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Bridgewater College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bridgewater, Virginia. The suburban atmosphere of Bridgewater makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

79 Undergraduate Degrees
$26,322 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
76% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Bridgewater College?

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Contact details for Bridgewater are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 402 E College St, Bridgewater, VA 22812-1599
Phone: 540-828-8000
Website: https://www.bridgewater.edu/about-us
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bridgewatercollege
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BridgewaterNews

How Do I Get Into Bridgewater?

You can apply to Bridgewater online at: https://www.bridgewater.edu/admissions-aid/apply/

Admission Requirements for Bridgewater

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program recommended
Recommendations considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores considered but not required
TOEFL considered but not required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Bridgewater?

76% Acceptance Rate
54% Of Accepted Are Women
83% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate at Bridgewater College is 76%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 46% of accepted students are men and 54% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 73%, and the acceptance rate for women is 79%.

Average Test Scores

About 83% of students accepted to Bridgewater submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 590. Math scores were between 490 and 580.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Bridgewater College  ( 490 to 590 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Bridgewater College  ( 490 to 580 )
200
800
Bridgewater received ACT scores from 16% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 25. Math scores were between 17 and 26. Composite scores were between 17 and 27.

ACT English Scores for Bridgewater College  ( 16 to 25 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Bridgewater College  ( 17 to 26 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Bridgewater College  ( 17 to 27 )
1
36

Can I Afford Bridgewater College?

$26,322 Net Price
74% Take Out Loans
4.2% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Bridgewater is $26,322. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Bridgewater, approximately 74% of students took out student loans averaging $6,980 a year. That adds up to $27,920 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Bridgewater is 4.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Bridgewater College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,539 Full-Time Undergraduates
55% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,552 undergraduate students at Bridgewater, with 1,539 being full-time and 13 being part-time.

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There are also 45 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,539 full-time undergraduates at Bridgewater, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Bridgewater College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 18
Black or African American 230
Hispanic or Latino 121
White 988
International Students 24
Other Races/Ethnicities 158

Geographic Diversity

Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at Bridgewater College. At this time, 15 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 17 countries are represented at Bridgewater. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Australia, Mexico, and Palestine, State of.

Online Learning at Bridgewater College

0 Took All Classes Online
14 Took At Least One Class Online
0.0% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 14 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Bridgewater has changed over the last few years.

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This is the #1,506 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Bridgewater regardless of major.

Bridgewater College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management 72 72
General Management Information Systems 5 5
General Economics 2 2
TOTAL 79 79

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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