Bridgewater College

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 546 (39.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 66%
Black 11%
Hispanic 8%
Mixed 6%
International 4%
Asian 2%
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 College 315 44% 70% 2% 11% 7% 1% $59,269 8 -0.57 64 99%
Computer Science 11 +1 82% 45% 0% 9% 18% 18% $80,042 5 -1.31 88 100% — — — —
Data Science 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,726 6 -1.61 85 — — — — —
Chemistry 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,193 14 -0.81 71 — — — — —
Mathematics — — — — — — — — $69,296 30 -0.61 79 — — — — —
Physics — — — — — — — — $71,808 15 -0.85 82 — — — — —
Physics 3 +1 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $72,440 16 -0.80 82 — — — — —
Biochemistry 4 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,450 11 -0.89 68 — — — — —
Biology 27 +1 15% 74% 4% 4% 7% 0% $59,788 18 -0.77 65 95% — — — —
Environmental Science 7 — 14% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,699 40 -0.25 59 100% — — — —
Kinesiology 51 — 43% 69% 0% 14% 8% 0% $57,849 37 -0.46 61 100% — — — —
Business Administration 82 +2 76% 59% 1% 22% 5% 1% $67,974 32 -0.50 78 99% — — — —
Economics 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $69,537 8 -1.07 79 — — — — —
Management Information Systems — — — — — — — — $74,011 12 -1.05 84 — — — — —
English 6 — 17% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,218 25 -0.63 34 100% — — — —
History 7 — 71% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,006 75 +0.30 65 100% — — — —
History 6 — 67% 33% 0% 0% 17% 0% $60,006 75 +0.30 65 100% — — — —
Liberal Arts 22 — 9% 95% 0% 0% 5% 0% $51,176 21 -0.59 45 97% — — — —
Philosophy and Religious Studies — — — — — — — — $51,557 23 -0.74 46 — — — — —
Professional Writing 3 +2 33% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $48,564 33 -0.47 38 — — — — —
Spanish 3 +2 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $51,175 25 -0.61 45 — — — — —
Family and Consumer Sciences 4 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $36,650 3 -1.97 10 100% — — — —
Human Development and Family Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,315 14 -0.70 34 — — — — —
International Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,868 26 -0.52 70 — — — — —
Mass Communication 13 +1 62% 69% 0% 23% 0% 0% $54,783 25 -0.66 54 100% — — — —
Political Science 3 — 67% 33% 33% 0% 33% 0% $70,602 49 -0.12 80 100% — — — —
Psychology 22 +3 18% 73% 5% 5% 5% 0% $48,556 14 -0.99 38 97% — — — —
Sociology 7 — 14% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $53,040 40 -0.35 50 95% — — — —
Digital Arts 13 +2 31% 54% 8% 15% 15% 0% $48,298 25 -0.50 37 — — — — —
Music 9 +1 22% 89% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,692 45 -0.11 30 — — — — —
Studio Art 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,321 85 +0.80 53 96% — — — —
Theatre — — — — — — — — $42,854 49 -0.03 23 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $18,960
ROI Percentile 64th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 75%
4-Year Graduation Rate 45%
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
Business & Economics 26.7% 84 75% 58% 1% 21% 6% 1% $68,011 20 -0.51 78 99% —
Health Sciences 16.2% 51 43% 69% 0% 14% 8% 0% $57,849 2 -0.46 61 100% —
Social Sciences 16.2% 51 29% 75% 4% 8% 6% 0% $51,378 15 -0.83 45 98% —
Humanities 14.9% 47 30% 85% 0% 2% 6% 0% $52,946 39 -0.34 49 99% —
Life & Natural Sciences 9.8% 31 19% 74% 3% 3% 6% 0% $60,002 18 -0.79 65 95% —
Arts 7.9% 25 28% 68% 4% 8% 8% 0% $48,083 33 -0.20 37 96% —
Computer Science 4.1% 13 77% 46% 0% 8% 15% 15% $79,378 6 -1.36 88 100% —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.2% 7 14% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,699 36 -0.25 59 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.9% 6 17% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,817 19 -0.81 77 — —

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 134 $620K $620K $0
Track & Field (combined) 74 $181K $181K $0
Baseball 49 $282K $282K $0
Lacrosse 46 $276K $276K $0
Soccer 30 $166K $166K $0
Golf 25 $97K $97K $0
Swimming 19 $121K $121K $0
Basketball 17 $218K $218K $0
Tennis 10 $45K $45K $0
Total 358 $2.0M $2.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 48 $143K $143K $0
Soccer 28 $179K $179K $0
Softball 26 $222K $222K $0
Field Hockey 23 $157K $157K $0
Lacrosse 23 $171K $171K $0
Basketball 18 $244K $244K $0
Swimming 18 $108K $108K $0
Volleyball 18 $167K $167K $0
Tennis 7 $41K $41K $0
Golf 6 $77K $77K $0
Total 188 $1.5M $1.5M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 134 $620K $620K $0
Track & Field (combined) 122 $325K $325K $0
Lacrosse 69 $447K $447K $0
Soccer 58 $346K $346K $0
Baseball 49 $282K $282K $0
Swimming 37 $229K $229K $0
Basketball 35 $463K $463K $0
Golf 31 $174K $174K $0
Softball 26 $222K $222K $0
Field Hockey 23 $157K $157K $0
Volleyball 18 $167K $167K $0
Tennis 17 $86K $86K $0
Total 546 $4.9M $4.9M $0

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 75%
Yield (non-ED) 10%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 75% 75% 75%

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