Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater, MA · public · 7,829 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Bridgewater State University field?
Bridgewater State University, in Bridgewater, MA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the Little East Conference and the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference.
Both rosters carried the same number of players, 9, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Bridgewater State University's men's tennis roster has grown over 4 years, from 8 players in 2021 to 9 in 2025. That 2025 roster is well below the NCAA Division III median of 12, by 25%, and 10% below the national median of 10. Bridgewater State University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 3 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division III median of 5.3, by 44%.
Bridgewater State University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 9 players in 2025, down from 10 in 2020. That 2025 roster is 10% below the NCAA Division III median of 10, and in line with the national median of 9. Bridgewater State University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 3 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division III median of 5, by 40%.
Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.
How does Bridgewater State University fund its athletes?
Bridgewater State University reported 392 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 222 men and 170 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
It reported no athletically related student aid for that year, which is what to expect from NCAA Division III: any help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship.
Recruiting spending was $3,777 for men's sports and $4,107 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $17 and $24 per athlete.
What is Bridgewater State University like academically?
Bridgewater State University is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 88% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1180, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $26,160 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $16,383 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 37% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $11,808 for MA residents and $17,948 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
53% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 75% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $57,466, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Bridgewater State University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Education, is 17% of degrees, with Business, Management & Marketing, Psychology and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Psychology, General (312 degrees)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (188 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (164 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (157 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (138 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (131 degrees)
- Social Work (92 degrees)
- Marketing (86 degrees)
- English Language and Literature, General (83 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (78 degrees)
What is Bridgewater Town, MA like to live in?
Bridgewater State University sits in Bridgewater Town, a suburb of a large city of about 29,000 people in Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
The median household in Bridgewater Town earns about $112,482, which is above the Massachusetts median ($101,341) but far above the national median ($78,538).
Home values are in step with the rest of Massachusetts, around $500,600 and a typical rent of $1,976 a month is 17% over the state figure.
Commutes run long, about 32 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 6% of workers walk.
It reads as a college town: 11% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 1.7 times the national share, and the median age of 37 is close to the country's 39.
40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Massachusetts average of 47%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Bridgewater State University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Bridgewater State University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, Little East Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Bridgewater State University?
- Bridgewater State University is in Bridgewater, MA, in the New England region of the United States.
- How much does Bridgewater State University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $26,160 a year, and an average net price of $16,383 after grants and scholarships.