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University or college · Public

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater Town, MA943 online only

Bridgewater State University is a public university in Bridgewater Town, MA, with about 8,607 students on campus.

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Students on campus
8,607
plus 943 studying only online
Admission rate
88%
higher than at 71% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$16,383
lower than at 67% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
53%
lower than at 53% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$57,466
higher than at 82% of U.S. colleges
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Bridgewater State University?

88%

of applicants admitted

About 18 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
550–650
SAT math
510–613
ACT
25–30

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1180.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $26,160 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $17,948

Tuition & fees (in state) $11,808Room & board $15,247Books & supplies $2,200

After grants, the average family on aid pays $16,383.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$13,559

About $54,236 over 4 years · 48% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
53%
within 6 years · Pell students 48%
Come back for year two
75%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$57,466
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$24,286
about $257 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

6.6%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$257 a month against about $3,889 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

64%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 79% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$55k
Middle income$30–75k
$68k
Higher incomeover $75k
$58k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Education 16%Business 16%Psychology 13%Public safety 7%Health professions 7%Communication 6%Everything else 34%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Psychology, General309 graduates a year · typical debt $24,030
$52k4 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections145 graduates a year · typical debt $24,135
$64k4 yrs out
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods140 graduates a year · typical debt $25,000
$65k4 yrs out
Communication and Media Studies135 graduates a year · typical debt $24,250
$57k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas127 graduates a year · typical debt $24,490
$58k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods124 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$52k4 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services93 graduates a year · typical debt $23,000
$79k4 yrs out
Marketing74 graduates a year · typical debt $23,250
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

7,829 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 67%Hispanic 11%Black 11%Asian 2%Two or more 7%International 1%

Women and men

Women 57%Men 43%
17 : 1
students per teacher
32%
get Pell grants (lower income)
75%
take federal loans
13%
undergrads 25 or older
15%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Bridgewater Town

16% of Bridgewater Town’s 29,309 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Bridgewater Town pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Bridgewater State University; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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18.4 mi1,670 students
Curry CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Milton
18.8 mi1,805 students
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19.4 mi520 students
Eastern Nazarene CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Quincy
19.7 mi444 students
Bristol Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Fall River
19.8 mi3,080 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.