Bridgewater State University Business Programs

Bridgewater State University is a public institution situated in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Bridgewater is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

Bridgewater State University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Bridgewater State.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#9	Most Popular Management Sciences & Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#155	Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Bridgewater State has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#5	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting and Finance	College Factual
#38	Highest Paid Master’s Degree Accounting Graduates	College Factual
#65	Highest Paid Accounting Graduates	College Factual
#118	Highest Paid Master’s Degree Business, Management & Marketing Graduates	College Factual

Where Is Bridgewater State University?

Contact details for Bridgewater State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	131 Summer Street, Bridgewater, MA 02325
Phone:	508-531-1000
Website:	www.bridgew.edu
Facebook:	http://www.bridgew.edu/socialmedia
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/BridgeStateU

How Do I Get Into Bridgewater State?

You can apply to Bridgewater State online at: www.bridgew.edu/admissions/undergraduate/apply

Admission Requirements for Bridgewater State

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into Bridgewater State?

With an acceptance rate of 82%, Bridgewater State may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 78%, and the acceptance rate for women is 85%.

Average Test Scores

About 92% of students accepted to Bridgewater State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 580. Math scores were between 470 and 560.

Bridgewater State received ACT scores from 4% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 19 and 26.

Can I Afford Bridgewater State University?

The overall average net price of Bridgewater State is $29,750. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Bridgewater State, approximately 89% of students took out student loans averaging $7,238 a year. That adds up to $28,952 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Bridgewater State is 5.6%. 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 State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 9,028 undergraduate students at Bridgewater State, with 7,133 being full-time and 1,895 being part-time.

There are also 1,623 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,133 full-time undergraduates at Bridgewater State, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	136
Black or African American	753
Hispanic or Latino	574
White	5,166
International Students	29
Other Races/Ethnicities	475

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Bridgewater State University. At this time, 14 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 43 countries are represented at Bridgewater State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Cape Verde, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Bridgewater State University

In 2019-2020, 4,364 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

Online Growth Rankings of Bridgewater State

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Bridgewater State University was 12.2%. This is the #1,163 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Bridgewater State regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Bridgewater State University Business Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Management Science	0	184	0	184
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	99	0	99
Accounting and Finance	0	88	0	88
General Economics	0	28	0	28
Accounting	2	0	24	26
General Business Administration and Management	0	0	22	22
TOTAL	2	399	46	447

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Jeremy Foote under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.