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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.

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
$40,8461,910th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$51,1691,826th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$51,1691,823rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$67,9261,789th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$26,8491,565th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$90,00869th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$66,488136th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
80.6%204th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
86.9%349th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
65.6%509th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1263247th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
28177th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
3,236659th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
10.8%2,038th highest of 2,122 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

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.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$70,176$61,516
Applied MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$60,920$63,005
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$59,688$57,995
International BusinessBusinessbachelors$59,447$57,995
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$57,657$60,821
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$56,099$54,470
Human Resources Management and ServicesBusinessbachelors$55,286$51,612
MarketingBusinessbachelors$51,982$53,358
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$51,690$49,019
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$43,798$50,231
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$42,774$47,260
Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBusinessbachelors$42,123$39,369

Campus facts

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.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Bryant University’s 3,236 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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