Institutional Data
Student Outcomes / Consumer Info
Rankings
Overall
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No. 7 Regional Universities North - U.S. News and World Report 2023
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No. 14 Best College for Veterans, U.S. News and World Report 2023
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Best 388 Colleges, Top Colleges in Northeast - Princeton Review 2023
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Top 10% (No. 191) - College Factual 2023
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Top 22% (No. 177) in student outcomes - Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education 2022
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Top 28% (No. 227) of top-tier institutions in the nation - Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education 2022
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Forbes ranks Bryant No. 369 in its Top Colleges Rankings nationally and No. 133 in the Northeast
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A 2022 report by Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce ranks Bryant among the top 50 (approx. 1 percent) in the U.S. and No. 1 in Rhode Island in return on investment.
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The return on investment for a Bryant education ranks No. 5 on the Payscale.com list of “Best Value Business Schools.”
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College Consensus ranks Bryant No. 8 Best Regional University – North, and No. 9 Best Online MBA program in the country.
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Smithfield is ranked No. 16 by Safewise.com on their list of The 50 Safest College Towns in America of 2021.
College of Business
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No. 6 Best College for Business Majors - Money 2022
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No. 3 Best Business Degree by Learn.org 2020-21
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No. 44 Undergraduate Business Program - Bloomberg Businessweek 2016
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Tier One Global Online MBA program - CEO Magazine 2022
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No. 28 Best Online MBA Program in the country - Poets and Quants 2021
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No. 65 Professional MBA Online program - U.S. News and World Report 2023
Academic Programs
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No. 18 in International Business - U.S. News and World Report 2023
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No. 1 in Digital Marketing - College Factual 2022
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Top 4% (No.11) International Business - College Factual 2022
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Top 4% (No. 31) Communication - College Factual 2022
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Top 4% (No. 43) Accounting - College Factual 2022
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Top 5% (No. 16) Global Supply Chain Management - College Factual 2022
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Top 5% (No. 38) Marketing - College Factual 2022
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Top 8% (No. 52) Finance/Financial Management - College Factual 2022
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Top 10% (No. 30) Human Resources Management - College Factual 2022
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Top 11% (No. 24) Entrepreneurship - College Factual 2022
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Top 11% (No. 32) Computer Information Systems - College Factual 2022
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Top 26% (No. 27) Applied Mathematics - College Factual 2022
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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 2020
Other Institutional Data
- Bias Incident Log (updated January 2022)
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99% of Bryant graduates receive full-time jobs or are enrolled in graduate school within six months of graduation.
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Median first-year starting salary of Bryant graduates: $64,000
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Nearly 80% of undergraduates and nearly 91% of freshmen reside on campus in single-sex and coed residence halls, suites, and townhouse apartments (2021-2022 data).
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Students represent 37 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: 24 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 in scholarly research.
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Full-time faculty with the highest degree in their field: 88%
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Seven master's programs – MBA, MPAc, MS Actuarial Science, MS Business Analytics, MS Data Science, MS Healthcare Informatics, MS Taxation, and Physician Assistant
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Two graduate certificates – Business Analytics and Innovative Healthcare Leadership
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100% of our students complete a service learning project at Bryant.
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25 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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A report by Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce, “A First Try at ROI: Ranking 4,500 Colleges,” ranks Bryant among the top 100 (approx. 2 percent) in the U.S. and No. 1 in Rhode Island.
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No. 2 Best Colleges for Veterans, Regional Universities North - U.S. News and World Report 2021
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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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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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No. 13 Best Colleges for Intramural Sports - Princeton Review - 2021
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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.
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 |
Beta Gamma Sigma |
Chi Alpha Sigma |
Kappa Mu Epsilon |
Lambda Pi Eta |
Mu Kappa Tau |
Mu Sigma Rho |
Omicron Delta Epsilon |
Omicron Delta Kappa |
Phi Alpha Theta |
Pi Sigma Alpha |
Phi Sigma Iota |
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 |
International Writing Centers Association |
Learning Assistance Association of New England |
National Association of Graduate Admissions Professionals |
National Association of |
National Association for Developmental Education |
National College Learning Center Association |
National Council of Teachers of English |
National Resource Center |
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 |
Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce |
Project Management Inst. | Society for Human Resource Management | U.S. Green Building Council |
World Trade Centers Association |
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.
CARES Grant 2020 Documents
- Funding Certification and Agreement (3/27/20)
- CARES Grant Notification Email (6/25/20)
- CARES Grants - Monthly Reporting (7/27/20)
- CARES Grant Notification Message – Phase 2 (8/12/20)
- CARES Grant 45-day reporting (8/18/20)
- CARES Grant Notification Message - Phase 3 (8/29/20)
- CRRSAA Notification Message to Students (3/17/21)
- ARP Outreach Letter (11/19/21)
- ARP Notification Message to Students (12/1/21)
Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting under CARES Act
- HEERF Institutional Support Quarterly Reporting Form (9/30/20)
- HEERF Institutional Support Quarterly Reporting Form (3/31/21)
- HEERF Institutional Support Quarterly Reporting Form (6/30/21)
- HEEFF Institutional Support Quarterly Reporting Form REVISED (6/30/21)
- HEERF Institutional Support Quarterly Reporting Form (9/30/21)
- HEERF Institutional Support Quarterly Reporting Form REVISED (9/30/21)
- HEERF Institutional Support Quarterly Reporting Form (12/31/21)
Quarterly reporting on the CARES-HEERF Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students
- HEERF Student Grant Reporting Update (9/30/20)
- HEERF Student Grant Reporting Update (3/31/21)
- HEERF Student Grant Reporting Update (6/30/21)
- HEERF Student Grant Reporting Update (9/30/21)
- HEERF Student Grant Reporting Update (12/31/21)