# Bridgewater State University

> public university in Bridgewater, Massachusetts

**Wikidata**: [Q3446076](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3446076)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgewater_State_University)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/bridgewater-state-university

## Summary  
Bridgewater State University is a public university located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and serves as a significant institution for higher education in the Massachusetts public higher education system. It was established in 1840 and has evolved from its origins as a teacher training school into a comprehensive public university.  

## Key Facts  
- **Inception**: Founded in 1840 (source: inception property).  
- **Location**: 131 Summer Street, Bridgewater, MA 02325, USA (source: address property).  
- **Institution Type**: Public educational institution of the United States (source: instance_of).  
- **Coordinates**: 41.988622, -70.966006 (source: coordinates property).  
- **Website**: [https://bridgew.edu](https://bridgew.edu)  
- **Student Count**: 10,651 (as of 2020) (source: count_of_students).  
- **Employees**: 1,513 (as of 2020) (source: employees property).  
- **Athletics**: Bridgewater State Bears (source: athletics_program).  
- **Admission Rate**: 82% (as of 2020) (source: admission_rate).  
- **Yield Rate**: 18% (as of 2020) (source: admission_yield_rate).  
- **Social Media**: Twitter: @BridgeStateU; Instagram: @bridgestateu; Facebook: BridgewaterStateU.  
- **Memberships**: Association of American Colleges and Universities, American Association of State Colleges and Universities (source: member_of).  
- **Aliases**: BSU, Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater State, Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater Normal School, bridgew.edu, Université d'État de bridgewater, 桥水州立大学, 橋水州165024, 02325, 02329, 02325, 02325, 02325, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 165024, 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## References

1. [GRID](https://www.grid.ac/institutes/grid.253292.d)
2. Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
3. GRID Release 2017-01-10
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5. [Source](https://web.archive.org/web/20240120073011/https://secure.aacu.org/iMIS/AACUR/Membership/MemberListAACU.aspx)
6. [Source](https://aascu.org/our-members/)
7. Google Knowledge Graph
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9. Freebase Data Dumps
10. [Source](http://www.bridgew.edu)
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