$90,008
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Bryant University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Smithfield, Rhode Island with 3,194 undergraduates and 436 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $41,219 a year (tuition and fees $52,677). It admits 65% of applicants and 80% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $90,008 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,849 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$41,219
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$52,677
US median $11,837
Admission rate
65%
US median 78%
Completion rate
80%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,849
About $285 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$90,008
Rank 101 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $41,219
- Tuition and fees
- $52,677
- Cost of attendance
- $69,964
- Students with a need-based grant
- 13%
- Students with federal loans
- 52%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $32,698
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $34,055
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $36,130
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $39,680
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $44,846
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $39,808 in 2015-16 to $52,677 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 65%
- Average SAT
- 1,265
- SAT reading, middle
- 600
- SAT math, middle
- 610
- ACT, middle
- 28
- Undergraduates
- 3,194
- Graduate students
- 436
- Part-time students
- 0.7%
- Women
- 35%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 80%
- Retention rate
- 87%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 47
- Endowment
- $232.6M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 101 of 5,094 US colleges and 2 of 19 in Rhode Island (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | RI median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $41,219 | $25,425 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $52,677 | $39,847 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 65% | 70% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 80% | 78% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 87% | 83% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,849 | $13,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $66,488 | $46,407 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $90,008 | $53,085 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 87% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 81% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
47 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 173 | $26,714 | $61,993 | $90,499 | $83,343 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 165 | $26,000 | $50,727 | $78,181 | $69,303 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 109 | $27,000 | $65,045 | $89,929 | $68,257 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 83 | Withheld | $85,890 | $129,664 | $103,485 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 80 | $26,668 | $64,665 | $97,515 | $76,194 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's | Master's | 54 | Withheld | $92,354 | $114,251 | $124,807 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 46 | $118,559 | $114,614 | $140,910 | $127,347 |
| International BusinessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 46 | $26,790 | $65,237 | $89,409 | $73,201 |
| Applied MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | $26,000 | $64,954 | $86,595 | $91,532 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $27,000 | $45,071 | $68,518 | $56,359 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | Withheld | $60,162 | Withheld | $86,176 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $25,019 | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $26,000 | $62,176 | $76,241 | $68,069 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,027 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | $52,020 | Withheld | $82,686 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | $23,250 | $41,112 | $78,579 | $63,293 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesMaster's | Master's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $110,694 |
| International BusinessMaster's | Master's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $97,121 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | $100,692 | $92,374 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's | Master's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,012 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Communication and Media StudiesMaster's | Master's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $71,953 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Smithfield and Rhode Island on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Rhode Island
- Homes: Homes for sale in Rhode Island
Questions and answers
How much does Bryant University cost?
$41,219 a year is the average net price at Bryant University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $52,677, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $69,964. Families earning under $30,000 pay $32,698 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Bryant University?
65% of applicants are admitted to Bryant University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,265 and the middle ACT score is 28. The median admission rate of colleges in Rhode Island is 70%.
How much do Bryant University graduates earn?
$90,008 a year is the median pay of former Bryant University students who work, 10 years after they started ($66,488 after 6 years). That ranks 101 of 5,094 US colleges and 2 of 19 in Rhode Island. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's) at $114,614.
How much student debt do Bryant University graduates have?
$26,849 is the median federal student loan debt of Bryant University graduates, about $285 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 52% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Bryant University?
80% of first-time, full-time students at Bryant University finish within 6 years. 87% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Bryant University?
Finance and Financial Management Services (173 bachelor's graduates), Marketing (165 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (109 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 47 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.