Bridgewater College Student Population

How many students at Bridgewater?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Bridgewater College has a total enrollment of 1,448 students, including 1,407 undergraduate and 41 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 757 male students (52.3%) and 691 female students (47.7%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 953 White students (65.8%) and 158 Black students (10.9%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,407 undergraduate students (97.2%) and 41 graduate students (2.8%).
• Class Delivery: 15 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 50 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences - which average 1,449 - Bridgewater's body is almost same.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 757 male (52.28%) and 691 female (47.72%) students are attending Bridgewater College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 109.55.

By class level, 1,407 (97.17%) are undergraduate students and 41 (2.83%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 52.67% are male and 47.33% are female, while among graduate students, 39.02% are male and 60.98% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 953 White, 158 Black, and 22 Asian students out of a total of 1,448 are attending at Bridgewater College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Bridgewater College is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 54.4% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

There are 1,429 students under 25 years old, and 18 students over 25 years old out of 1,448 total students.

Bridgewater has 1,396 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 10 students aged 25 and over.

It has 33 graduate students aged under 25 and 8 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Bridgewater College, 15 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 50 students are enrolled in some online courses.

14 students who live in Virginia or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,407 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 66 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.69%.