Bridgewater, VA
Bridgewater College
https://www.bridgewater.eduRepayment outcome
91.3%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$30,500–$56,900
middle 50% · median $42,600
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$18,728
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$19,500
Sticker price
before any aid
$41,180
Default rate
6.0%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Liberal Arts$41,565
- English & Literature$39,369
- Business$38,559
- Interdisciplinary$37,208
- History$35,060
- Social Sciences$34,647
- Parks & Fitness$31,042
- Psychology$30,771
- Physical Sciences$29,685
- Communication and Media Studies.$29,685
- Biology$26,353
- Family Sciences$23,649
Academics
Acceptance
54.9%
Avg SAT
1,033
Enrollment
1,822
What students study
16 fields offered
Business
14% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Parks & Fitness13.4%
- 03Biology12.4%
- 04Social Sciences8.3%
- 05Family Sciences7.9%
- 06Visual & Performing Arts7.9%
- 07Liberal Arts6.5%
- 08English & Literature5.5%
- 09Psychology5.1%
- 10History5.1%
- 11Physical Sciences3.1%
- 12Communications2.8%
- 13Foreign Languages2.1%
- 14Computer Science1.7%
- 15Natural Resources1.7%
- 16Philosophy1.4%