Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater, Massachusetts
- Public
- Suburb
- 7,829 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 88%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $18,061per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 53%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $61,44110 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
The Bridgewater Commitment covers the full cost of tuition and mandatory fees for in-state students from families earning $125,000 or less.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 88%About 9 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1060–1263Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 25–30Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $18,061full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $28,736sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $12,194Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $18,334Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 53%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 75%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $61,44110 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,465federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 7,829Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 36%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 34%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA — admits 83%
- University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA — admits 91%
- University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN — admits 89%
- University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR — admits 89%
- William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ — admits 90%
- Pennsylvania Western University California, PA — admits 94%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Bridgewater State University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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