Colleges in Bridgewater Virginia

County: Rockingham

Incorporated: 1835

Elevation: 1192 feet

Land Area: 2.40 square miles

Population Density: 2264 people per square mile

Population change since 2000: 4.40%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (93.2%), Hispanic (3.1%), Black (2.5%), Other race (0.9%), Two or more races (0.9%)

Ancestries (City): German (26.8%), English (13.6%), Irish (10.5%), United States (8.9%), Scotch-Irish (4.2%), Scottish (4.1%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lynchburg, VA (68.9 miles , pop. 65,269)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Washington, DC (111.8 miles , pop. 572,059)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (233.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550)

Nearest cities: Mount Crawford, VA (1.6 miles ), Dayton, VA (1.6 miles ), Harrisonburg, VA (2.6 miles ), Weyers Cave, VA (2.7 miles ), Grottoes, VA (3.4 miles ), Massanutten, VA (3.5 miles ), Verona, VA (3.6 miles ), Staunton, VA (4.1 miles )

Airports and Heliports located in Bridgewater: Bridgewater Air Park Airport (Runways: 1, Air Taxi Ops: 505, Itinerant Ops: 4,546, Local Ops: 6,566, Military Ops: 101)

Amtrak station near Bridgewater: 18 miles: STAUNTON (1 MIDDLEBROOK AVE.)

Bridgewater Compared to State Average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.

Hispanic race population percentage below state average.

Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.

Institutionalized population percentage above state average.

Number of college students above state average.

High school or higher: 84.20%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 35.60%

Graduate or professional degree: 13.90%

Colleges/Universities in Bridgewater:

BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE

Full-time enrollment: 1,210, Location: 402 E COLLEGE ST, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.bridgewater.edu)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Bridgewater:

JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY

about 7 miles, HARRISONBURG, VA, Full-time enrollment: 14,447

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA-MAIN CAMPUS

about 35 miles, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, FT enrollment: 19,602

PIEDMONT VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 37 miles, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, FT enrollment: 2,012

WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY

about 50 miles, LEXINGTON, VA, FT enrollment: 2,063

LORD FAIRFAX COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 59 miles, MIDDLETOWN, VA, FT enrollment: 2,064

SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY

about 70 miles, WINCHESTER, VA, FT enrollment: 2,030

LIBERTY UNIVERSITY

about 73 miles, LYNCHBURG, VA, FT enrollment: 5,348