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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
$41,219
+$2.1k 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

12.5pp gap
Pell recipients
69%86 of 124
Non-Pell (all)
81%603 of 740
Subsidized loan, no Pell
84%223 of 267
No Federal Aid
80%380 of 473

Non-Pell students graduate at a 12.5-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

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.

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$32,698
$30–48k$34,055
$48–75k$36,130
$75–110k$39,680
$110k+$44,846

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

Avg net price (private)
$41,219
+$2,126vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $39,093
Federal loans
51.5%
In-state tuition
$52,677
Out-of-state
$52,677

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 $26.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
561
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.2M
$3,243,227 total
Direct Loans
$26.4M
3,226 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$3.7M
200 loan awards
Parent PLUS$8.5M
286 loan awards
Grad PLUS$3.4M
102 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 programs46
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

943 total completions
01Business
70674.9%
02Health Professions
869.1%
03Social Sciences
454.8%
04Multi/Interdisciplinary
283.0%
05Biological Sciences
181.9%
06Psychology
171.8%
07Mathematics
161.7%
08Communication
161.7%
09Computer Sciences
80.8%
10Natural Resources
30.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
3,636
12-mo unduplicated
4,006
Undergraduate
3,373
Graduate
633

Gender split

Men
63%2,514
Women
37%1,492

Race / ethnicity composition

White
72.7%
Hispanic
9.4%
Non-resident
5.5%
Black
4.2%
Asian
3.9%
Two or more
3.1%
Unknown
0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
706
410 M · 296 W
Women athletes
41.9%
Athletic aid
$12.6M
Total student aid
Budget
$28.5M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$7.8M
$4.8M
Recruiting expense
$229K
$102K
Head-coach salaries
$132K
$77K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 14

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
120 M · 120 W
$1.3M
Football
142 M ·
$6.3M
Lacrosse
55 M · 43 W
$2.7M
Soccer
42 M · 28 W
$2.3M
Swimming and Diving (combined)
31 M · 32 W
$1.3M
Basketball
19 M · 25 W
$4.6M

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
2.78
10 offenses · 3,592 students

3-year trend

2.622 yrs ago2.551 yr ago2.78Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
28
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
13
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
2
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
3
Burglary
2
Aggravated assault
2
Motor vehicle theft
2
Arson
1

By location

10total
  • On campus9
  • Public property1

Includes 6 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
2
Dating violence
2
Stalking
4 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs20
Liquor093

Residence-hall fires

  • Bristol House1 fire
    lighter used to ignite paperDamage $0-$99

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$41,219Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
0%91.0%2,839$20,252Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
50%88.4%4,303$31,027Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
86%50.9%4,666$48,523Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
77%68.2%2,791$36,967Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
89%18.7%2,520$50,507Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median79%68.2%3,238$39,093

Institutions like Bryant

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

Bryant Institutional Research office

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

Office
Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Strategy
Phone
(401) 232-6000
Address
1150 Douglas Pike, Smithfield, RI 02917

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Strategy provides leadership access to comprehensive, useful, and informative data and analysis designed to assist in decision-making, planning, evaluation, operational and strategic initiatives, and accreditation.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Robert Jones
    Director of Planning and Institutional Research

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 $41,219 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.

Who runs Institutional Research at Bryant University?

Bryant University's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Strategy.

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.
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.
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.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
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.
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.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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