Bridgewater State University
131 Summer Street
Bridgewater, MA 02325

As the comprehensive public university of Southeastern Massachusetts, Bridgewater State University has a responsibility to educate the residents of Southeastern Massachusetts and the commonwealth, and to use its intellectual, scientific and technological resources to support and advance the economic and cultural life of the region and the state.

While maintaining its historic focus on the preparation of teachers, Bridgewater State College provides a broad range of baccalaureate degree programs through its School of Arts and Sciences, its School of Education and Allied Studies and its School of Business. At the graduate level, the Massachusetts university offers the Master of Arts and Master of Science in select disciplines, as well as the Master of Arts in Teaching, the Master of Education, the Master of Public Administration, the Master of Science in Management and the Master of Social Work. In addition, Bridgewater State University prepares current and future educators for post-baccalaureate and post-master's licensure.

The Massachusetts school's growing number of innovative academic programs helps to ensure that Bridgewater State University students are prepared to think critically, communicate effectively and act responsibly within a context of personal and professional ethics. For example, Bridgewater State University's Academic Achievement Center, and particularly its first-year advising program, is often cited as a model for other institutions to follow. At the same time, the Adrian Tinsley Program for Undergraduate Research represents an unparalleled opportunity for students to work closely with faculty mentors and to present research and creative work at regional and national conferences.

Quick Facts:

• Bridgewater State University first began as a single room in the basement of Bridgewater Town Hall in 1840.


• Bridgewater State University is the largest of the nine Massachusetts State Universities and the fourth largest of the 29 public Massachusetts colleges and university campuses. It was formerly known as Bridgewater State College, but it achieved university status in 2010.


• There are over 40 undergraduate majors and 30 graduate degree programs to choose from at Bridgewater State College.


• At the four schools of Bridgewater State College you'll find practically 10,000 students enrolled and ready to get an education from this Massachusetts college.