BaccalaureatePrivate nonprofit

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
$14,117
-$7.6k vs Baccalaureate
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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.

Overall completion
21%-11.0pp vs Baccalaureate

Program outcomes

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

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.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$13,951
$30–48k$14,493
$48–75k$8,792
$75–110k$18,030
$110k+$15,642

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

Avg net price (private)
$14,117
-$7,640vs Baccalaureate median $21,757
Federal loans
69.1%
In-state tuition
$19,126
Out-of-state
$19,126

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 17,635 students received $92.3M in Pell grants, alongside $119.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
17,635
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$92.3M
$92,257,888 total
Direct Loans
$119.4M
33,910 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$47.8M
16,838 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$69.3M
16,811 loan awards
Parent PLUS$2.3M
261 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.

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.

Distinct CIP programs21
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

176 total completions
01Health Professions
8045.5%
02Business
6738.1%
03Security/Protective
126.8%
04Computer Sciences
84.5%
05Legal Professions
74.0%
06Visual/Performing Arts
21.1%
07Education
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
2,086
12-mo unduplicated
4,217
Undergraduate
4,217
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
26%1,103
Women
74%3,114

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
47.1%
White
31.7%
Hispanic
10.2%
Two or more
5.9%
Asian
2.7%
Unknown
1.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.8%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
50
37 M · 13 W
Women athletes
26.0%
Athletic aid
$349K
Total student aid
Budget
$930K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$257K
$92K
Recruiting expense
$946
$3K
Head-coach salaries
$25K
$53K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 3

Basketball
19 M · 13 W
$584K
Soccer
16 M ·
$242K
Cross Country
6 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.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.27
1 offenses · 787 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago1.27Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
1

By location

1total
  • Non-campus1

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.

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.

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$14,117Baccalaureate
Bard College at Simon's Rock
95.9%314$36,684Baccalaureate
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology
0%744$16,172Baccalaureate
Bryant & Stratton College-Online
17%10,343$14,642Baccalaureate
Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa
17%1,037$15,135Baccalaureate
Donnelly College
395$15,025Baccalaureate
Dunwoody College of Technology
86%98.9%1,537$27,023Baccalaureate
Emmaus Bible College
56%59.8%234$12,904Baccalaureate
Florida College
40%69.7%728$22,527Baccalaureate
Goodwin University
2,970$28,544Baccalaureate
Herzing University-Akron
0%94.6%393$20,320Baccalaureate
Herzing University-Atlanta
18%93.8%435$21,757Baccalaureate
Hesston College
54%373$21,458Baccalaureate
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte
34%79.9%1,184$28,901Baccalaureate
Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale
58%97.0%20,888$34,439Doctoral/Professional
Lackawanna College
67%2,211$24,449Baccalaureate
New England Institute of Technology
66.7%1,922$36,906Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Oak Hills Christian College
6%62.7%95$24,674Baccalaureate
Southeastern Baptist College
17%100.0%93$5,603Baccalaureate
St. Augustine College
20%810$17,082Baccalaureate
University of Northwestern Ohio
32%2,525$20,609Baccalaureate
University of Rio Grande
36%2,258$29,541Baccalaureate
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
36%73.9%1,405$39,723Baccalaureate
Peer group median32%86.8%1,037$21,757

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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 $14,117 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.

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