Bridgewater College

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2023 Undergraduate Tuition

$40,300

3.87% growth from 2022

2023 Graduation Rate

49.4%

264 Graduates

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Costs

Tuition Costs

$40,300

2023 Undergraduate Tuition

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Bridgewater College had a total enrollment of N/A students in N/A. The full-time enrollment at Bridgewater College is N/A students and the part-time enrollment is N/A. This means that N/A% of students enrolled at Bridgewater College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Bridgewater College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 66.3% White, 11.8% Black or African American, 7.94% Hispanic or Latino, 5.08% Two or More Races, 1.32% Asian, 0.348% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0696% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

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Retention Rate over Time

77%

2023 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Bridgewater College was 77%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Baccalaureate Colleges (74%), Bridgewater College had a retention rate higher than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Bridgewater College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2023)

White
952 enrolled students
Black or African American
169 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
114 enrolled students

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 55 students (3.83%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2023, 51 more women than men received degrees from Bridgewater College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Bridgewater College is white (251 degrees awarded). There were 4.92 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (51 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Bridgewater College is General Business Administration & Management (71 degrees awarded), followed by General Health & Physical Education (48 degrees) and General Psychology (36 degrees).

In 2023, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Bridgewater College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (48 degrees awarded), History (19 degrees), and English (20 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Elementary & middle school teachers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Bridgewater College are Elementary & middle school teachers (251,422 people), Other managers (233,267 people), Secondary school teachers (194,596 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (193,068 people), and Postsecondary teachers (171,527 people).

The most specialized majors at Bridgewater College in 2023 are Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (48 degrees awarded), History (19 degrees), English (20 degrees), Natural Resources & Conservation (10 degrees), and Visual & Performing Arts (30 degrees) (as of 2023).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Bridgewater College are Surgeons, Diagnostic medical sonographers, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, Nurse anesthetists, and Physicians

The most specialized majors at Bridgewater College are Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (48 degrees awarded), History (19 degrees), English (20 degrees), Natural Resources & Conservation (10 degrees), and Visual & Performing Arts (30 degrees) (as of 2023).

Common Industries by Major

Elementary & secondary schools

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Bridgewater College are Elementary & secondary schools (633,274 people), uninformed (550,003 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (391,782 people), Computer Systems Design (188,949 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (184,402 people).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Bridgewater College.

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This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from N/A programs at Bridgewater College according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

165

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2023

216

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2023

In 2023, 165 degrees were awarded to men at Bridgewater College, which is 0.764 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (216).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Bridgewater College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2023, 49 degrees were awarded to men at Bridgewater College in General Business Administration & Management, which is 2.23 times more than the 22 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2023, 32 degrees were awarded to men at Bridgewater College in General Psychology, which is 4 times more than the 8 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

55%

100% Completion Time

62%

150% Completion Time

In 2023, 55% of students graduating from Bridgewater College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 62% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 62% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Baccalaureate Colleges Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

American Indian or Alaska Native Female

Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2023 at Bridgewater College is Female and American Indian or Alaska Native (100% graduation rate). Across all Baccalaureate Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (74.3%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 2.65% of graduates (7 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2023)

White
251 degrees awarded
Black or African American
51 degrees awarded
Two or More Races
32 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Bridgewater College is white (251 degrees awarded). There were 4.92 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (51 degrees).

2.89% of degree recipients (11 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2023)

White Female
148 degrees awarded
White Male
103 degrees awarded
Black or African American Male
29 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Bridgewater College is white female (148 degrees awarded). There were 1.44 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (103 degrees).

Operations

Bridgewater College has an endowment valued at nearly $103M, as of the end of the 2023 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 9.65M (9.4%) compared to the 4.79% average return (2.46M on 51.4M) across all Baccalaureate Colleges.

In 2023, Bridgewater College had a total salary expenditure of 52.3M. Bridgewater College employs 46 Associate professors, 22 Assistant professors and 14 Professors. Most academics at Bridgewater College are Male Associate professor (23), Female Associate professor (23), and Male Assistant professor (12).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Bridgewater College are: Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media, with 54 employees, Management, with 37 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 25 employees.

Endowment

$103M

2023 Endowment

4.8%

growth from 2022

This line chart shows how the endowment at Bridgewater College (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

Salary Expenditure

$18.3M

2023 Salaries

3.38%

growth from 2022

In 2023, Bridgewater College paid a median of $18.3M in salaries, which represents 34.9% of their overall expenditure ($52.3M) and a 3.38% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 24.7% growth between 2021 and 2022, and a 23.3% decline between 2020 and 2021.

Occupations by Share

Associate professor

Most Common Instructor

46 Employees

Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

54 Employees

In 2023, the most common positions for instructional staff at Bridgewater College were Associate professor with 46 employees, Assistant professor with 22 employees, and Professor with 14 employees.

In 2023, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Bridgewater College were Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 54 employees, Management with 37 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 25 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2023)

Male Associate professor
Female Associate professor
Male Assistant professor

In 2023, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Bridgewater College was Male Associate professor with 23 employees, Female Associate professor with 23 employees, and Male Assistant professor with 12 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Bridgewater College.

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