Bridgewater State University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater State University operates as a public institution located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 7,829 students of which 9,351 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Bridgewater State University is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 87.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,180 and an ACT midpoint of 24. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $16,383, with published in-state tuition of $11,808 and a Pell grant recipient share of 31.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $24,286, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 54.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 75.1%. Graduates earn a median of $57,466 ten years after enrolling, compared with $46,673 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 440300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 70.2% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.