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B
Overall Niche Grade
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  1. Academics
    B-
  2. Value
    B+
  3. Diversity
    B+
  4. Campus
    C+
  5. Athletics
    B
  6. Party Scene
    C-
  7. Professors
    B-
  8. Location
    C
  9. Dorms
    B-
  10. Campus Food
    C
  11. Student Life
    C
  12. Safety
    B+
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Bridgewater College is ...
Private not-for-profit, Anabaptist
Athletic Division
NCAA Division III (with football)
Athletic Conference
Old Dominion Athletic Conference
Address
402 E College St
Bridgewater, VA 22812
Website
bridgewater.edu/about-us
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Bridgewater College Rankings

Niche rankings are based on rigorous analysis of key statistics from the U.S. Department of Education and millions of reviews.

Admissions

Acceptance Rate
53%
Application Deadline
May 1
SAT Range
910-1110
ACT Range
20-26
Application Fee
$0
SAT/ACT
Required
High School GPA
Required
Early Decision/Early Action
No
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Cost

Net Price
$20,176/ year
National
$15,523
Average cost after financial aid for students receiving grant or scholarship aid, as reported by the college.
Net Price by Household Income
  • <$30k
    $16,592/ year
  • $30-48k
    $17,774/ year
  • $49-75k
    $18,008/ year
  • $76-110k
    $20,988/ year
  • $110k+
    $22,860/ year

Academics

Professors
B-
Based on faculty accomplishments, salary, student reviews, and additional factors.
Student Faculty Ratio
14:1
Evening Degree Programs
No
84%
of students agree that professors put a lot of effort into teaching their classes.25 responses
33%
of students agree that it is easy to get the classes they want.30 responses
48%
of students agree that the workload is easy to manage.31 responses
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Majors

Most Popular Majors
  • Business Administration and Management
    82 Graduates
  • Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies
    62 Graduates
  • Biology
    49 Graduates
  • Psychology
    30 Graduates
  • Communications
    27 Graduates
  • Liberal Arts and Humanities
    25 Graduates
  • Family Studies and Consumer Sciences
    19 Graduates
  • Physics
    16 Graduates
  • English
    15 Graduates
  • Sociology
    14 Graduates

Students

Full-Time Enrollment
1,876Undergrads
Undergrads Over 25
1%
Pell Grant
32%
Varsity Athletes
27%
Poll
What one word or phrase best describes the typical student at this school?
Based on 20 responses
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  • Focused but involved
    55%
  • Open
    30%
  • Close minded
    5%
  • Open minded, everyone's opinion is important
    5%
  • Stuck up
    5%

Campus Life

Freshmen Live On-Campus
93%
Poll
78%
of students say they don't have Greek life.32 responses
Poll
51%
of students say varsity sports are a big part of campus life.41 responses
Poll
What one word or phrase best describes your school?
Based on 16 responses
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  • Community based
    44%
  • Close-knit and quirky, but fun!
    38%
  • Home, Bridgewater became more than just a college.
    19%

After College

Median Earnings 6 Years After Graduation
$41,100/ year
National
$33,028
Graduation Rate
66%
National
49%
Employed 2 Years After Graduation
96%
National
83%
80%
of students feel confident they will find a job in their field after graduation.20 responses
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If you like the smaller college feel, this is the perfect school! Safe area, smaller classrooms great for individual learning, many opportunities.
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I chose to come to Bridgewater College to continue my academic and athletic career. Bridgewater is small, but it is a very pretty campus. You can make it to your classes within 10 minutes, which is really nice! I would highly recommend coming to Bridgewater and taking a tour to see if you think Bridgewater could be your new home for the next 4 years!
Bridgewater is an amazing 4 year liberal arts college that has many great opportunities for its students. Being a liberal arts school, students can engage in classes they normally wouldn't take. This gives them the knowledge to engage in conversations with people outside their major and interests. One thing that I would change is tuition and scholarship opportunities. Tuition will be about $46,000 starting in the fall of 2017. It continues to increase in order to fund the major changes that the school is planning to make, but the merit scholarships and scholarship opportunities are not increasing along with tuition. I believe that Bridgewater should consider increasing their merit scholarships in order to compensate for the rising tuition cost.