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Bryant University

Smithfield, Rhode Island·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·New England·bryant.edu
6-yr Graduation
80%
+1.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
3,636
peer median 3,238
Avg net price
$40,846
+$2.6k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger 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.

Applied
9,825
9,825 candidates competed
Admitted
6,431
65.5% acceptance rate
Enrolled
883
13.7% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
80%+1.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
77%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
80%
Full-time retention
87%

Pell equity

15.0pp gap
Pell recipients
69%
Non-Pell
84%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 15.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

Of 48 Title IV programs, 14 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 34 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
48
Passing
14
29.2% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

48programs
  • Passing14 · 29.2%
  • No Data34 · 70.8%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
14
No data
34

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.

14
Accounting and Related Services
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+85.7%
$111,632 vs $60,112
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+90.1%
$114,251 vs $60,112
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+96.8%
$68,518 vs $34,808
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+115.7%
$129,664 vs $60,112
Human Resources Management and Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+119.0%
$76,241 vs $34,808
Marketing
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+124.6%
$78,181 vs $34,808
Political Science and Government
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+125.7%
$78,579 vs $34,808
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+134.4%
$140,910 vs $60,112

Debt vs earnings

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

12
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
75%
$105,406 debt · $140,910 earn
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
37%
$25,000 debt · $68,518 earn
Marketing
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
35%
$26,958 debt · $78,181 earn
Political Science and Government
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
34%
$27,000 debt · $78,579 earn
Human Resources Management and Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
34%
$25,750 debt · $76,241 earn
International Business
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
30%
$27,000 debt · $89,409 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
30%
$27,000 debt · $89,929 earn
Finance and Financial Management Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
30%
$27,000 debt · $90,499 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

New England Commission of Higher Education

Accredited since 1964Next review Dec 2030

Action history · 2

  1. Nov 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    New England Commission of Higher Education
  2. Nov 2010Renewal of Accreditation
    New England Commission of Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$33,555
$30–48k$36,310
$48–75k$38,987
$75–110k$41,023
$110k+$42,552

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

Avg net price (private)
$40,846
+$2,582vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $38,264
Federal loans
50.6%
In-state tuition
$51,169
Out-of-state
$51,169

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 561 students received $3.2M in Pell grants, alongside $25.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
561
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.2M
$3,243,228 total
Direct Loans
$25.1M
3,225 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$4.5M
1,038 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$6.3M
1,600 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$3.2M
200 loan awards
Parent PLUS$8.5M
286 loan awards
Grad PLUS$2.7M
101 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 708 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (0.7%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.7%
-1.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
708
Defaulted
5
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
3.0%
2017
2.2%
2018
0.9%
2019
0.7%
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 Bryant

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs42
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,058 total completions
01Business
82277.7%
02Health Professions
605.7%
03Social Sciences
403.8%
04Mathematics
403.8%
05Communication
333.1%
06Biological Sciences
232.2%
07Psychology
171.6%
08Computer Sciences
161.5%
09Multi/Interdisciplinary
40.4%
10Foreign Languages
30.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
3,636
12-mo unduplicated
3,964
Undergraduate
3,406
Graduate
558

Gender split

Men
63%2,506
Women
37%1,458

Race / ethnicity composition

White
73.9%
Hispanic
8.1%
Non-resident
5.3%
Black
4.5%
Asian
3.9%
Two or more
2.9%
Unknown
1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
720
431 M · 289 W
Women athletes
40.1%
Athletic aid
$11.8M
Total student aid
Budget
$27.0M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$7.5M
$4.3M
Recruiting expense
$269K
$120K
Head-coach salaries
$113K
$65K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 14

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
136 M · 123 W
$1.3M
Football
139 M ·
$6.2M
Lacrosse
59 M · 32 W
$2.5M
Soccer
56 M · 26 W
$2.0M
Swimming and Diving (combined)
31 M · 28 W
$1.2M
Basketball
18 M · 23 W
$4.2M

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
2.55
9 offenses · 3,536 students

3-year trend

4.902 yrs ago2.621 yr ago2.55Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
36
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
16
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
4
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
5
Fondling
2
Burglary
1
Aggravated assault
1

By location

9total
  • On campus9

Includes 7 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

2
Domestic violence
1
Dating violence
1
Stalking
4 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Race1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor1202

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
13.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
170

Bryant vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Bryant 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 University
80%3,636$40,846Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Johnson & Wales University-Online
0%91.0%2,839$21,611Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Johnson & Wales University-Providence
50%88.4%4,303$32,478Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Providence College
86%50.9%4,666$45,538Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Salve Regina University
77%68.2%2,791$35,682Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Rhode Island School of Design
89%18.7%2,520$46,253Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median79%68.2%3,238$38,264

Frequently asked questions about Bryant University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Bryant.

What is the graduation rate at Bryant University?

Bryant University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 80% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Bryant University?

Bryant University reports a total enrollment of 3,636 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Bryant University?

The average net price at Bryant University is $40,846 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Bryant University?

Bryant University's yield rate is 13.7%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Bryant University located?

Bryant University is located in Smithfield, Rhode Island 02917-1291.

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