Institutional Data
Bryant University is a selective university with prestigious national and international rankings, top accreditations, and strategic affiliations.
Rankings
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No. 7 Regional Universities North - U.S. News and World Report 2020
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No. 8 Most Innovative School, No. 3 Best College for Veterans, and No. 17 for Best Undergraduate Teaching - U.S. News and World Report 2020
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Best 384 Colleges, Top Colleges in Northeast - Princeton Review 2020
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Top 20 percent for outcomes - Wall Street Journal/THE College 2020
- The Wall Street Journal 2020 College Rankings placed Bryant No. 208 overall (top 25%), and at No. 147 for student outcomes
- Forbes ranks Bryant No. 203 in its Top Colleges Rankings nationally and No. 90 in the Northeast
- The Princeton Review has once again included Bryant on its list of the Top 385 Schools in the United States, 2020 Edition and the Top 224 Schools in the Northeast
College of Business
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No. 44 Undergraduate Business Program - Bloomberg Businessweek 2016
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Best 295 Business Schools - Princeton Review 2016
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Tier One MBA program - CEO Magazine 2016
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No. 9 top MBA online program - College Consensus 2019
Academic Programs
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No. 25 International Business program in the U.S. - U.S. News and World Report 2020
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No. 3 in International Business - College Factual 2020
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No. 3 in Marketing - College Factual 2020
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No. 3 Most Focused in Finance and Financial Management - College Factual 2020
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No. 3 in Broadcast Journalism - College Magazine 2017
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No. 4 in Accounting - College Factual 2020
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No. 4 in Business, Management and Marketing – College Factual 2020
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No. 6 in Entrepreneurial Studies - College Factual/USA Today 2018
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No. 8 in Entrepreneurial Studies - College Factual 2020
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No. 10 in Applied Mathematics - College Factual 2020
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No. 11 in Human Resource Management - College Factual 2020
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No. 13 in Management - College Factual 2020
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No. 16 International Business Program - Bloomberg Businessweek
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America's top 50 entrepreneurial colleges (No. 34) - Forbes
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Top 50 Actuarial Science programs (No. 30) - Value Colleges 2018
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Named a Top University Sales Program – Sales Education Foundation 2017
Institutional Profile Data
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99% of the Class of 2018 received full-time jobs or were enrolled in graduate school within six months of graduation.
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Median first-year starting salary of the Class of 2018: $60,000
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80% of undergraduates and more than 94% of freshmen reside on campus in single-sex and coed residence halls, suites, and townhouse apartments (2018-2019 data).
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8% of students are international (2017-2018 data)
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Students represent 49 different countries and 38 different states and territories
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Bryant offers more than 195 different major/minor combinations.
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Average class size: 26 students; student/faculty ratio: 13:1
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All classes are taught by faculty, not teaching assistants or graduate students.
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Faculty are dedicated to teaching and are active with scholarly research.
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Full-time faculty with highest degree in their field: 81%
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Four master's programs – MBA, MPAc, MAComm, MSPAS
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100% of our students complete a service learning project at Bryant.
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22 varsity Division I sports
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More than 400 different companies come to campus to recruit for full-time jobs.
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In the Payscale College Salary Report Bryant is among the top 9 percent in the country (143 out of 1,566) for the highest alumni salaries overall, with the average early career salary for all Bryant alumni at $60,500 and $108,600 at mid-career.
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A+ for Immediate Post-Graduation earnings; A+ for Mid-Career Post-Graduation Earnings - College Factual
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300 Schools Worth the Investment - Forbes.com 2016
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No. 3 Best Colleges for Veterans, Regional Universities North - U.S. News and World Report 2020
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No. 2 Military Friendly School; also designated a Military Friendly Spouse School - MilitaryFriendly.com
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Top LGBTQ-friendly university in Rhode Island - Bestcolleges.com
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No. 7 for study abroad participation among Master's universities in the United States - Institute of International Education 2014-2015 data
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No. 18 Best Career Services - Princeton Review 2017
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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
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Top 50 intramural sports programs - Bestcolleges.com 2015
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Recognized in 2012 for adopting a "green" approach to energy management in its data center - Campus Technology Magazine
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The ARC-PA has granted Accreditation-Continued status to the Physician Assistant Program.
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The Department of Public Safety is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies.
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Bryant University has been approved by Rhode Island to participate in the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements. NC-SARA is a voluntary, regional approach to state oversight of post-secondary distance education.
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Academy of Management |
American Political Science Association |
Association of American Colleges and Universities |
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Greater Boston MBA Consortium |
National Collegiate Honors Council |
Consortium for Undergraduate International Business Education |
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Alpha Kappa Delta |
Beta Gamma Sigma |
Chi Alpha Sigma |
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Kappa Mu Epsilon |
Lambda Pi Eta |
Mu Kappa Tau |
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Mu Sigma Rho |
Omicron Delta Epsilon |
Omicron Delta Kappa |
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Phi Alpha Theta |
Pi Sigma Alpha |
Phi Sigma Iota |
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Psi Chi |
Sigma Tau Delta |
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Association on Higher |
Central R.I. Chamber of Commerce |
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Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce |
Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium (HEDS) |
Human Resource Management Association of Rhode Island |
International Institute of |
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International Writing Centers Association |
Learning Assistance Association of New England |
National Association of Graduate Admissions Professionals |
National Association of |
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National Association for Developmental Education |
National College Learning Center Association |
National Council of Teachers of English |
National Resource Center |
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National Tutoring Assn. |
New England Peer Tutor Association |
Newport County Chamber of Commerce |
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North Central Chamber of Commerce |
Northeast Writing Center Association |
Northeast Association of Institutional Research (NEAIR) |
Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools |
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Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce |
Project Management Inst. | Society for Human Resource Management | U.S. Green Building Council |
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The CARES Act, which establishes and funds the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF), directs institutions of higher education (“institutions”) to use no less than 50 percent of funds received under Sections 18004(a)(1) and 18004(c) of the CARES Act to provide emergency financial aid grants to students for expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to coronavirus.
