by our College Data Analytics TeamA lot of students are not billed the advertised price of a school. Instead, they will be provided a financial aid package that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The price tag of going to Bridgewater College can appear tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students obtain some kind of financial help.
What financing options does Bridgewater offer, and what will you qualify for? Keep scrolling for more information. Keep scrolling to discover what amount of financial assistance could be accessible to you.
How much aid you qualify for depends largely on your family’s financial circumstances. Use the information below to understand how much financial assistance you may get from Bridgewater College.
Aid such as grants, loans, work-study, and scholarships helps colleges decrease the real cost of attendance for most students. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
For freshmen starting at Bridgewater College, 100% of entering full-time freshmen got some type of financial assistance roughly 429 incoming students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 100% | $47,288 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 100% | $41,916 |
| Federal Pell grants | 32% | $5,833 |
| State/local grants | 68% | $4,998 |
| Federal student loans | 59% | $5,472 |
Because grants and scholarships do not have to be repaid, they are the most sought-after type of financial aid. At this school, some 100% of the undergraduate population received grant aid that averaged $40,408 (across approximately 1388 awardees).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 100% | $40,408 |
| Federal Pell grants | 30% | $5,462 |
| Federal student loans | 60% | $6,377 |
For on-campus title-IV students, average grant aid came to $40,902.
How much a family pays depends heavily on income, because most aid is awarded on the basis of financial need.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $16,674 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $20,336 |
| Over $75,000 | $21,427 |
Each amount is the average cost remaining once grant aid is subtracted, by income band.
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships are subtracted from the published cost of attendance — the figure closest to what a typical aid-receiving student actually pays.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $17,800 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $20,173 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see Bridgewater’s online cost calculator: www.bridgewater.edu/admissions-aid/tuition-and-financial-aid/tuition-and-costs/net-price-calculator/.
The median federal debt load at Bridgewater comes to $17,500 in federal student debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $17,500 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $26,000 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $275.64/mo |
Under a standard ten-year plan, the median graduate’s monthly payment lands near the figure above.
A single median figure conceals how much debt outcomes differ student to student. These percentiles trace how cumulative federal debt is spread among borrowers at Bridgewater.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $4,798 |
| 25th percentile | $7,500 |
| 75th percentile | $27,000 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $33,000 |
Outcomes differ by income bracket, by first-generation status, and by whether a student is financially dependent.
Median Debt by Income Bracket
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $17,000 |
| Middle income | $18,094 |
| High income | $17,500 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $18,500 |
| Continuing-generation students | $15,000 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $17,750 |
| Independent students | $14,779 |
These indicators are derived from the underlying debt data and summarize the overall picture at Bridgewater.
Most undergraduate borrowing runs through the federal Stafford loan program. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at Bridgewater:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 6693 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $108,793,860 |
The GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the main federal aid routes for veterans and service members.
Post-9/11 GI Bill activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 23 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $587,145 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $25,528 |
DoD Tuition Assistance activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 1 |
| Total DoD amount | $4,000 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $4,000 |
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