Student Population at BC

Total Enrollment

1,421

Undergraduate

1,385

Graduate

Online Enrollment

Men Students

676

Women Students

745

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 1,421 students have enrolled at Bridgewater College - 1,385 undergraduate and 36 graduate.

By gender, 676 male and 745 female students are attending Bridgewater College. By attendance status, there are 1,413 full-time students and 8 part-time students.

The number of students at Bridgewater College is very small compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Virginia.

Bridgewater College offers online degree/certificate programs and 8 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Bridgewater College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 676 male and 745 female students attending BC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.91 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at BC.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at BC
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,385	1,380	5
Men	666	664	2
Women	719	716	3

Population by Gender/Attending Status at BC
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	36	33	3
Men	10	9	1
Women	26	24	2

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 952 White students (67.00%) and 165 Black or African American students (11.61%) at Bridgewater College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Bridgewater College.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Bridgewater College
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0	1
Asian	18	6	12
Black or African American	163	109	54
Hispanic	102	48	54
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	2	1
White	926	416	510
Two or More Races	87	39	48
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	52	29	23
Total	1,385	666	719

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Bridgewater College
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0
Asian	0	0	0
Black or African American	2	1	1
Hispanic	2	0	2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	26	6	20
Two or More Races	5	2	3
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	1	1	0
Total	36	10	26

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,407 students whose age under twenty five and 7 students whose age is over thirty years old at Bridgewater College.

Especially, 5 students are younger than eighteen.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Bridgewater College.

Population by Student Age at Bridgewater College
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,385	666	719
Under 18	5	2	3
18-19	672	328	344
20-21	561	254	307
22-24	140	79	61
25-29	6	2	4
30-34	1	1	0
Total	1,385	666	719

Population by Student Age at Bridgewater College
	Total	Men	Women
Total	36	10	26
20-21	7	1	6
22-24	22	8	14
25-29	1	0	1
40-49	2	1	1
50-64	4	0	4
Total	36	10	26

Online Student Population

At Bridgewater College, 65 students (4.57% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 8 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 7 students live in Virginia where Bridgewater College is located in and 1 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	1,421	1,385	36
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	8	0	8
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	57	51	6
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	1,356	1,334	22

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	8	8
Virginia Residents	7	7
Other State in U.S.	1	1
Outside of U.S.	0	0
Unknown	0	0