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Bryant & Stratton College - Buffalo

Buffalo, New York·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·bryantstratton.edu
6-yr Graduation
21%
-11.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
2,086
peer median 1,037
Avg net price
$14,135
-$7.5k vs Baccalaureate
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About

Bryant & Stratton College is a private college with campuses in New York, Ohio, Virginia, and Wisconsin, as well as an online education division. Founded in 1854, the college offers associate degree and bachelor's degree programs. The college is approved by the New York State Board of Regents and accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
21%-11.0pp vs Baccalaureate

Pell equity

11.9pp gap
Pell recipients
23%19 of 81
Non-Pell (all)
11%2 of 18
No Federal Aid
11%2 of 18

Pell recipients here graduate at a 11.9-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

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 44 Title IV programs, 15 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 28 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
44
Passing
15
34.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
2.3% of portfolio
Fail rate
2.3%
+1.7pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

44programs
  • Passing15 · 34.1%
  • No Data28 · 63.6%
  • Failing1 · 2.3%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
1
At Risk
1
Watch
7
Safe
7
No data
28

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.

16
Design and Applied Arts
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-0.6%
$34,606 vs $34,808
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+8.3%
$37,689 vs $34,808
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+13.7%
$39,586 vs $34,808
Human Services General
Associate Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+14.4%
$39,830 vs $34,808
Legal Support Services
Associate Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
+14.9%
$40,003 vs $34,808
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+15.6%
$40,225 vs $34,808
Hospitality Administration/Management
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+16.9%
$40,680 vs $34,808
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+22.8%
$42,758 vs $34,808

Near the line (±5%)

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

1
Design and Applied Arts
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-0.6%
−$202

Debt vs earnings

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

22
Public Health
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
89%
$42,406 debt · $47,437 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
68%
$35,646 debt · $52,556 earn
Human Services General
Associate Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
62%
$24,500 debt · $39,830 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
59%
$22,287 debt · $37,689 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
56%
$22,166 debt · $39,586 earn
Public Health
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
56%
$24,270 debt · $43,403 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
50%
$20,000 debt · $40,225 earn
Legal Support Services
Associate Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
49%
$19,449 debt · $40,003 earn

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$14,155
$30–48k$12,709
$48–75k$14,868
$75–110k—
$110k+—

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

Avg net price (private)
$14,135
-$7,544vs Baccalaureate median $21,679
Federal loans
68.6%
In-state tuition
$18,910
Out-of-state
$18,910

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, 17,656 students received $92.3M in Pell grants, alongside $139.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
17,656
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$92.3M
$92,291,647 total
Direct Loans
$139.6M
33,957 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

13k
’20
13k
’21
14k
’22
17k
’23
18k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$56.2M
16,909 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$80.9M
16,772 loan awards
Parent PLUS$2.5M
276 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 7,845 borrowers who entered repayment, 306 (3.9%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.9%
+1.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
7,845
Defaulted
306
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
19.6%
2017
19.6%
2018
14.3%
2019
3.9%
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 BSC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs21
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

205 total completions
01Health Professions
10752.2%
02Business
6230.2%
03Security/Protective
199.3%
04Computer Sciences
94.4%
05Legal Professions
52.4%
06Education
31.5%
07Visual/Performing Arts
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
2,086
12-mo unduplicated
4,897
Undergraduate
4,897
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
24%1,174
Women
76%3,723

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
32.0%
Unknown
29.5%
White
20.2%
Hispanic
10.4%
Two or more
4.3%
Asian
2.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
55
43 M · 12 W
Women athletes
21.8%
Athletic aid
$501K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$369K
$132K
Recruiting expense
$2K
$997
Head-coach salaries
$26K
$55K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 3

Basketball
22 M · 12 W
$646K
Soccer
21 M · —
$332K
Cross Country
9 M · —
$32K

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 · 1,840 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago1.271 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

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

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    23.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    32

    BSC vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions BSC 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
    SubjectBryant & Stratton College-Buffalo
    		21%—2,086$14,135Baccalaureate
    Bard College at Simon's Rock
    		—95.9%314$31,625Baccalaureate
    Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology
    		0%—744$15,488Baccalaureate
    Bryant & Stratton College-Online
    		17%—10,343$15,187Baccalaureate
    Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa
    		17%—1,037$14,858Baccalaureate
    Donnelly College
    		——395$11,476Baccalaureate
    Dunwoody College of Technology
    		86%98.9%1,537$26,939Baccalaureate
    Emmaus Bible College
    		56%59.8%234$13,186Baccalaureate
    Florida College
    		40%69.7%728$23,931Baccalaureate
    Goodwin University
    		——2,970$29,249Baccalaureate
    Herzing University-Akron
    		0%94.6%393$18,934Baccalaureate
    Herzing University-Atlanta
    		18%93.8%435$21,679Baccalaureate
    Hesston College
    		54%—373$26,299Baccalaureate
    Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte
    		34%79.9%1,184$27,426Baccalaureate
    Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale
    		58%97.0%20,888$30,498Doctoral/Professional
    Lackawanna College
    		67%—2,211$19,951Baccalaureate
    New England Institute of Technology
    		—66.7%1,922$36,483Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Oak Hills Christian College
    		6%62.7%95$20,227Baccalaureate
    Southeastern Baptist College
    		17%100.0%93$8,138Baccalaureate
    St. Augustine College
    		20%—810$15,491Baccalaureate
    University of Northwestern Ohio
    		32%—2,525$21,807Baccalaureate
    University of Rio Grande
    		36%—2,258$23,686Baccalaureate
    Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
    		36%73.9%1,405$39,986Baccalaureate
    Peer group median32%86.8%1,037$21,679

    Institutions like BSC

    Explore the federal data for institutions in BSC's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Campuses

    The 7 campuses that make up Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo.

    IPEDS

    Reports & documents (1)

    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Frequently asked questions about Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about BSC.

    What is the graduation rate at Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo?

    Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo reports a 6-year graduation rate of 21% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo?

    Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo reports a total enrollment of 2,086 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo?

    The average net price at Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo is $14,135 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo located?

    Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York 14203.

    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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