Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater, Massachusetts · Also known as BSU|Bridgewater State · Website
$57,466
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$57,466
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Bridgewater State University is a public 4-year college in Bridgewater, Massachusetts with 7,829 undergraduates and 1,457 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $16,383 a year (tuition and fees $11,808 in-state, $17,948 out-of-state). It admits 88% of applicants and 53% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $57,466 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $24,286 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$16,383
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$11,808
Out-of-state $17,948
Admission rate
88%
US median 78%
Completion rate
53%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$24,286
About $257 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$57,466
Rank 935 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $16,383
- Tuition in-state
- $11,808
- Tuition out-of-state
- $17,948
- Cost of attendance
- $26,160
- Students with a need-based grant
- 32%
- Students with federal loans
- 75%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $10,007
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $11,579
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $13,559
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $16,904
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $21,176
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $8,903 in 2015-16 to $11,808 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1,180
- SAT reading, middle
- 560
- SAT math, middle
- 545
- ACT, middle
- 24
- Undergraduates
- 7,829
- Graduate students
- 1,457
- Part-time students
- 15%
- Women
- 57%
- Students per teacher
- 17
- Completion rate
- 53%
- Retention rate
- 75%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 84
- Endowment
- $76.4M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 935 of 5,094 US colleges and 46 of 106 in Massachusetts (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $16,383 | $24,402 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $11,808 | $34,256 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 88% | 71% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 53% | 69% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 75% | 79% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $24,286 | $21,882 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $46,673 | $46,320 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $57,466 | $53,104 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 64% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 74% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
84 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 309 | $24,030 | $35,718 | $51,939 | $50,706 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 145 | $24,135 | $43,735 | $64,178 | $55,378 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 140 | $25,000 | $45,720 | $64,769 | $86,176 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 135 | $24,250 | $34,146 | $56,968 | $56,359 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 127 | $24,490 | $38,216 | $58,255 | $51,389 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 124 | $27,000 | $43,800 | $51,523 | $47,382 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 93 | $40,772 | $62,207 | $75,783 | $65,123 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 93 | $23,000 | $54,221 | $79,315 | $76,194 |
| Special Education and TeachingMaster's | Master's | 75 | $20,500 | $57,760 | $64,424 | $64,397 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 74 | $23,250 | $39,871 | Withheld | $69,303 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 72 | $25,000 | $41,187 | $59,510 | $51,790 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 70 | $23,250 | $44,626 | $60,880 | $57,214 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 69 | $26,750 | $34,215 | $52,936 | $50,680 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 68 | $26,000 | $34,569 | $51,020 | $48,590 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 59 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 55 | $25,248 | $35,680 | $54,224 | $52,657 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 50 | $25,000 | $48,457 | $54,709 | $69,562 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 47 | $24,586 | $57,007 | $87,099 | $107,009 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's | Master's | 47 | $20,500 | $57,928 | $69,937 | $63,707 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 47 | $24,681 | $29,595 | $45,747 | $41,367 |
| Special Education and TeachingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 46 | $27,000 | $50,061 | $55,692 | $50,499 |
| Air TransportationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 42 | $25,000 | $43,171 | $70,215 | $85,825 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 39 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $86,288 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 38 | $24,009 | $27,901 | $50,059 | $58,928 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 37 | $20,500 | $56,473 | $57,978 | $59,916 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Bridgewater State University cost?
$16,383 a year is the average net price at Bridgewater State University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $11,808 for in-state students and $17,948 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $26,160. Families earning under $30,000 pay $10,007 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Bridgewater State University?
88% of applicants are admitted to Bridgewater State University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,180 and the middle ACT score is 24. The median admission rate of colleges in Massachusetts is 71%.
How much do Bridgewater State University graduates earn?
$57,466 a year is the median pay of former Bridgewater State University students who work, 10 years after they started ($46,673 after 6 years). That ranks 935 of 5,094 US colleges and 46 of 106 in Massachusetts. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's) at $80,124.
How much student debt do Bridgewater State University graduates have?
$24,286 is the median federal student loan debt of Bridgewater State University graduates, about $257 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 75% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Bridgewater State University?
53% of first-time, full-time students at Bridgewater State University finish within 6 years. 75% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Bridgewater State University?
Psychology, General (309 bachelor's graduates), Criminal Justice and Corrections (145 bachelor's graduates), Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (140 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 84 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.