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Fall Open Houses

Join us for an excellent opportunity to discover what it's like to be a Bridgewater State University Bear. You'll have a chance to meet our faculty, staff and students, tour the campus - and much more!

Open houses will be held from 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14, Saturday, Oct. 28 and Saturday, Nov. 4.

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Make the Most of Every Day

At Bridgewater State University, every day is an opportunity for you to be better than the day before.

Whether you want to work at a Big Four accounting firm, teach the second grade, build a foundation for medical school, explore your art or anything else you can imagine — there is a place for you at BSU. Here, each day is a new opportunity to build your confidence, make new discoveries and show the world what hard work can do. And you’ll have every kind of support so that you can achieve every kind of success and realize your full potential — starting day one.

By the Numbers

100+

undergraduate and graduate academic programs

48%

first-generation students

$4.5M

merit scholarships awarded to first-year students

Countless Resources. Boundless Opportunities.

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Summer of Rock

Student-researchers travel to Montana to study Earth’s surface
“A lot of undergraduates don’t know what it’s like in the field. … It really pushes them physically and mentally.” 
Mason Terra, ’24, reaching for a paintbrush

Painting His Way

Junior hopes to turn his passion into a life
“As I kept painting, I realized I wanted to do something I love for the rest of my life and switched from anthropology to fine arts.”  
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Student Spotlight
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Building a Career

Senior laying foundation for dualling careers in teaching and construction 

Graduate Studies
Broadening Horizons

First-ever graduate student study abroad class a success 

Alumni Profile
Honoring a Pioneer
Professor, librarian research trailblazing social services work of 1889 alumna

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