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Smithfield, RI · Private · 3,194 undergraduates · suburban

Bryant University

Moderately selective

Bryant's defining feature is a business-centered education intentionally connected to liberal arts, technology and entrepreneurship.

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Institutional profile

Well established Strong in career outcomes, and solid in academic standing.
Academic Solid Affordability Emerging Career Strong Mobility Emerging Experience Emerging
Academic standing Solid
Affordability Emerging
Career outcomes Strong
Mobility Emerging
Student experience Emerging
Admission
65.7% admitted

9,506 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
Varies across five income ranges

Compare recent average annual costs by household income

Completion
83.7%

$90,008 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets Bryant University apart

Academic design

Undergraduates can combine business with arts and sciences, while the Business Entrepreneurship Leadership Center adds dedicated spaces for AI, data analytics, design thinking and sales.

Campus pattern

The Smithfield campus has a traditional residential New England feel, with lawns, groves and student spaces gathered around a compact academic core.

Career & value signal

The Business Entrepreneurship Leadership Center has become a major campus anchor for business education, leadership and applied technology.

Can I get in?

65.7% admitted

Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.

Recent applicant pool

9,506

About 66 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 65.7%
Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%1160–1340
10401460
ACT middle 50%28–32
2535

Of admitted students, 15% submitted an SAT, and 2% submitted an ACT. Almost nobody admitted here sent a score, which leaves the SAT and ACT ranges standing on a handful of files.

Entered with a 4.0 GPA17%

In the season card

Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for Bryant University, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

See where I land

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What Bryant University weighs when it reads a file

See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.

  • Course rigor  
  • GPA  
  • Test scores  
  • Essay  
  • Recommendations  
  • Extracurriculars  
  • Demonstrated interest  
See what counts here

What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

Undergraduates can combine business with arts and sciences, while the Business Entrepreneurship Leadership Center adds dedicated spaces for AI, data analytics, design thinking and sales.

02

Make institutional fit specific

Bryant's defining feature is a business-centered education intentionally connected to liberal arts, technology and entrepreneurship.

03

Use the application route carefully

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.

Early DecisionNov 1
Early Decision IIJan 15
Early ActionNov 15
Regular DecisionFeb 1
Fee and waiver$50 application fee

Fee waiver: accepted

Can I afford it?

Compare annual cost by household income.

Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.

Published annual cost$75,614
Average annual cost after aid$41,000
Affordability profileEmerging

In the season card

Average annual cost by household income at Bryant University

Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.

  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
  • $48–75k 
  • $75–110k 
  • $110k+ 
Open the price by income

Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.

Complete within 8 years83.7%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one86.9%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$90,008

Reported 10 years after enrollment

Academic portfolio

Largest bachelor’s fields

How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.

Finance and Financial Management Services

Recent graduates173
Median earnings$90,499

Admits separately

Marketing

Recent graduates165
Median earnings$78,181

Admits separately

Business Administration, Management and Operations

Recent graduates109
Median earnings$89,929

Admits separately

Accounting and Related Services

Recent graduates80
Median earnings$97,515

Admits separately

International Business

Recent graduates46
Median earnings$89,409

Admits separately

What is campus life like?

Bryant University beyond the classroom

The Smithfield campus has a traditional residential New England feel, with lawns, groves and student spaces gathered around a compact academic core.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Undergraduates can combine business with arts and sciences, while the Business Entrepreneurship Leadership Center adds dedicated spaces for AI, data analytics, design thinking and sales.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

The Smithfield campus has a traditional residential New England feel, with lawns, groves and student spaces gathered around a compact academic core.

Career & value

Where the degree can lead

The Business Entrepreneurship Leadership Center has become a major campus anchor for business education, leadership and applied technology.

3,194 undergraduatesNew Englandsuburban settingCampus housing available