Quad

Head-to-head

East Carolina
Bridgewater State

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    East Carolina has 2.5× as many undergrads as Bridgewater State

    Undergrads
  2. 2

    Bridgewater State's grants cover 29% of its full price on average, vs. 20% at East Carolina

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Bridgewater State has 8 pts more first-gen students than East Carolina (34% vs. 26%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    East Carolina is more diverse (index 0.58 vs. 0.52)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    East Carolina graduates 4 pts more of its students than Bridgewater State (66% vs. 62%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    Bridgewater State's yield is 2 pts higher than East Carolina's

    Yield rate

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

Bridgewater State admits 88%, East Carolina 89%; Bridgewater State's yield is higher, at 19%.

Acceptance rate
East Carolina89%
Bridgewater State88%
Quad's selectivity
  • East CarolinaAccessible
  • Bridgewater StateAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
East Carolina
1070–1240
Bridgewater State
1060–1263
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • East CarolinaGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • Bridgewater StateGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

East Carolina has 2.5× as many undergrads as Bridgewater State; both have the same Pell share, 32%.

Undergrads
East Carolina19.9K
Bridgewater State7.8K
Pell Grant share
East Carolina32%
Bridgewater State32%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at East Carolina, and Psychology at Bridgewater State; both have 17 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
East Carolina17 to 1
Bridgewater State17 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • East CarolinaRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse8%
  • Bridgewater StatePsychology, General13%

What each costs

East Carolina and Bridgewater State cost about the same a year on average; Bridgewater State's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
East Carolina$21.8K
Bridgewater State$21.8K
Aid generosity
East Carolina20%
Bridgewater State29%

What each pays off

Bridgewater State's former students earn more, a median $57.5K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
East Carolina$55.1K
Bridgewater State$57.5K
Graduation rate
East Carolina66%
Bridgewater State62%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • East CarolinaGrowing+85%
  • Bridgewater StateGrowing+57%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About 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