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Compare with Virginia Public Colleges

Compare with Virginia Public Colleges for Bridgewater College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA	$142 lower in-state tuition	37% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Virginia Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	$5,713 higher in-state tuition	75% lower acceptance rate	Compare
George Mason University Fairfax, VA	$1,870 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	$1,840 lower in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
William & Mary Williamsburg, VA	$9,824 higher in-state tuition	58% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA	$3,340 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	$855 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Christopher Newport University Newport News, VA	$738 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VA	$4,956 higher in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA	$1,450 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Longwood University Farmville, VA	$346 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Virginia Private Colleges

Compare with Virginia Private Colleges for Bridgewater College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA	$49,140 higher in-state tuition	70% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	$51,955 higher in-state tuition	78% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Roanoke College Salem, VA	$21,978 higher in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia Wesleyan University Virginia Beach, VA	$21,410 higher in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hollins University Roanoke, VA	$27,470 higher in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Sweet Briar College Sweet Briar, VA	$10,070 higher in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Patrick Henry College Purcellville, Virginia	$12,335 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Bridgewater College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Clemson University Clemson, SC	$536 lower in-state tuition	54% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Main Campus University Park, PA	$4,554 higher in-state tuition	31% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	$7,096 lower in-state tuition	77% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio State University Main Campus Columbus, OH	$2,846 lower in-state tuition	31% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland College Park College Park, MD	$4,281 lower in-state tuition	47% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The University of Tennessee Knoxville Knoxville, TN	$2,278 lower in-state tuition	50% lower acceptance rate	Compare
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	$7,291 lower in-state tuition	50% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	$2,588 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of South Carolina Columbia Columbia, SC	$3,402 lower in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Appalachian State University Boone, NC	$8,511 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$720 higher in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Miami University Oxford Oxford, OH	$2,071 higher in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$5,523 lower in-state tuition	53% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$5,836 higher in-state tuition	34% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	$8,851 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$1,839 higher in-state tuition	34% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	$5,154 lower in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Cincinnati Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	$2,114 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$8,708 lower in-state tuition	38% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC	$8,813 lower in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare
United States Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland	$16,090 lower in-state tuition	83% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio University Main Campus Athens, OH	$1,932 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA	$4,776 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Queens College Queens, NY	$8,552 lower in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	$484 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	$3,542 higher in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	$2,834 lower in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$3,884 higher in-state tuition	27% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY City College New York, NY	$8,750 lower in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$8,626 lower in-state tuition	44% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC	$8,429 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
United States Military Academy West Point, New York	$16,090 lower in-state tuition	80% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	$7,137 lower in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY	$7,338 lower in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Salisbury University Salisbury, MD	$5,006 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Toledo Toledo, OH	$3,346 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ	$687 higher in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, NC	$8,589 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY	$7,091 lower in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston Salem, NC	$6,613 lower in-state tuition	62% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	$8,638 lower in-state tuition	34% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY	$7,259 lower in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY	$7,518 lower in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA	$118 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	$386 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD	$6,098 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY	$7,259 lower in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University Camden Camden, NJ	$1,674 higher in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Altoona Altoona, PA	$118 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Bridgewater College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
New York University New York, NY	$46,706 higher in-state tuition	83% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$51,686 higher in-state tuition	65% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Georgetown University Washington, DC	$51,927 higher in-state tuition	79% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Howard University Washington, DC	$19,720 higher in-state tuition	51% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fordham University Bronx, NY	$48,825 higher in-state tuition	33% lower acceptance rate	Compare
George Washington University Washington, DC	$51,620 higher in-state tuition	45% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Elon University Elon, NC	$30,868 higher in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$46,322 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$51,722 higher in-state tuition	63% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Davidson College Davidson, NC	$48,320 higher in-state tuition	79% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$48,890 higher in-state tuition	66% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$50,990 higher in-state tuition	52% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Barnard College New York, NY	$53,798 higher in-state tuition	83% lower acceptance rate	Compare
American University Washington, DC	$42,681 higher in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	$51,552 higher in-state tuition	70% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. John's University New York Queens, NY	$36,930 higher in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$49,308 higher in-state tuition	61% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Dayton Dayton, OH	$33,050 higher in-state tuition	27% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Xavier University Cincinnati, OH	$34,550 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$49,404 higher in-state tuition	85% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pace University New York, NY	$37,200 higher in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$41,570 higher in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$37,080 higher in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	$50,518 higher in-state tuition	55% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	$51,276 higher in-state tuition	58% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ	$30,462 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Scranton Scranton, PA	$37,893 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$43,184 higher in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Iona University New Rochelle, NY	$31,170 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Adelphi University Garden City, NY	$33,020 higher in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Manhattan University Riverdale, NY	$37,310 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$54,598 higher in-state tuition	80% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	$32,896 higher in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	$46,715 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wofford College Spartanburg, SC	$39,915 higher in-state tuition	40% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pratt Institute Main Brooklyn, NY	$45,755 higher in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The New School New York, NY	$42,604 higher in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	$37,450 higher in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte, NC	$29,756 higher in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Catawba College Salisbury, NC	$18,210 higher in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Denison University Granville, OH	$50,910 higher in-state tuition	75% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Kenyon College Gambier, OH	$55,430 higher in-state tuition	61% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	$47,372 higher in-state tuition	44% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD	$41,060 higher in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA	$50,550 higher in-state tuition	53% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Mount St. Mary's University Emmitsburg, MD	$32,540 higher in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ	$25,030 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Furman University Greenville, SC	$43,680 higher in-state tuition	49% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA	$37,170 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Bridgewater College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Dallas Irving, TX	$37,840 higher in-state tuition	39% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Whittier College Whittier, CA	$35,260 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA	$46,808 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Emmanuel College Boston, MA	$32,460 higher in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hendrix College Conway, AR	$22,110 higher in-state tuition	36% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hamline University Saint Paul, MN	$33,914 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northwest University Kirkland, WA	$19,945 higher in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo, MI	$44,960 higher in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles, CA	$40,398 higher in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton, MA	$47,870 higher in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, IL	$41,614 higher in-state tuition	53% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Albany, NY	$25,385 higher in-state tuition	39% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The University of the South Sewanee, TN	$40,030 higher in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Covenant College Lookout Mountain, GA	$25,950 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL	$40,312 higher in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Union University Jackson, TN	$23,935 higher in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Augustana University Sioux Falls, SD	$24,070 higher in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Gordon College Wenham, MA	$14,610 higher in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Viterbo University La Crosse, WI	$18,160 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Minneapolis College of Art and Design Minneapolis, MN	$29,394 higher in-state tuition	44% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Benedictine College Atchison, KS	$20,260 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
John Brown University Siloam Springs, AR	$15,666 higher in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Christian Brothers University Memphis, TN	$22,330 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
New Saint Andrews College Moscow, Idaho	$710 higher in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare

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Last updated: August 2026