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Coeducational since its founding in 1880, Bridgewater College is a private, four-year liberal arts college located in the Central Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Today, Bridgewater College is home to approximately 1,450 students. The College offers more than 60 undergraduate majors and minors and four graduate programs housed within three distinct schools.

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Coeducational since its founding in 1880, Bridgewater College is a private, four-year liberal arts college located in the Central Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Today, Bridgewater College is home to approximately 1,450 students. The College offers more than 60 undergraduate majors and minors and four graduate programs housed within three distinct schools.

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Bridgewater College Students Present at National Chemistry Conference

Seven Bridgewater College undergraduate students presented at the National American Chemical Society Meeting in San Diego, Ca., in March, sharing research that could be applied to fields as diverse as solar cell production and antibiotic development.
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Achievement (Other) - Jul 7

Senior Art Thesis Show

Bridgewater College art and digital media art majors showcased their works in a senior art thesis exhibition displayed in Bridgewater College's Beverly Perdue Art Gallery and various locations on campus from Monday, April 14, through Friday, May 2.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - Jul 7

2025 Summer Research Award Winners

More than $100,000, a record breaking amount, in funding was awarded to Bridgewater College students to conduct summer research projects under the mentorship of a faculty member throughout the summer.
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Research / Grant - Jul 7

Fall 2024 Dean's List

Approximately 590 students at Bridgewater College were named to the Fall 2024 Dean's List. Students on the Dean's List have attained a 3.4 or better grade point average out of a possible 4.0.
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Dean's List - Jul 7

College Awards 2025

Bridgewater College recognized approximately 80 students for academic excellence and community service during the annual College Awards ceremony on Saturday, April 5, 2025.
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Academic Award - Jul 2

Commencement 2025

Bridgewater College recognized 302 undergraduates and 25 master's students receiving degrees during the College's 145th Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 3, 2025.
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Graduation - Jun 18

Inaugural Virginia Government Simulation

Fourteen students from Bridgewater College participated in the inaugural Virginia Government Simulation in Richmond on Oct. 3-5, 2024.
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Experiential Learning - 2024 Oct 16

Bridgewater College Students Compete in 2024 VFIC Ethics Bowl

Bridgewater College students Bailey Fulk '25, Thomas Giggenbach '27 and Ifeatu Udokwu '26 competed in the 24th-annual Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges (VFIC) Ethics Bowl on Jan. 28-29 on the campus of Hollins University in Roanoke, Va.
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Academic competition - 2024 May 22

Queen Tabbed Second Team All-ODAC

Bridgewater College men's soccer forward Riley Queen has been named Second Team All-ODAC after his performance this season.
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Sports - 2024 Nov 26

Class of 2027 officers

Two members of the class of 2027 were elected to represent the student body.
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Leadership - 2023 Sep 21

Study Abroad

Bridgewater College student Aidan Keller '24 is studying abroad in Montevideo, Uruguay for the spring 2023 semester.
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Study Abroad - 2023 Apr 13

NCAA Convention

Earlier this month, Bridgewater College was well-represented at the 2023 NCAA Convention, which took place in San Antonio, Texas.
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Business/professional - 2023 Feb 6

23rd Annual Statewide Collegiate Ethics Bowl

Bridgewater College students competed in the 23rd annual statewide collegiate Ethics Bowl on Jan. 29-30, 2023, on the campus of Virginia Wesleyan University in Virginia Beach, Va.
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Student Competition - 2023 Jan 31

Class of 2026

Bridgewater College, home to approximately 1,450 students, welcomed more than 500 new faces this academic year. Among the new students are approximately 450 first-year students, more than 30 transfer students, nearly 30 graduate students and almost a dozen non-degree seeking students.
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Accepted - 2022 Oct 19

Summer Internship

Rashed Alfarra made the most of his 2022 summer as he interned in cybersecurity engineering with CSAA.
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Internship - 2022 Sep 22

Bridgewater College Presents Alumni Association Scholarships

The Bridgewater College Alumni Association recognized more than a dozen BC students with Alumni Legacy Scholarships.
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Scholarship - 2022 Apr 21
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