Basic Information
Type
Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach
Regional
Religious Affiliation
Church of the Brethren
Population
135,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
125 (91% 😎)
Sunshine Hours
2,400 (26%)
Days Without Precipitation
239 (35%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
1,418
Men / Women
52% / 48%
From State
80%
From Region
13%
Athletes
44.3%
Racial/Ethnic
White
66%
Black
11%
Hispanic
8%
Mixed
6%
International
4%
Asian
2%
Native American
0%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 41.6% 41.6%
2012 Men: 48.6% 48.6%
2013 Men: 45.0% 45.0%
2014 Men: 48.4% 48.4%
2015 Men: 47.0% 47.0%
2016 Men: 45.8% 45.8%
2017 Men: 44.0% 44.0%
2018 Men: 44.4% 44.4%
2019 Men: 48.7% 48.7%
2020 Men: 51.9% 51.9%
2021 Men: 46.2% 46.2%
2022 Men: 54.3% 54.3%
2023 Men: 55.1% 55.1%
2024 Men: 55.0% 55.0%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2012 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2013 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2014 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2015 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2016 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2017 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2018 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2019 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2022 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2024 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2011 Asian: 1.0% 1.0%
2012 Asian: 0.5% 0.5%
2013 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2014 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2015 Asian: 1.2% 1.2%
2016 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2017 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2018 Asian: 0.5% 0.5%
2019 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2020 Asian: 1.6% 1.6%
2021 Asian: 1.9% 1.9%
2022 Asian: 1.3% 1.3%
2023 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2024 Asian: 1.4% 1.4%
2011 Black: 5.9% 5.9%
2012 Black: 9.0% 9.0%
2013 Black: 8.6% 8.6%
2014 Black: 7.6% 7.6%
2015 Black: 7.4% 7.4%
2016 Black: 10.5% 10.5%
2017 Black: 10.0% 10.0%
2018 Black: 10.0% 10.0%
2019 Black: 10.1% 10.1%
2020 Black: 12.9% 12.9%
2021 Black: 12.8% 12.8%
2022 Black: 15.8% 15.8%
2023 Black: 19.3% 19.3%
2024 Black: 20.2% 20.2%
2011 Hispanic: 2.8% 2.8%
2012 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1%
2013 Hispanic: 2.0% 2.0%
2014 Hispanic: 1.4% 1.4%
2015 Hispanic: 2.4% 2.4%
2016 Hispanic: 3.1% 3.1%
2017 Hispanic: 3.6% 3.6%
2018 Hispanic: 4.9% 4.9%
2019 Hispanic: 1.7% 1.7%
2020 Hispanic: 6.0% 6.0%
2021 Hispanic: 5.8% 5.8%
2022 Hispanic: 7.8% 7.8%
2023 Hispanic: 7.7% 7.7%
2024 Hispanic: 7.6% 7.6%
2011 White: 83.5% 83.5%
2012 White: 78.0% 78.0%
2013 White: 78.8% 78.8%
2014 White: 79.5% 79.5%
2015 White: 81.3% 81.3%
2016 White: 80.8% 80.8%
2017 White: 78.3% 78.3%
2018 White: 76.3% 76.3%
2019 White: 76.1% 76.1%
2020 White: 69.4% 69.4%
2021 White: 69.0% 69.0%
2022 White: 62.3% 62.3%
2023 White: 62.2% 62.2%
2024 White: 58.5% 58.5%
2011 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 International: 0.5% 0.5%
2013 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 International: 0.6% 0.6%
2015 International: 0.2% 0.2%
2016 International: 0.4% 0.4%
2017 International: 0.2% 0.2%
2018 International: 1.3% 1.3%
2019 International: 0.2% 0.2%
2020 International: 0.4% 0.4%
2021 International: 0.9% 0.9%
2022 International: 1.8% 1.8%
2023 International: 0.9% 0.9%
2024 International: 1.4% 1.4%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2021 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2022 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2023 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2024 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2025 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2020 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2021 Asian: 1.2% 1.2%
2022 Asian: 1.5% 1.5%
2023 Asian: 1.3% 1.3%
2024 Asian: 1.2% 1.2%
2025 Asian: 1.6% 1.6%
2020 Black: 15.3% 15.3%
2021 Black: 15.1% 15.1%
2022 Black: 13.5% 13.5%
2023 Black: 11.9% 11.9%
2024 Black: 11.5% 11.5%
2025 Black: 10.9% 10.9%
2020 Hispanic: 7.2% 7.2%
2021 Hispanic: 8.0% 8.0%
2022 Hispanic: 7.6% 7.6%
2023 Hispanic: 7.4% 7.4%
2024 Hispanic: 7.8% 7.8%
2025 Hispanic: 7.5% 7.5%
2020 White: 65.2% 65.2%
2021 White: 63.9% 63.9%
2022 White: 64.9% 64.9%
2023 White: 67.0% 67.0%
2024 White: 66.3% 66.3%
2025 White: 66.2% 66.2%
2020 International: 1.9% 1.9%
2021 International: 1.5% 1.5%
2022 International: 1.7% 1.7%
2023 International: 2.2% 2.2%
2024 International: 3.8% 3.8%
2025 International: 3.5% 3.5%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Bridgewater College
315
44% / 56%
1%
$54,166
62
96%
Computer Science
11 +1
82% / 18%
18%
$80,046
91
100%
Data Science
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$73,008
87
—
Chemistry
3 —
0% / 100%
0%
$62,938
77
—
Mathematics
— —
—
—
$62,851
77
—
Physics
3 +1
33% / 67%
0%
$68,711
83
—
Physics
— —
—
—
$68,619
83
—
Biochemistry
4 —
50% / 50%
0%
$58,738
71
—
Biology
27 +1
15% / 85%
0%
$51,901
57
93%
Environmental Science
7 —
14% / 86%
0%
$56,703
67
100%
Kinesiology
51 —
43% / 57%
0%
$54,090
62
96%
Business Administration
82 +2
76% / 24%
1%
$58,519
71
94%
Economics
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$66,847
82
—
Management Information Systems
— —
—
—
$63,955
78
—
English
6 —
17% / 83%
0%
$47,220
44
100%
Family and Consumer Sciences
4 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$36,650
15
100%
History
6 —
67% / 33%
0%
$47,629
46
95%
History
7 —
71% / 29%
0%
$47,629
46
95%
Human Development and Family Studies
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
International Studies
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$58,871
71
—
Liberal Arts
22 —
9% / 91%
0%
$48,368
48
97%
Mass Communication
13 +1
62% / 38%
0%
$47,835
46
97%
Philosophy and Religious Studies
— —
—
—
$45,257
39
—
Political Science
3 —
67% / 33%
0%
$65,918
81
95%
Professional Writing
3 +2
33% / 67%
0%
$46,076
41
—
Psychology
22 +3
18% / 82%
0%
$49,573
51
94%
Sociology
7 —
14% / 86%
0%
$48,852
49
100%
Spanish
3 +2
33% / 67%
0%
$49,005
49
—
Digital Arts
13 +2
31% / 69%
0%
$44,612
37
—
Music
9 +1
22% / 78%
0%
$45,588
40
—
Studio Art
3 —
33% / 67%
0%
$54,324
62
96%
Theatre
— —
—
—
$37,443
17
—
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$18,960
ROI Percentile
62th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
75%
4-Year Graduation Rate
45%
6-Year Graduation Rate
53%
Transfer-Out Rate
0%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 58.5% 58.5%
2012 Graduated: 56.7% 56.7%
2013 Graduated: 59.9% 59.9%
2014 Graduated: 61.1% 61.1%
2015 Graduated: 53.1% 53.1%
2016 Graduated: 66.1% 66.1%
2017 Graduated: 61.1% 61.1%
2018 Graduated: 63.9% 63.9%
2019 Graduated: 59.3% 59.3%
2020 Graduated: 63.0% 63.0%
2021 Graduated: 62.1% 62.1%
2022 Graduated: 57.8% 57.8%
2023 Graduated: 49.4% 49.4%
2024 Graduated: 53.1% 53.1%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 54.5% 54.5%
2012 Men: 49.0% 49.0%
2013 Men: 53.5% 53.5%
2014 Men: 57.4% 57.4%
2015 Men: 53.7% 53.7%
2016 Men: 63.5% 63.5%
2017 Men: 56.1% 56.1%
2018 Men: 58.6% 58.6%
2019 Men: 56.4% 56.4%
2020 Men: 57.9% 57.9%
2021 Men: 59.1% 59.1%
2022 Men: 52.0% 52.0%
2023 Men: 39.4% 39.4%
2024 Men: 48.9% 48.9%
2011 Women: 61.2% 61.2%
2012 Women: 63.3% 63.3%
2013 Women: 64.5% 64.5%
2014 Women: 63.5% 63.5%
2015 Women: 52.8% 52.8%
2016 Women: 68.0% 68.0%
2017 Women: 64.7% 64.7%
2018 Women: 69.0% 69.0%
2019 Women: 61.7% 61.7%
2020 Women: 67.9% 67.9%
2021 Women: 64.7% 64.7%
2022 Women: 62.8% 62.8%
2023 Women: 57.4% 57.4%
2024 Women: 56.4% 56.4%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Black: 21.7% 21.7%
2012 Black: 34.2% 34.2%
2013 Black: 60.5% 60.5%
2014 Black: 59.5% 59.5%
2015 Black: 29.7% 29.7%
2016 Black: 51.7% 51.7%
2017 Black: 63.8% 63.8%
2018 Black: 43.6% 43.6%
2019 Black: 53.7% 53.7%
2020 Black: 60.3% 60.3%
2021 Black: 63.8% 63.8%
2022 Black: 54.7% 54.7%
2023 Black: 33.0% 33.0%
2024 Black: 35.3% 35.3%
2011 Hispanic: 45.5% 45.5%
2012 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7%
2013 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7%
2014 Hispanic: 71.4% 71.4%
2015 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3%
2016 Hispanic: 58.8% 58.8%
2017 Hispanic: 47.1% 47.1%
2018 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7%
2019 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7%
2020 Hispanic: 41.4% 41.4%
2021 Hispanic: 67.7% 67.7%
2022 Hispanic: 46.8% 46.8%
2023 Hispanic: 36.6% 36.6%
2024 Hispanic: 51.1% 51.1%
2011 White: 61.9% 61.9%
2012 White: 57.9% 57.9%
2013 White: 60.9% 60.9%
2014 White: 62.6% 62.6%
2015 White: 57.2% 57.2%
2016 White: 67.5% 67.5%
2017 White: 62.6% 62.6%
2018 White: 67.7% 67.7%
2019 White: 59.3% 59.3%
2020 White: 68.0% 68.0%
2021 White: 62.5% 62.5%
2022 White: 61.2% 61.2%
2023 White: 56.9% 56.9%
2024 White: 56.8% 56.8%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
⇅
Humanities & Social Sciences
31.1%
98
30% / 70%
0%
$48,551
48
96%
Business & Economics
26.7%
84
75% / 25%
1%
$58,717
71
94%
Health Sciences
16.2%
51
43% / 57%
0%
$54,090
62
96%
Life & Natural Sciences
9.8%
31
19% / 81%
0%
$52,783
59
93%
Arts
7.9%
25
28% / 72%
0%
$46,129
41
96%
Computer Science
4.1%
13
77% / 23%
15%
$78,963
91
100%
Agriculture & Food Science
2.2%
7
14% / 86%
0%
$56,703
67
100%
Physical Sciences & Math
1.9%
6
17% / 83%
0%
$65,825
81
—
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
75%
Yield (Unbound)
10%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
75%
75%
75%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 51.5% 51.5%
2012 Acceptance: 54.3% 54.3%
2013 Acceptance: 54.9% 54.9%
2014 Acceptance: 47.8% 47.8%
2015 Acceptance: 49.3% 49.3%
2016 Acceptance: 52.8% 52.8%
2017 Acceptance: 52.0% 52.0%
2018 Acceptance: 66.1% 66.1%
2019 Acceptance: 67.3% 67.3%
2020 Acceptance: 76.1% 76.1%
2021 Acceptance: 75.1% 75.1%
2022 Acceptance: 90.4% 90.4%
2023 Acceptance: 90.8% 90.8%
2024 Acceptance: 91.7% 91.7%
2011 Yield: 14.2% 14.2%
2012 Yield: 16.7% 16.7%
2013 Yield: 18.1% 18.1%
2014 Yield: 16.5% 16.5%
2015 Yield: 15.3% 15.3%
2016 Yield: 15.2% 15.2%
2017 Yield: 14.2% 14.2%
2018 Yield: 14.0% 14.0%
2019 Yield: 11.5% 11.5%
2020 Yield: 15.0% 15.0%
2021 Yield: 15.6% 15.6%
2022 Yield: 13.7% 13.7%
2023 Yield: 11.9% 11.9%
2024 Yield: 10.1% 10.1%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
2,500
5,000
7,500
10,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 6,459 6,459
2012 Applicants: 6,079 6,079
2013 Applicants: 5,401 5,401
2014 Applicants: 6,169 6,169
2015 Applicants: 7,187 7,187
2016 Applicants: 7,486 7,486
2017 Applicants: 7,241 7,241
2018 Applicants: 6,360 6,360
2019 Applicants: 6,279 6,279
2020 Applicants: 3,684 3,684
2021 Applicants: 3,388 3,388
2022 Applicants: 3,402 3,402
2023 Applicants: 3,984 3,984
2024 Applicants: 3,938 3,938
2011 Admitted: 3,327 3,327
2012 Admitted: 3,303 3,303
2013 Admitted: 2,967 2,967
2014 Admitted: 2,950 2,950
2015 Admitted: 3,541 3,541
2016 Admitted: 3,949 3,949
2017 Admitted: 3,764 3,764
2018 Admitted: 4,203 4,203
2019 Admitted: 4,225 4,225
2020 Admitted: 2,805 2,805
2021 Admitted: 2,544 2,544
2022 Admitted: 3,074 3,074
2023 Admitted: 3,618 3,618
2024 Admitted: 3,612 3,612
2011 Enrolled: 471 471
2012 Enrolled: 552 552
2013 Enrolled: 536 536
2014 Enrolled: 488 488
2015 Enrolled: 542 542
2016 Enrolled: 600 600
2017 Enrolled: 534 534
2018 Enrolled: 590 590
2019 Enrolled: 487 487
2020 Enrolled: 420 420
2021 Enrolled: 398 398
2022 Enrolled: 422 422
2023 Enrolled: 429 429
2024 Enrolled: 366 366
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 920 920
2012 25th: 930 930
2013 25th: 930 930
2014 25th: 950 950
2015 25th: 920 920
2016 25th: 910 910
2017 25th: 970 970
2018 25th: 980 980
2019 25th: 960 960
2020 25th: 980 980
2021 25th: 1065 1065
2022 25th: 1020 1020
2023 25th: 1070 1070
2024 25th: 1020 1020
2011 75th: 1130 1130
2012 75th: 1150 1150
2013 75th: 1130 1130
2014 75th: 1140 1140
2015 75th: 1125 1125
2016 75th: 1110 1110
2017 75th: 1170 1170
2018 75th: 1170 1170
2019 75th: 1180 1180
2020 75th: 1170 1170
2021 75th: 1250 1250
2022 75th: 1230 1230
2023 75th: 1375 1375
2024 75th: 1360 1360
SAT Math
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 470 470
2012 25th: 470 470
2013 25th: 470 470
2014 25th: 480 480
2015 25th: 460 460
2016 25th: 450 450
2017 25th: 470 470
2018 25th: 490 490
2019 25th: 470 470
2020 25th: 490 490
2021 25th: 520 520
2022 25th: 500 500
2023 25th: 540 540
2024 25th: 470 470
2011 75th: 560 560
2012 75th: 580 580
2013 75th: 570 570
2014 75th: 570 570
2015 75th: 560 560
2016 75th: 550 550
2017 75th: 570 570
2018 75th: 570 570
2019 75th: 580 580
2020 75th: 580 580
2021 75th: 630 630
2022 75th: 600 600
2023 75th: 715 715
2024 75th: 680 680
SAT Reading & Writing
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 450 450
2012 25th: 460 460
2013 25th: 460 460
2014 25th: 470 470
2015 25th: 460 460
2016 25th: 460 460
2017 25th: 500 500
2018 25th: 490 490
2019 25th: 490 490
2020 25th: 490 490
2021 25th: 545 545
2022 25th: 520 520
2023 25th: 530 530
2024 25th: 550 550
2011 75th: 570 570
2012 75th: 570 570
2013 75th: 560 560
2014 75th: 570 570
2015 75th: 565 565
2016 75th: 560 560
2017 75th: 600 600
2018 75th: 600 600
2019 75th: 600 600
2020 75th: 590 590
2021 75th: 620 620
2022 75th: 630 630
2023 75th: 660 660
2024 75th: 680 680
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2020 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0%
2021 Submitted: 20.0% 20.0%
2022 Submitted: 27.0% 27.0%
2023 Submitted: 11.0% 11.0%
2024 Submitted: 7.0% 7.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
