Bridgewater College Academic Life

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The student-faculty ratio at Bridgewater College is 14:1, and the school has 54.4 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Bridgewater College include: Business Administration and Management, General; Biology/Biological Sciences, General; Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies; Mass Communication/Media Studies; and Health and Physical Education/Fitness, General. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 73.2 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Philosophy
Humanities Sciences (biological or physical)
Computer literacy History
Mathematics Social science
English (including composition) Other
Class sizes
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio 14:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

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Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates
Business Administration and Management, General 15%
Biology/Biological Sciences, General 9%
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 8%
Mass Communication/Media Studies 8%
Health and Physical Education/Fitness, General 7%

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Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered Bachelor's
Combined-degree programs Engineering: 3-2 program with The George Washington University (Bachelor's); Engineering: 3-2 program with Virginia Tech (Bachelor's); Nursing: 3-2 program with Vanderbilt University (Bachelor's/Master's); Physical Therapy: 3-4 program with Shenandoah University (Bachelor's/Doctor's)
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences 86%
Service learning 100%
Senior capstone or culminating academic experience 100%
Writing in the disciplines 90%
Undergraduate research/creative projects 15%
Learning communities N/A

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Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate 73%
4-year graduation rate 52

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* Academic Life details based on 2011 data

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