Enrollment Trends at Bridgewater State

The student population at Bridgewater State University is 9,727 (8,270 undergraduate and 1,457 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,362 (12.28%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Bridgewater State is 85.02% which is decreased by 1,338 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 24 and it has been decreasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 65 male students for every 100 female students, down from 66 in 2015.
1,092 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 454.31% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 10,445 where 9,727 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 2 year-over-year increases and 7 decreases. It peaked at 11,089 students in 2016 and was lowest at 9,550 in 2024. Overall, enrollment dropped from 11,089 to 9,727 students, a net loss of 1,362 (12.3%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Bridgewater State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	11,089	9,608	3,964	5,644	1,481	436	1,045
2016-17	10,998 -91	9,562 -46	3,961 -3	5,601 -43	1,436 -45	394 -42	1,042 -3
2017-18	11,019 21	9,558 -4	3,941 -20	5,617 16	1,461 25	400 6	1,061 19
2018-19	10,990 -29	9,504 -54	3,924 -17	5,580 -37	1,486 25	366 -34	1,120 59
2019-20	10,881 -109	9,463 -41	3,911 -13	5,552 -28	1,418 -68	366	1,052 -68
2020-21	10,651 -230	9,028 -435	3,625 -286	5,403 -149	1,623 205	385 19	1,238 186
2021-22	9,942 -709	8,369 -659	3,404 -221	4,965 -438	1,573 -50	365 -20	1,208 -30
2022-23	9,604 -338	8,116 -253	3,391 -13	4,725 -240	1,488 -85	364 -1	1,124 -84
2023-24	9,550 -54	8,172 56	3,436 45	4,736 11	1,378 -110	362 -2	1,016 -108
2024-25	9,727 177	8,270 98	3,488 52	4,782 46	1,457 79	354 -8	1,103 87
Average	10,445	8,965	3,705	5,261	1,480	379	1,101

Bridgewater State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 8,965 where 8,270 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 State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	9,608	7,933	3,220	4,713	1,675	744	931
2016-17	9,562	7,826	3,198	4,628	1,736	763	973
2017-18	9,558	7,858	3,226	4,632	1,700	715	985
2018-19	9,504	7,877	3,228	4,649	1,627	696	931
2019-20	9,463	7,681	3,134	4,547	1,782	777	1,005
2020-21	9,028	7,133	2,800	4,333	1,895	825	1,070
2021-22	8,369	6,520	2,667	3,853	1,849	737	1,112
2022-23	8,116	6,541	2,742	3,799	1,575	649	926
2023-24	8,172	6,586	2,793	3,793	1,586	643	943
2024-25	8,270	6,667	2,846	3,821	1,603	642	961
Average	8,965	8,965	2,985	4,277	8,965	719	984

Bridgewater State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,480 where 1,457 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 State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,481	457	114	343	1,024	322	702
2016-17	1,436	456	105	351	980	289	691
2017-18	1,461	453	112	341	1,008	288	720
2018-19	1,486	467	88	379	1,019	278	741
2019-20	1,418	495	117	378	923	249	674
2020-21	1,623	517	107	410	1,106	278	828
2021-22	1,573	501	98	403	1,072	267	805
2022-23	1,488	484	94	390	1,004	270	734
2023-24	1,378	458	99	359	920	263	657
2024-25	1,457	463	101	362	994	253	741
Average	1,480	1,480	104	372	1,480	276	729

Bridgewater State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 67.71%. The percentage was 75.78% 10 years ago and Bridgewater State still has a high percentage of white students. 2.28% of enrolled students is Asian and 10.70% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 9.80% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 75.78% to 67.71%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.90% to 2.28%. Black student enrollment increased from 8.63% to 10.70%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 5.70% to 9.80%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5149 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.4138 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Bridgewater State University 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
Year	2015-16	22	211	957	632	6	8,403	329
2016-17	18	179	1,052	681	5	8,278	370
2017-18	18	206	1,123	735	6	8,242	423
2018-19	16	197	1,140	719	9	8,170	478
2019-20	15	226	1,189	791	8	7,863	521
2020-21	15	201	1,151	805	4	7,688	520
2021-22	14	204	1,066	764	2	7,231	494
2022-23	11	205	999	846	4	6,850	553
2023-24	10	215	988	889	3	6,677	615
2024-25	14	222	1,041	953	2	6,586	692
Average	15	207	1,071	782	5	7,599	500

Bridgewater State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,092 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 11% of total students. The number of online students has increased 454.31% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Bridgewater State University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	11,089	197	2,524	8,368
2016-17	10,998	241	2,780	7,977
2017-18	11,019	242	2,770	8,007
2018-19	10,990	333	3,101	7,556
2019-20	10,881	436	3,341	7,104
2020-21	10,651	348	4,016	6,287
2021-22	9,942	817	3,579	5,546
2022-23	9,604	1,004	4,522	4,078
2023-24	9,550	943	4,511	4,096
2024-25	9,727	1,092	4,614	4,021
Average	10,445	565	3,576	6,304

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Enrollment Trends at Bridgewater State

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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