Bridgewater State University$61,441
Lower quarter$43,791
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 7,829
- Part-time
- 15%
- Women / men
- 57% / 43%
- Average age at entry
- 22.0
- First-generation students
- 34%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 36%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 17 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $11,130 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $11,273
- Endowment, end of year
- $76,377,856
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White67%
Hispanic11%
Black11%
Asian2.4%
Two or more races7.4%
U.S. nonresident0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Unknown0.5%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Education16%
Business & management16%
Psychology13%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting7.1%
Health professions7.0%
Communication & journalism6.3%
Social sciences4.5%
Public administration & social service4.1%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Western University California, PA | $17,839 | 51% | $51,161 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 165024. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3446076.