Bryant University Overview

Located in Smithfield, Rhode Island, Bryant University is a private not-for-profit institution. The suburban atmosphere of Smithfield makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

What Is Bryant University Known For?

• The 1% student loan default rate at Bryant is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• The highest award offered at Bryant is the master's degree.
• For the <nil> academic year, 57% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Bryant makes roughly $89,490 a year. This is 119% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• On average, it takes about 4.1 years for students from Bryant to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Bryant University?

Contact details for Bryant are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1150 Douglas Pike, Smithfield, RI 02917-1291
Phone:	401-232-6000
Website:	www.bryant.edu

How Do I Get Into Bryant?

You can apply to Bryant online at: https://www.commonapp.org/explore/bryant-university

Admission Requirements for Bryant

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Bryant?

The acceptance rate at Bryant University is 74%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 59% of accepted students are men and 41% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 70%, and the acceptance rate for women is 79%.

Average Test Scores

About 30% of students accepted to Bryant submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 650. Math scores were between 570 and 650.

Bryant received ACT scores from 4% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 26 and 30.

Can I Afford Bryant University?

The overall average net price of Bryant is $46,960. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Bryant, approximately 58% of students took out student loans averaging $14,291 a year. That adds up to $57,164 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Bryant is 0.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Bryant University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,063 undergraduate students at Bryant, with 3,038 being full-time and 25 being part-time.

There are also 378 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,038 full-time undergraduates at Bryant, 63% are male and 37% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Bryant University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	113
Black or African American	112
Hispanic or Latino	208
White	2,343
International Students	147
Other Races/Ethnicities	115

Geographic Diversity

Rhode Island students aren't the only ones who study at Bryant University. At this time, 27 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 61 countries are represented at Bryant. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Canada.

Online Learning at Bryant University

In 2020-2021, 119 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Bryant has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 6th most popular in Rhode Island for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Bryant

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Bryant University was 2,000.3%. This is the #66 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Bryant regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By John Phelan under License

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