Bridgewater College, is a private, coeducational, four-year liberal-arts college located in Bridgewater, a town in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States. Established in 1880, Bridgewater College admitted women from the time of its founding and was the first private, co-educational, liberal arts college in Virginia to do so.
Located in the scenic and historic Shenandoah Valley, Bridgewater enrolls more than 1,650 students (58% female, 42% male) with guaranteed, required on-campus housing.
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