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Bridgewater College

Bridgewater, VA · Private · Small suburb · BC

Private institution in Bridgewater, VA · 1,388 undergraduates · 91% acceptance rate · $53,453 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$20,1731,085th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$41,3501,667th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$41,3501,644th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$56,1951,618th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$26,0001,436th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$53,453884th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$45,620830th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
49.4%1,176th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
77.5%805th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
90.8%1,255th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1225339th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
25346th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,3881,164th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
29.4%1,237th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 91 mi (IAD)

On 1 of our 111 lists

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Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 27 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$42,682—
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Artsbachelors$42,402$41,565
PhysicsPhysical Sciencesbachelors$39,729$29,685
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$36,745$38,559
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$33,993$31,042
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$32,467$32,467
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$30,771$30,771
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$28,960$29,685
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$28,598$39,369
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, GeneralFamily & Consumer Sciencesbachelors$25,194$23,649
Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$24,035—
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$23,869$26,353

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports + curated flag football

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available. Women’s flag football is curated (not yet a stable EADA sport filter).

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Bridgewater College’s 1,388 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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