Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Bridgewater State

At Bridgewater State University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 83.89%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 89.00%. Bridgewater State's acceptance rate has been higher every year for the past 3 years.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 25.15%, and the 2024 yield is 21.00%. The number of Bridgewater State applicants decreased by -2.00% (176 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 83.89%, and this year's acceptance rate is 89.00% at Bridgewater State University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 80.91% and women students' rate is 86.10%.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Bridgewater State University over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	78.60%	74.46%	81.49%
2014-15	79.31% 0.71%	76.97% -0.55%	80.94% -0.55%
2015-16	80.71% 1.40%	78.44% 1.34%	82.29% 1.34%
2016-17	80.96% 0.25%	78.61% 0.31%	82.59% 0.31%
2017-18	80.36% -0.60%	77.56% -0.16%	82.43% -0.16%
2018-19	90.14% 9.78%	87.97% 9.25%	91.68% 9.25%
2019-20	87.66% -2.48%	84.87% -2.02%	89.66% -2.02%
2020-21	82.31% -5.35%	78.14% -4.48%	85.18% -4.48%
2021-22	86.00% 3.69%	81.01% 4.83%	90.01% 4.83%
2022-23	87.71% 1.71%	85.00% -0.15%	89.86% -0.15%
2023-24	89.00% 1.29%	87.00% 1.14%	91.00% 1.14%
Average	83.89%	80.91%	86.10%

Bridgewater State University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 25.15% where the current academic year yield is 21.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Bridgewater State University from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	31.72%	32.60%	31.16%
2014-15	33.49% 1.76%	33.62% 2.23%	33.39% 2.23%
2015-16	32.26% -1.22%	34.90% -2.88%	30.51% -2.88%
2016-17	29.20% -3.06%	30.67% -2.29%	28.22% -2.29%
2017-18	29.55% 0.35%	30.09% 0.95%	29.17% 0.95%
2018-19	24.74% -4.80%	25.85% -5.19%	23.99% -5.19%
2019-20	18.75% -5.99%	19.44% -5.70%	18.29% -5.70%
2020-21	17.66% -1.09%	18.47% -1.14%	17.15% -1.14%
2021-22	18.00% 0.34%	19.99% -0.15%	17.00% -0.15%
2022-23	20.32% 2.32%	21.82% 2.20%	19.20% 2.20%
2023-24	21.00% 0.67%	22.01% -0.21%	18.99% -0.21%
Average	25.15%	26.32%	24.28%

Bridgewater State University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 7,492, the average number of admitted is 6,326, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,504. The number of Bridgewater State applicants decreased by -2.00% (176 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Bridgewater State University from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	5,920	4,653	1,476
2014-15	5,799 -121	4,599 64	1,540 64
2015-16	5,868 69	4,736 -12	1,528 -12
2016-17	6,007 139	4,863 -108	1,420 -108
2017-18	6,343 336	5,097 86	1,506 86
2018-19	6,806 463	6,135 12	1,518 12
2019-20	9,800 2,994	8,591 93	1,611 93
2020-21	9,555 -245	7,865 -222	1,389 -222
2021-22	8,881 -674	7,638 -14	1,375 -14
2022-23	8,807 -74	7,725 195	1,570 195
2023-24	8,631 -176	7,682 43	1,613 43
Average	7,492	6,326	1,504

Bridgewater State University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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