Institutional Data

Bryant University is a selective university with prestigious national and international rankings, top accreditations, and strategic affiliations.

No. 10 Regional Universities North - U.S. News and World Report 2019
No. 18 out of the 132 undergraduate programs reviewed - Bloomberg Businessweek employer survey
Best 384 Colleges, Top Colleges in Northeast - Princeton Review 2019
No. 10 Regional Universities (North) - College Choice 2015
90th percentile - The Economist 2015

No. 3 in Business, Management and Marketing – College Factual/USA Today 2018
No. 44 Undergraduate Business Program - Bloomberg Businessweek 2016
Best 295 Business Schools - Princeton Review 2016
Tier One MBA program - CEO Magazine 2016

Top 1% Most Focused in Finance/Financial Management, Marketing - College Factual/USA Today 2018 ("Most Focused" - a school that provides many resources in this specific field which "may provide you with a better education in this area.")
No. 3 in Marketing - College Factual/USA Today 2018
No. 3 in International Business - College Factual/USA Today 2018
No. 3 in Broadcast Journalism - College Magazine 2017
No. 4 in Accounting - College Factual/USA Today 2018
No. 6 in Management - College Factual/USA Today 2018
No. 6 in Entrepreneurial Studies - College Factual/USA Today 2018
No. 6 in Applied Mathematics - College Factual/USA Today 2018
No. 8 in Human Resource Management - College Factual/USA Today 2018
No. 8 in Accounting on the East Coast - Common Form 2015
No. 12 in Finance/Financial Management - College Factual/USA Today 2018
Top 15% in Communication and Media Studies - College Factual/USA Today 2018
No. 16 International Business Program - Bloomberg Businessweek
No. 25 International Business Program – U.S. News & World Report 2019
America's top 50 entrepreneurial colleges (No. 34) - Forbes
Top 50 Actuarial Science programs (No. 30) - Value Colleges 2018
Named a Top University Sales Program – Sales Education Foundation 2017

99% of the Class of 2017 received full-time jobs or were enrolled in graduate school within six months of graduation.
Median first-year starting salary of the Class of 2017: $59,000
76% of undergraduates and more than 95% of freshmen reside on campus in single-sex and coed residence halls, suites, and townhouse apartments (2017-2018 data).
8% of students are international (2017-2018 data)
Students represent 53 different countries and 38 different states and territories
Bryant offers more than 300 different major/minor combinations.
Average class size: 24 students; student/faculty ratio: 13:1
All classes are taught by faculty, not teaching assistants or graduate students.
Faculty are dedicated to teaching and are active with scholarly research.
Full-time faculty with highest degree in their field: 84% data)
Six master's programs – MBA, MPAc, MST, MSGES, MAComm, MSPAS* (*provisional accreditation)
100% of our students complete a service learning project at Bryant.
22 varsity Division I sports
More than 400 different companies come to campus to recruit for full-time jobs.

A+ for Immediate Post-Graduation earnings; A+ for Mid-Career Post-Graduation Earnings - College Factual/USA Today 2016
300 Schools Worth the Investment - Forbes.com 2016
No. 7 Best Value Business School - Payscale.com 2017
The 200 Best Value Colleges - Princeton Review 2015: Colleges That Pay You Back
No. 2 Best Value University in Rhode Island - SmartAsset 2015
Top 5 percent (No. 66) in economic value added delivered to graduates - Educate to Career 2016

No. 3 Best Colleges for Veterans, Regional Universities North - U.S. News and World Report 2019
Top LGBTQ-friendly university in Rhode Island - Bestcolleges.com
No. 7 for study abroad participation among Master's universities in the United States - Institute of International Education 2014-2015 data
No. 18 Best Career Services - Princeton Review 2017
Top 50 percent of all surveyed schools for the level of academic challenge and the degree of active and collaborative learning - National Survey for Student Engagement Institute
Top 50 intramural sports programs - Bestcolleges.com 2015
Recognized in 2012 for adopting a "green" approach to energy management in its data center - Campus Technology Magazine
Division of Student Affairs recognized in 2016 as one of 19 Most Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine.

Bryant University is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education. Inquiries regarding the accreditation status by the New England Commission should be directed to the administrative staff of Bryant University.

The College of Arts and Sciences is a member of AAC+U - The Association of American Colleges and Universities, the leading national association for undergraduate liberal arts education.
The College of Business at Bryant University is accredited by the AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Bryant is one of only 5% of colleges and universities in the world to earn this prestigious accreditation.
The ARC-PA has granted Accreditation-Continued status to the Physician Assistant Program.
The Department of Public Safety is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies.

Academy of Management	American Political Science Association	Association of American Colleges and Universities
Greater Boston MBA Consortium	National Collegiate Honors Council	Consortium for Undergraduate International Business Education

Alpha Kappa Delta Sociology	Beta Gamma Sigma Business	Chi Alpha Sigma Athletics
Kappa Mu Epsilon Mathematics	Lambda Pi Eta Communication	Mu Kappa Tau Marketing
Mu Sigma Rho Statistics	Omicron Delta Epsilon Economics	Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership
Phi Alpha Theta History	Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science	Phi Sigma Iota Foreign Language
Psi Chi Psychology	Sigma Tau Delta English

Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers	Association on Higher Education and Disability	Central R.I. Chamber of Commerce
Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards	Coalition of New England Companies for Trade	College Reading and Learning Association	Financial Planning Assn.
Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce	Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium (HEDS)	Human Resource Management Association of Rhode Island	International Institute of Business Analysis
International Writing Centers Association	Learning Assistance Association of New England	National Association of Graduate Admissions Professionals	National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors
National Association for Developmental Education	National College Learning Center Association	National Council of Teachers of English	National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
National Tutoring Assn.	New England Peer Tutor Association	Newport County Chamber of Commerce	North American Small Business International Trade Educators
North Central Chamber of Commerce	Northeast Writing Center Association	Northeast Association of Institutional Research (NEAIR)	Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools
Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce	Project Management Inst.	Society for Human Resource Management	U.S. Green Building Council
World Trade Centers Association