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Bryan College - Dayton

Dayton, Tennessee·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·bryan.edu
Acceptance
51.0%
-20.2pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
6-yr Graduation
50%
+1.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Total enrollment
1,701
peer median 2,207
Avg net price
$20,614
-$835 vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
990
990 candidates competed
Admitted
505
51.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
195
38.6% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
50%+1.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
4-year graduation
45%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
50%
Full-time retention
71%

Pell equity

1.0pp gap
Pell recipients
49%43 of 87
Non-Pell (all)
50%52 of 104
Subsidized loan, no Pell
49%21 of 43
No Federal Aid
51%31 of 61

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 48 Title IV programs, 6 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 41 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
48
Passing
6
12.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
2.1% of portfolio
Fail rate
2.1%
+1.5pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

48programs
  • Passing6 · 12.5%
  • No Data41 · 85.4%
  • Failing1 · 2.1%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
1
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
5
No data
41

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

7
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
-1.4%
$32,530 vs $32,989
Education General
Master's Degree · Education
+15.4%
$49,542 vs $42,937
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
+32.3%
$43,654 vs $32,989
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+34.7%
$44,431 vs $32,989
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+44.1%
$47,549 vs $32,989
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+53.0%
$78,849 vs $51,545
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+94.9%
$64,283 vs $32,989

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
-1.4%
−$459

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

3
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
57%
$25,270 debt · $44,431 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
46%
$21,850 debt · $47,549 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
35%
$22,579 debt · $64,283 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1969Next review Jun 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 10

  1. Sep 2025Initial Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  2. Dec 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Dec 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Jul 2024Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Jul 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$19,500
$30–48k$19,904
$48–75k$21,807
$75–110k$20,655
$110k+$21,035

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$20,614
-$835vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs median $21,449
Federal loans
34.1%
In-state tuition
$19,800
Out-of-state
$19,800

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 444 students received $2.4M in Pell grants, alongside $4.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
444
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.4M
$2,369,207 total
Direct Loans
$4.1M
863 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.3M
354 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.4M
379 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$616K
59 loan awards
Parent PLUS$789K
71 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 345 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (1.4%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.4%
-0.9pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
345
Defaulted
5
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
4.0%
2017
6.9%
2018
3.0%
2019
1.4%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Bryan College-Dayton

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs44
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

246 total completions
01Business
10442.3%
02Education
4217.1%
03Psychology
2510.2%
04Parks/Recreation
156.1%
05Communication
135.3%
06Theology
124.9%
07Security/Protective
124.9%
08Liberal Arts
93.7%
09Engineering
72.8%
10Biological Sciences
72.8%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
1,701
12-mo unduplicated
2,633
Undergraduate
2,458
Graduate
175

Gender split

Men
45%1,176
Women
55%1,457

Race / ethnicity composition

White
67.3%
Unknown
19.7%
Hispanic
4.5%
Black
3.7%
Non-resident
2.7%
Asian
1.5%
Two or more
0.6%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
333
203 M · 130 W
Women athletes
39.0%
Athletic aid
$1.5M
Total student aid
Budget
$3.5M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$940K
$561K
Recruiting expense
$5K
$6K
Head-coach salaries
$49K
$46K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 7

Soccer
58 M · 31 W
$628K
Baseball
80 M · —
$776K
Basketball
42 M · 23 W
$722K
Volleyball
— · 33 W
$260K
Softball
— · 30 W
$271K
Golf
14 M · 4 W
$204K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 1,548 students

3-year trend

0.652 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
10
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    3
    Stalking
    3 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons01
    Drugs01
    Liquor02

    Residence-hall fires

    • Robinson Residence Hall1 fire
      ElectricalDamage $100-$999

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    14.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    42

    Bryan College-Dayton vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Bryan College-Dayton selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectBryan College-Dayton
    		50%51.0%1,701$20,614Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    North Greenville University
    		55%66.7%2,304$21,063Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Berry College
    		69%64.0%2,484$22,320Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    University of Mount Olive
    		48%75.8%2,109$18,853Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Thomas More University
    		40%90.3%2,350$21,835Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Midway University
    		44%95.1%2,003$29,579Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Peer group median49%71.2%2,207$21,449

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    Explore the federal data for institutions in Bryan College-Dayton's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Bryan College-Dayton Institutional Research office

    The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

    Office
    Office of Institutional Research
    Phone
    423-775-2041
    Address
    721 Bryan Drive, Dayton, TN 37321

    Bryan College evaluates student achievement consistent with its mission: 'Educating students to become servants of Christ to make a difference in today’s world.'

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    Frequently asked questions about Bryan College-Dayton

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Bryan College-Dayton.

    What is the acceptance rate at Bryan College-Dayton?

    Bryan College-Dayton's acceptance rate is 51.0% (505 admitted from 990 applicants), based on the latest IPEDS.

    What is the graduation rate at Bryan College-Dayton?

    Bryan College-Dayton reports a 6-year graduation rate of 50% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Bryan College-Dayton?

    Bryan College-Dayton reports a total enrollment of 1,701 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Bryan College-Dayton?

    The average net price at Bryan College-Dayton is $20,614 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Bryan College-Dayton?

    Bryan College-Dayton's yield rate is 38.6%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Bryan College-Dayton located?

    Bryan College-Dayton is located in Dayton, Tennessee 37321.

    Who runs Institutional Research at Bryan College-Dayton?

    Bryan College-Dayton's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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