Bridgewater State University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $33,792 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $35,601 |
How much does Bridgewater State University spend on women's tennis?
Bridgewater State University reported $35,601 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #955 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Bridgewater State University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Bridgewater State University's athletically related student aid averaged about $0 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Bridgewater State University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Bridgewater State University reported $4,107 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Bridgewater State University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Bridgewater State University reported $33,792 in total men's tennis expenses and $35,601 in total women's tennis expenses.
Can college athletes in Massachusetts earn NIL money?
Massachusetts enacted college NIL protections in January 2021 as part of a broader economic development law allowing college athletes to be paid for their name, image, and likeness. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://www.miaa.net/sites/default/files/2025-06/miaa-handbook-25-27.pdf.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the Bridgewater State University women's tennis roster?
Bridgewater State University listed 9 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 10% below the NCAA Division III median of 10.
Bridgewater State University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 9 players in 2025, down from 10 in 2020.
A smaller squad usually means each recruit is closer to the lineup, and one injury or transfer changes the team's season more.
| Survey year | Players | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10 | 2 |
| 2022 | 12 | 3 |
| 2023 | 10 | 3 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 |
How many coaches does Bridgewater State University women's tennis have?
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%.
Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.
What does Bridgewater State University spend on women's tennis?
Bridgewater State University reported $35,601 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 39% below the NCAA Division III median of $57,912.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $1,803 per player in 2025, in line with the NCAA Division III median of $1,786.
Against the national median it is well below the national median of $2,681, by 33%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $24 per female athlete in 2025, well below the NCAA Division III median of $119, by 80%.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 25% between 2020 and 2025, from $28,403 to $35,601.
NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
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; a recruit should ask the coach how practice and travel fit around a specific major’s lab or clinical hours.
- 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%.
What other teams does Bridgewater State University field?
Bridgewater State University also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division III |
|---|---|
| Conference | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Bridgewater, MA |
| Enrollment | 7,829 |
| Type | public |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Bridgewater State University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Bridgewater State University fields a NCAA Division III women's tennis team in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference and reported 9 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Bridgewater State University women's tennis?
- Bridgewater State University competes in NCAA Division III in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference. NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
- How does the Bridgewater State University women's tennis roster compare with other NCAA Division III programs?
- With 9 players in 2025, Bridgewater State University is 10% below the NCAA Division III median of 10, based on 313 NCAA Division III programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Bridgewater State University women's tennis team have?
- 3 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 2 assistant), about 3 players per coach, 40% below the NCAA Division III median of 5.
- How much does it cost to attend Bridgewater State University?
- 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. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Bridgewater State University?
- Bridgewater State University is in Bridgewater, MA, in the New England region, in what the Department of Education classes as a suburban area.
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