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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Valparaiso is a bit larger (2,083 vs. 1,400)

    Undergrads
  2. 2

    Bridgewater has 3 pts more first-gen students than Valparaiso (32% vs. 29%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Bridgewater has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Valparaiso (30% vs. 27%)

    Pell Grant recipients

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
Valparaiso2.1K
Bridgewater1.4K
Pell Grant share
Valparaiso27%
Bridgewater30%
First-gen share
Valparaiso29%
Bridgewater32%
Diversity index
Valparaiso0.53
Bridgewater0.54

Who they are

Men
Valparaiso43%
Bridgewater53%
Part-time students
Valparaiso1%
Bridgewater0%
Students 25 and older
Valparaiso4%
Bridgewater0%

Race & ethnicity

Valparaiso
Bridgewater
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Valparaiso56%
Bridgewater80%
First-years from other states
Valparaiso42%
Bridgewater19%
First-years from abroad
Valparaiso2%
Bridgewater1%
New transfer students this fall
Valparaiso102
Bridgewater66
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Valparaiso16%
Bridgewater15%

Campus

Valparaiso
Small suburbNCAA D-I FCS · Missouri Valley ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research
Bridgewater
Small suburbNCAA D-III · Old Dominion Athletic ConferenceStudy abroadUndergrad research

LGBTQ+ policies

Each item is dated: either the college's own page, checked on that date, or a national list's claim, read on that date — never a plain “yes” or “no.” A key missing for a college isn't shown as “no”: nothing was found for it.

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why