Bryant University

Smithfield, RI · Private · Large suburb

Private institution in Smithfield, RI · 3,236 undergraduates · 66% acceptance rate · $90,008 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Top 4%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
Top 7%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
Top 10%Graduation rate (4-year)
Top 19%Full-time retention

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price: $40,8461,924th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees: $51,1691,843rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees: $51,1691,840th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance: $67,9261,804th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt: $26,8491,576th lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $90,00869th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $66,488137th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year): 80.6%204th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention: 86.9%352nd highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate: 65.6%515th most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT: 1263247th highest of 1,024 reporting
Median ACT: 28177th highest of 954 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates: 3,236659th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio: 13.0:1993rd smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share: 10.8%2,054th highest of 2,140 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 41 mi (BOS)

On 2 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

EDNov 1
ED IIJan 15
EANov 15
RDFeb 15

Common App member: Yes
Application fee: $50
Personal essay: Required
Writing supplement: No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 25 reported programs.

Field	Level	1 yr	2 yr
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science	bachelors	$70,176	$61,516
Applied MathematicsMathematics & Statistics	bachelors	$60,920	$63,005
Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness	bachelors	$59,688	$57,995
International BusinessBusiness	bachelors	$59,447	$57,995
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness	bachelors	$57,657	$60,821
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness	bachelors	$56,099	$54,470
Human Resources Management and ServicesBusiness	bachelors	$55,286	$51,612
MarketingBusiness	bachelors	$51,982	$53,358
Communication and Media StudiesCommunications	bachelors	$51,690	$49,019
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciences	bachelors	$43,798	$50,231
EconomicsSocial Sciences	bachelors	$42,774	$47,260
Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBusiness	bachelors	$42,123	$39,369

Campus facts

Founded in 1863source
Athletic nickname: "Bulldogs"source
Beirne Stadium seats about 5,500source
Competes in NCAA Division Isource
School colors: #231F20 and #B09863source
Mascot: Tupper the Bulldogsource
Motto: "Cognitio Virtus Successus (Latin)"source
Campus size: about 428 acressource
Formerly known as "Bryant and Stratton College" (1863–1935)source
Formerly known as "Bryant College" (1935–2004)source
Athletic conference: AmEastsource
A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
A Space-grant]] institutionsource

Athletics — 14 sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $12,585,018 (M $7,751,188 · W $4,833,830)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.