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Bryant University

Bryant University is a private campus in suburban Smithfield, RI. International students are a visible presence at Bryant University — 5.5% of its 3,194 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$33,555

family income
under $30k

$36,310

$30–48k

$38,987

$48–75k

$41,023

$75–110k

$42,552

over $110k

Average net price

$41,2192023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Bryant University rose from $30,403 (2008) to $41,219 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$30,403
2009	$30,879
2010	$31,286
2011	$33,217
2012	$32,984
2013	$39,908
2014	$36,158
2015	$36,199
2016	$37,452
2017	$38,050
2018	$39,234
2019	$40,533
2020	$40,426
2021	$40,331
2022	$40,846
2023	$41,219

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$69,9642024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Bryant University rose from $44,440 (2009) to $69,964 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$44,440
2010	$46,293
2011	$47,780
2012	$49,399
2013	$50,858
2014	$52,507
2015	$53,983
2016	$56,147
2017	$57,853
2018	$59,129
2019	$61,499
2020	$62,855
2021	$64,342
2022	$65,678
2023	$67,926
2024	$69,964

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$17,330
2001	$18,480
2002	$20,988
2003	$22,458
2004	$23,580
2005	$24,762
2006	$26,099
2007	$27,639
2008	$30,571
2013	$37,234
2014	$38,574
2015	$39,808
2016	$40,962
2017	$42,109
2018	$43,973
2019	$45,395
2020	$46,863
2021	$47,782
2022	$49,329
2023	$51,169

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $52,677 before grants and other attendance costs. At Bryant University, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 3,194 undergrads, Bryant University is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

79.8% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Bryant University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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79.8%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Bryant University has wandered from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts — up to 83.6% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 79.8%.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	73.3%
1992 cohort	74.6%
1993 cohort	66.8%
1994 cohort	64%
1995 cohort	67%
1996 cohort	64.3%
1997 cohort	65.8%
1998 cohort	67.7%
1999 cohort	69.3%
2000 cohort	67.6%
2001 cohort	73.8%
2002 cohort	68.5%
2003 cohort	76.5%
2004 cohort	76.2%
2005 cohort	77.2%
2006 cohort	80.4%
2007 cohort	82%
2008 cohort	77.6%
2009 cohort	80%
2010 cohort	77%
2011 cohort	79.1%
2012 cohort	80.5%
2013 cohort	80.9%
2014 cohort	82.4%
2015 cohort	83.6%
2016 cohort	82.5%
2017 cohort	80.6%
2018 cohort	79.8%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$17,125	$13,625
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$17,125	$6,000
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$17,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$17,125	$6,288
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$17,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$17,125	$6,758
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$17,125	$6,170
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$17,125	$11,625
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	—	$14,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$12,438
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$8,063
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$19,125	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$22,125	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$25,950	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$27,000	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$27,000	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$27,000	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$27,000	$7,141
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$27,000	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$27,000	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$27,000	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$26,727	$6,448
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$26,849	$7,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$66,488

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$88,274

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$90,008

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Bryant University admitted 6,431 of 9,825 applicants in Fall 2024. The 65.5% rate describes that application pool.

65.5%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $51,169 tuition · 2023–24 3,194 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1190–13301600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Bryant University received 9,825 applications and admitted 6,431 (65.5%), with 883 enrolling.

Bryant University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Bryant University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 610–660 and Math was 580–670 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1190–1330 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	610	640	660
SAT Math	580	620	670
ACT Composite	27	28	28

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

65.5%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	71.7%
Fall 2002	71.5%
Fall 2003	59.3%
Fall 2004	63%
Fall 2005	57.7%
Fall 2006	43.8%
Fall 2007	43.8%
Fall 2008	43.8%
Fall 2009	45.1%
Fall 2010	53.2%
Fall 2011	76.7%
Fall 2012	76.7%
Fall 2013	76.5%
Fall 2014	75.1%
Fall 2015	72.3%
Fall 2016	67.3%
Fall 2017	73%
Fall 2018	75.7%
Fall 2019	71%
Fall 2020	75.8%
Fall 2021	73.6%
Fall 2022	68.8%
Fall 2023	65.6%
Fall 2024	65.5%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1190–1330Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1000	1180
Fall 2002	1000	1180
Fall 2003	1010	1170
Fall 2004	1010	1180
Fall 2005	1030	1200
Fall 2006	1040	1200
Fall 2007	1070	1230
Fall 2008	1070	1230
Fall 2009	1070	1230
Fall 2010	1060	1220
Fall 2011	1035	1220
Fall 2012	1035	1220
Fall 2013	1050	1220
Fall 2019	1130	1300
Fall 2020	1120	1280
Fall 2021	1120	1300
Fall 2022	1163	1320
Fall 2023	1160	1340
Fall 2024	1190	1330

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

27–28Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	21	24
Fall 2002	21	24
Fall 2003	22	27
Fall 2004	22	25
Fall 2005	21	25
Fall 2006	21	25
Fall 2007	23	26
Fall 2008	22	26
Fall 2009	23	26
Fall 2010	23	27
Fall 2011	22	26
Fall 2012	22	26
Fall 2013	23	27
Fall 2019	25	29
Fall 2020	25	30
Fall 2021	26	30
Fall 2022	27	32
Fall 2023	28	32
Fall 2024	27	28

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

3,194Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Bryant University rose from 2,893 (Fall 2002) to 3,194 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	2,893
Fall 2003	2,957
Fall 2004	3,030
Fall 2005	3,177
Fall 2006	3,231
Fall 2007	3,328
Fall 2008	3,474
Fall 2009	3,367
Fall 2010	3,332
Fall 2011	3,312
Fall 2012	3,157
Fall 2013	3,263
Fall 2014	3,302
Fall 2015	3,430
Fall 2016	3,443
Fall 2017	3,449
Fall 2018	3,334
Fall 2019	3,376
Fall 2020	3,275
Fall 2021	3,060
Fall 2022	3,193
Fall 2023	3,236
Fall 2024	3,194

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

87%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Bryant University rose from 79% (Fall 2002) to 87% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	79%
Fall 2003 cohort	85%
Fall 2004 cohort	88%
Fall 2005 cohort	86%
Fall 2006 cohort	88%
Fall 2007 cohort	91%
Fall 2008 cohort	87%
Fall 2009 cohort	87%
Fall 2010 cohort	86%
Fall 2011 cohort	88%
Fall 2012 cohort	90%
Fall 2013 cohort	87%
Fall 2014 cohort	90%
Fall 2015 cohort	90%
Fall 2016 cohort	90%
Fall 2017 cohort	90%
Fall 2018 cohort	87%
Fall 2019 cohort	89%
Fall 2020 cohort	90%
Fall 2021 cohort	86%
Fall 2022 cohort	87%
Fall 2023 cohort	87%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Bryant University

12.5% of Bryant University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Bryant University as a primarily residential campus of 3,194 undergraduates — and 86.9% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Bryant University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1190–1330 — their midpoint is near the RI four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Bryant University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Bryant University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Bryant University65.5%

Rhode Island median70.2%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Bryant University$52,677

Rhode Island median$44,418

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Bryant University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Bryant University$90,008

Rhode Island median$70,005

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Bryant University, Rhode Island and national reference values
Metric & basis	Bryant University	Rhode Island median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	65.5%	70.2%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$52,677	$44,418	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$90,008	$70,005	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Bryant University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Bryant University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 10 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$100,692
Accounting and Related Services	$97,515
Finance and Financial Management Services	$90,499
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$89,929
International Business	$89,409
Applied Mathematics	$86,595
Political Science and Government	$78,579
Marketing	$78,181
Human Resources Management and Services	$76,241
Communication and Media Studies	$68,518

These 10 fields listed for Bryant University measure earnings after completion. The $90,008 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 20 additional Bryant University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Bryant University report?

Bryant University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1190–1330 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Bryant University's acceptance rate?

65.5% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 6,431 admitted from 9,825 applicants.

How much does Bryant University cost?

At Bryant University, tuition is $52,677. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Bryant University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $90,008. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Rhode Island

New England Institute of Technology — 66.7% admitted
University of Rhode Island — 72.2% admitted
Salve Regina University — 68.2% admitted
Brown University — 5.4% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.