Bridgewater College
Bridgewater College is a private liberal-arts college in Bridgewater, Virginia. Established in 1880, Bridgewater College admitted both men and women from the time of its founding and was the first four-year liberal arts college in Virginia to do so. Approximately 1,800 students are enrolled.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 92%
- Average net price: $17,800
- Undergraduate enrollment: 1,446
- Graduation rate (150%): 53%
- Graduation rate (200%): 62%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 63%
- Student to faculty ratio: 13:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $53,453
- Median earnings (8 years): $50,239
- Median earnings (6 years): $45,620
- Control: Private nonprofit
- Locale: Suburb, small
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Bridgewater, VA
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Bridgewater College include Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education, Business Administration and Management, Liberal Arts and Sciences.
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education (52 bachelor's) · median earnings $55,288 4 years after graduation · median debt $26,000
- Business Administration and Management (49 bachelor's) · median earnings $61,276 4 years after graduation · median debt $26,000
- Liberal Arts and Sciences (17 bachelor's) · median earnings $51,160 4 years after graduation · median debt $25,781
- Psychology (17 bachelor's) · median earnings $42,141 4 years after graduation · median debt $26,000
- Biology (14 bachelor's) · median earnings $58,732 4 years after graduation · median debt $27,000
- Family and Consumer Sciences (13 bachelor's) · median earnings $34,466 1 year after graduation · median debt $26,500
- Digital Arts (12 bachelor's) · median earnings $54,910 4 years after graduation
- Computer Science (11 bachelor's) · median earnings $81,050 4 years after graduation · median debt $26,000
- Environmental Science (10 bachelor's) · median earnings $38,838 1 year after graduation
- Mass Communication (10 bachelor's) · median earnings $53,615 4 years after graduation · median debt $26,000
Degree mix: Business 46%, Computer Science 8%, Health 9%, Biological Sciences 14%, Psychology 12%, Communication 11%.
Award levels offered: Bachelor's, Master's.
Cost
Bridgewater College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $14,410 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $14,410
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $19,132
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $21,102
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $21,317
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $21,465
- In-state tuition and fees: $16,090
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $16,090
- Books and supplies: $1,005
- On-campus room and board: $14,850
- Off-campus room and board: $17,015
- Off-campus with family: $4,855
- Typical cost of attendance: $31,945
- Sticker vs net gap: 44%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 30%
- Federal loan recipients: 60%
- Average institutional grant: $41,916
- Average federal loan: $6,377
- Median debt at graduation: $26,000
Admissions
Bridgewater College admits 92% of applicants. Of students admitted, 10% enrolled.
- Applications: 3,938
- Admitted: 3,612
- Enrolled: 366
- Yield (first-choice signal): 10%
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 1,446
- Women: 50%
- Commuter share (estimated): 4%
- Part-time undergraduates: 29%
- Age 25 and older: 43%
- Graduate students: 52
- Graduation rate: 53%
- Come back after freshman year: 75%
- First-generation: 32%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 63%
- Student to faculty: 13:1
- Professor salary: $82,615
- Associate professor salary: $66,776
- Assistant professor salary: $62,928
- On-campus housing capacity: 1,391
- Average SAT: 1,180
- Average ACT: 25
- Study abroad: Available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Bridgewater College acceptance rate? Bridgewater College admits 92% of applicants, based on the latest IPEDS admissions file.
How much does Bridgewater College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $14,410 a year after aid. Average net price is $17,800.
What majors does Bridgewater College offer? Popular programs include Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education, Business Administration and Management, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Psychology, Biology.
What is the average salary after Bridgewater College? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $53,453 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Bridgewater College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 63% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 53%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Bridgewater College official site: https://www.bridgewater.edu.