Bridgewater State University
Former names | Bridgewater Normal School (1840–1846) Bridgewater State Normal School (1846–1932) Bridgewater State Teachers College (1932–1960) State College at Bridgewater (1960–1965) Bridgewater State College (1965–2010) |
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| Motto | Not to be Ministered Unto but to Minister |
| Type | Public university |
| Established | 1840 |
| Accreditation | NECHE |
Academic affiliations | Space-grant |
| President | Frederick W. Clark |
| Students | 9,492 (spring 2025) |
| Undergraduates | 7,949 |
| Postgraduates | 1,543 |
| Location | , Massachusetts , United States 41°59′19.04″N 70°57′57.62″W / 41.9886222°N 70.9660056°W |
| Campus | Suburban, 270 acres (110 ha) |
| Colors | Red, white, & black |
| Nickname | Bears |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA D-III (ECAC, MASCAC, LEC, NEWLA) |
| Website | bridgew.edu |
Bridgewater State University is a public university with its main campus in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, United States. It is the largest of nine state universities in Massachusetts. Including its off-campus sites in New Bedford, Attleboro, and Cape Cod, BSU has the fourth-largest campus of the 29 institutions in the Massachusetts Public Higher Education System. BSU's sports teams are called the Bears. Its school colors are crimson, white, and black.
Bridgewater is referred to as the "home of teacher education in America", and has the largest enrollment of teacher education students in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Since the 1960s, the school has expanded its program to include liberal arts, business, and aviation science. It became a university and took on the name Bridgewater State University in 2010. During its history, it has been known as Bridgewater State Normal School (1846), Bridgewater State Teachers College (1932), State Teachers College at Bridgewater (1960), and Bridgewater State College (1965).