Bridgewater State University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Bridgewater State University is a public master's university in Bridgewater, MA (suburb setting), with 8,172 undergraduates (60% women). It admitted 89% of 8,631 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1040–1230 on the SAT and 18–27 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $36,285 a year for out-of-state students and $30,145 in-state; aided first-year students paid $16,230 on average after grants (top quarter for affordability in its division). 55% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, education, psychology. The campus reported 1.85 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Bridgewater State University ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division III schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 55%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $11,389 in-state · $17,529 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 29 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Bridgewater State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Bridgewater State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 29 | — | 5 | $68k | $2,332 | — | |
| Baseball | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 32 | — | 1 | $98k | $3,061 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $78k | $4,904 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $139k | $8,698 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Field Hockey | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | — | 1 | $72k | $3,278 | — | |
| Football | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 100 | — | 1 | $181k | $1,809 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 27 | — | 1 | $123k | $4,572 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 30 | — | 1 | $55k | $1,820 | — | |
| Softball | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 20 | — | 1 | $79k | $3,954 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Little East Conference | 25 | — | 1 | $62k | $2,486 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Little East Conference | 25 | — | 1 | $62k | $2,486 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Little East Conference | 9 | — | 2 | $34k | $3,754 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Little East Conference | 9 | — | 2 | $36k | $3,955 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 100 | — | 1 | $117k | $1,168 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 56 | — | 1 | $83k | $1,480 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 18 | — | 1 | $53k | $2,947 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | New England Wrestling Assn | 34 | — | 4 | $92k | $2,716 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.