Bridgewater State University

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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)[1]
Motto	Not to be Ministered Unto but to Minister
Type	Public university
Established	1840; 184 years ago (1840)
Accreditation	NECHE
Academic affiliations	Space-grant
Endowment	$54 million (2019)
President	Frederick W. Clark
Students	9,604[2] (fall 2022)
Undergraduates	9,028[3]
Postgraduates	1,623[3]
Location	Bridgewater , Massachusetts , United States 41°59′19.04″N 70°57′57.62″W / 41.9886222°N 70.9660056°W / 41.9886222; -70.9660056
Campus	Suburban, 270 acres (110 ha)
Colors	Red, white, & black
Nickname	Bears
Sporting affiliations	NCAA D-III (ECAC, MASCAC, LEC, NEWLA)[4]
Website	bridgew.edu

Bridgewater State University is a public university with its main campus in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. 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.