The student population at Bridgewater College is 1,448 (1,407 undergraduate and 41 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 386 (21.05%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,658 where 1,448 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 1,889 students in 2018 and was lowest at 1,421 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 1,834 to 1,448 students, a net loss of 386 (21%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Bridgewater College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,834 | 1,834 | 864 | 970 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 1,882 48 | 1,882 48 | 876 12 | 1,006 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 1,889 7 | 1,882 | 858 -18 | 1,024 18 | 7 7 | 1 1 | 6 6 |
| 2018-19 | 1,857 -32 | 1,839 -43 | 818 -40 | 1,021 -3 | 18 11 | 7 6 | 11 5 |
| 2019-20 | 1,754 -103 | 1,713 -126 | 767 -51 | 946 -75 | 41 23 | 15 8 | 26 15 |
| 2020-21 | 1,597 -157 | 1,552 -161 | 706 -61 | 846 -100 | 45 4 | 19 4 | 26 |
| 2021-22 | 1,463 -134 | 1,427 -125 | 660 -46 | 767 -79 | 36 -9 | 13 -6 | 23 -3 |
| 2022-23 | 1,421 -42 | 1,385 -42 | 666 6 | 719 -48 | 36 | 10 -3 | 26 3 |
| 2023-24 | 1,436 15 | 1,391 6 | 708 42 | 683 -36 | 45 9 | 11 1 | 34 8 |
| 2024-25 | 1,448 12 | 1,407 16 | 741 33 | 666 -17 | 41 -4 | 16 5 | 25 -9 |
| Average | 1,658 | 1,631 | 766 | 865 | 27 | 9 | 18 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,631 where 1,407 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Bridgewater College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,834 | 1,823 | 858 | 965 | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| 2016-17 | 1,882 | 1,876 | 873 | 1,003 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017-18 | 1,882 | 1,876 | 853 | 1,023 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 2018-19 | 1,839 | 1,832 | 816 | 1,016 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 2019-20 | 1,713 | 1,707 | 764 | 943 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020-21 | 1,552 | 1,539 | 700 | 839 | 13 | 6 | 7 |
| 2021-22 | 1,427 | 1,416 | 653 | 763 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| 2022-23 | 1,385 | 1,380 | 664 | 716 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023-24 | 1,391 | 1,385 | 705 | 680 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024-25 | 1,407 | 1,397 | 735 | 662 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Average | 1,631 | 1,631 | 762 | 861 | 1,631 | 4 | 4 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 27 where 41 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Bridgewater College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 41 | 39 | 15 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020-21 | 45 | 41 | 19 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021-22 | 36 | 33 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022-23 | 36 | 33 | 9 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023-24 | 45 | 37 | 10 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| 2024-25 | 41 | 37 | 16 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Average | 27 | 27 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 0 | 2 |
The percentage of white students is 65.81%. The percentage was 73.45% 10 years ago and Bridgewater still has a high percentage of white students. 1.52% of enrolled students is Asian and 10.91% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 7.53% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 73.45% to 65.81%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.15% to 1.52%. Black student enrollment increased from 10.74% to 10.91%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 4.74% to 7.53%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5458 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.4442 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Bridgewater College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 6 | 21 | 197 | 87 | 1 | 1,347 | 90 |
| 2016-17 | 5 | 23 | 248 | 105 | 1 | 1,285 | 105 |
| 2017-18 | 5 | 21 | 296 | 122 | 1 | 1,250 | 96 |
| 2018-19 | 6 | 24 | 308 | 128 | 3 | 1,191 | 102 |
| 2019-20 | 6 | 18 | 273 | 128 | 3 | 1,137 | 104 |
| 2020-21 | 3 | 19 | 244 | 125 | 4 | 1,021 | 103 |
| 2021-22 | 4 | 21 | 198 | 111 | 4 | 948 | 106 |
| 2022-23 | 1 | 18 | 165 | 104 | 3 | 952 | 92 |
| 2023-24 | 5 | 19 | 169 | 114 | 1 | 952 | 73 |
| 2024-25 | 5 | 22 | 158 | 109 | 1 | 953 | 82 |
| Average | 5 | 21 | 226 | 113 | 2 | 1,104 | 95 |
15 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 1% of total students. The number of online students has increased 87.50% since 2022. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Bridgewater College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 1,834 | 0 | 0 | 1,834 |
| 2016-17 | 1,882 | 0 | 0 | 1,882 |
| 2017-18 | 1,889 | 0 | 0 | 1,889 |
| 2018-19 | 1,857 | 0 | 0 | 1,857 |
| 2019-20 | 1,754 | 0 | 12 | 1,742 |
| 2020-21 | 1,597 | 0 | 14 | 1,583 |
| 2021-22 | 1,463 | 0 | 47 | 1,416 |
| 2022-23 | 1,421 | 8 | 57 | 1,356 |
| 2023-24 | 1,436 | 17 | 60 | 1,359 |
| 2024-25 | 1,448 | 15 | 50 | 1,383 |
| Average | 1,658 | 4 | 24 | 1,630 |
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