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Bridgewater State University is a public institution situated in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Bridgewater State is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

Where Is Bridgewater State University?

Contact details for Bridgewater State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	131 Summer Street, Bridgewater, MA 02325
Phone:	508-531-1000
Website:	www.bridgew.edu

Can I Afford Bridgewater State?

During the <nil> academic year, part-time students at Bridgewater State paid $482 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$910	$7,050
Fees	$10,141	$10,141
Books and Supplies	$1,000	$1,000
On Campus Room and Board	$14,162	$14,162
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,100	$3,100

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Bridgewater State, approximately 83% of students took out student loans averaging $5,544 a year. That adds up to $22,176 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Bridgewater State is 1.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Bridgewater State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 8,369 undergraduate students at Bridgewater State, with 6,520 being full-time and 1,849 being part-time.

There are also 1,573 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,520 full-time undergraduates at Bridgewater State, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Bridgewater State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	131
Black or African American	671
Hispanic or Latino	559
White	4,749
International Students	25
Other Races/Ethnicities	385

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Bridgewater State University. At this time, 14 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 43 countries are represented at Bridgewater State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Cape Verde, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Bridgewater State University

In 2020-2021, 4,396 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Bridgewater State has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Bridgewater State

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Bridgewater State University was 12.2%. This is the #1,156 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Bridgewater State regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Jeremy Foote under License

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