Bridgewater State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 3,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,634 (56%)
Days Without Precipitation 239 (33%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,986
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 92%
From Region 5%
Athletes 392 (5.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 68%
Hispanic 11%
Black 10%
Mixed 7%
Asian 2%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Bridgewater State University 1,662 36% 72% 3% 10% 9% 1% $60,678 12 -0.36 69 96% 8.0%
Photonics and Optical Engineering 5 — 80% 60% 0% 20% 0% 0% $86,476 11 -1.27 92 — — — — —
Computer Science 50 +1 94% 58% 8% 18% 2% 4% $95,260 16 -0.87 96 96% — — — —
Chemistry 19 — 47% 53% 0% 11% 16% 0% $86,496 95 +1.44 92 96% — — — —
Geosciences 12 — 50% 75% 8% 8% 8% 0% $50,409 4 -1.32 46 89% — — — —
Mathematics 17 +5 47% 71% 6% 6% 12% 0% $56,205 4 -1.10 60 98% — — — —
Physics 5 — 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,844 10 -1.13 79 — — — — —
Biology 57 +1 28% 58% 5% 14% 9% 0% $63,917 37 -0.29 74 95% — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 37 +11 0% 89% 0% 3% 5% 0% $52,603 9 -1.23 51 92% — — — —
Health Sciences 73 — 25% 78% 3% 10% 5% 0% $63,850 41 -0.32 74 — — — — —
Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,953 34 -0.34 75 — — — — —
Public Health 9 — 22% 33% 0% 33% 22% 0% $59,852 31 -0.49 67 — — — — —
Accounting and Finance 80 +1 60% 62% 4% 11% 10% 2% $77,818 30 -0.60 87 94% — — — —
Business Analytics 142 +3 58% 65% 2% 15% 9% 1% $64,570 2 -1.60 75 96% 7.0% — — —
Economics 16 +2 81% 81% 0% 12% 6% 0% $64,551 4 -1.26 75 93% — — — —
Marketing 52 +4 54% 73% 0% 10% 10% 0% $55,260 2 -1.74 58 100% — — — —
English 52 +20 29% 75% 2% 12% 2% 2% $53,111 58 +0.09 53 97% — — — —
History 42 +13 52% 90% 2% 0% 5% 0% $51,298 28 -0.55 48 97% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 50 +25 0% 74% 6% 6% 10% 0% $53,784 35 -0.34 54 — — — — —
Philosophy 5 — 60% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $51,137 21 -0.78 47 — — — — —
Spanish 2 +1 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $51,228 25 -0.61 48 94% — — — —
Anthropology 5 — 60% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $47,151 8 -0.88 37 94% — — — —
Communication 107 +15 47% 74% 2% 9% 7% 0% $55,110 26 -0.63 58 96% 9.0% — — —
Geography 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,100 38 -0.35 66 92% — — — —
Geography and Environmental Studies 8 +1 50% 88% 0% 0% 12% 0% $55,973 21 -0.71 60 — — — — —
Political Science 29 +1 52% 69% 0% 10% 7% 0% $63,079 25 -0.67 72 94% — — — —
Psychology 218 +15 13% 70% 3% 10% 10% 0% $52,099 35 -0.45 50 95% 8.6% — — —
Public Relations 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,226 17 -1.04 68 — — — — —
Social Work 70 +1 17% 61% 1% 26% 9% 0% $60,345 91 +0.84 68 96% — — — —
Sociology 24 +21 12% 71% 0% 12% 17% 0% $51,282 29 -0.51 48 92% — — — —
Biology Teacher Education 2 — 0% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $59,427 72 +0.16 66 96% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 32 — 3% 81% 3% 3% 9% 0% $53,187 62 +0.13 53 98% 7.8% — — —
Elementary Education 68 — 12% 88% 1% 1% 6% 0% $53,187 62 +0.13 53 98% 7.8% — — —
English Education 15 +1 33% 87% 0% 0% 7% 0% $59,427 74 +0.56 66 96% — — — —
Health Teacher Education 22 — 18% 45% 5% 32% 9% 0% $59,427 62 +0.21 66 96% — — — —
Physical Education 53 +1 64% 74% 2% 6% 9% 2% $59,427 62 +0.21 66 96% — — — —
Spanish Language Teacher Education 2 +4 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $59,427 74 +0.56 66 96% — — — —
Special Education 47 — 15% 91% 0% 2% 6% 0% $65,801 92 +1.49 76 91% 6.9% — — —
Art Education 4 +3 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,427 94 +1.35 66 96% — — — —
Art History 2 — 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $49,437 48 -0.19 43 96% — — — —
Dance 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $45,643 69 +0.35 33 — — — — —
Drama and Dance Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $59,427 98 +2.19 66 96% — — — —
Film Production 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,771 44 -0.19 39 — — — — —
Music 5 +1 40% 80% 0% 20% 0% 0% $48,023 55 +0.14 39 — — — — —
Music Education 5 — 40% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,427 96 +1.36 66 97% — — — —
Studio Art 34 +6 24% 71% 0% 6% 18% 3% $49,437 66 +0.28 43 96% — — — —
Theater 11 +3 36% 91% 0% 9% 0% 0% $45,131 67 +0.28 31 — — — — —
Aviation 46 — 91% 57% 13% 13% 7% 4% $87,209 26 -0.50 93 95% — — — —
Criminal Justice 118 +3 40% 75% 1% 7% 12% 0% $61,335 63 +0.20 70 98% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $12,405
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $19,094
Est. In-State Cost $16,047
Est. Out-of-State Cost $24,700
ROI Percentile 69th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 75%
4-Year Graduation Rate 32%
6-Year Graduation Rate 53%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

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

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 27.9% 464 25% 70% 2% 12% 9% 0% $54,745 34 -0.33 57 95% 8.7%
Business & Economics 17.4% 290 59% 67% 2% 13% 9% 1% $66,554 17 -1.33 77 96% 7.0%
Education 14.5% 241 24% 80% 2% 5% 8% 0% $58,081 76 +0.45 64 96% 7.5%
Professional 9.9% 164 54% 70% 4% 9% 10% 1% $68,592 52 +0.00 79 97% —
Humanities 9.1% 151 27% 79% 3% 6% 7% 1% $52,739 37 -0.27 52 97% —
Health Sciences 7.2% 120 17% 78% 2% 9% 7% 0% $60,092 4 -0.61 68 92% —
Arts 4.0% 67 25% 75% 0% 7% 12% 1% $49,896 43 +0.42 44 96% —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.4% 57 28% 58% 5% 14% 9% 0% $63,917 32 -0.29 74 95% —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.2% 53 49% 68% 4% 8% 11% 0% $66,850 17 -0.24 78 94% —
Computer Science 3.0% 50 94% 58% 8% 18% 2% 4% $95,260 22 -0.87 96 96% —
Engineering 0.3% 5 80% 60% 0% 20% 0% 0% $86,476 1 -1.27 92 — —

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 100 $181K $180K $949
Track & Field (combined) 100 $118K $116K $2K
Wrestling 34 $104K $92K $12K
Baseball 32 $102K $97K $4K
Soccer 30 $63K $54K $8K
Swimming & Diving 25 $64K $62K $2K
Basketball 16 $79K $78K $989
Tennis 9 $33K $33K $0
Total 222 $749K $717K $31K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 56 $84K $82K $2K
Soccer 29 $77K $67K $9K
Lacrosse 27 $131K $123K $8K
Swimming & Diving 25 $64K $62K $2K
Field Hockey 22 $72K $72K $77
Softball 20 $83K $79K $4K
Volleyball 18 $53K $53K $0
Basketball 16 $139K $139K $0
Equestrian 11 $62K $56K $6K
Tennis 9 $35K $35K $0
Total 170 $804K $771K $33K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 156 $203K $199K $4K
Football 100 $181K $180K $949
Soccer 59 $140K $122K $18K
Swimming & Diving 50 $129K $124K $5K
Wrestling 34 $104K $92K $12K
Baseball 32 $102K $97K $4K
Basketball 32 $218K $217K $989
Lacrosse 27 $131K $123K $8K
Field Hockey 22 $72K $72K $77
Softball 20 $83K $79K $4K
Tennis 18 $69K $69K $0
Volleyball 18 $53K $53K $0
Equestrian 11 $62K $56K $6K
Total 392 $3.2M $3.2M $65K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 86%
Yield (non-ED) 19%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 86% 86% 86%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional