Bryant University

Bryant University is a private nonprofit college in Smithfield, RI. Its average net price is $39,186 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$31,520
$30,001 to $48,000$29,374
$48,001 to $75,000$35,124
$75,001 to $110,000$37,139
$110,001 and up$42,725
$54,404Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$54,404Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$39,186Average Net Price
$18,260Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,400Books and Supplies
$1,550Other Expenses
16.7%Students on Pell Grants
54.8%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

65.5%Acceptance Rate
610 to 660SAT Reading, Middle Half
580 to 670SAT Math, Middle Half
27 to 28ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$81,072
8 years after entry$90,626
10 years after entry$104,456
81.0%Graduation Rate
86.9%Retention Rate
$23,250Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Smithfield, RILocation
Large suburbSetting
3,194Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$69,801 Small program - rough guide n=63$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=89
Applied Mathematics$77,181 Small program - rough guide n=40$25,125 Small program - rough guide n=48
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$37,052 National median for this major n=3,388Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911$23,250 Small program - rough guide n=30
Business Administration, Management and Operations$67,033 n=133$26,000 n=138
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$40,105 National median for this major n=4,106Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154$24,500 Small program - rough guide n=37
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis$40,083 National median for this major n=120Not published
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$36,286 National median for this major n=1,258Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,020 National median for this major n=3,614Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$66,971 n=199$25,089 n=222
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$40,940 National median for this major n=14,722Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Human Resources Management and Services$55,804 National median for this major n=11,775Not published
International Business$70,631 Small program - rough guide n=57$24,500 Small program - rough guide n=42
International/Globalization Studies$42,221 National median for this major n=4,870Not published
Management Information Systems and Services$65,673 National median for this major n=9,101Not published
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$73,642 Small program - rough guide n=30Not published
Marketing$60,174 n=161$26,798 n=197
Medical Informatics$49,283 National median for this major n=247Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431Not published
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$47,943 National median for this major n=17,317Not published
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$37,545 National median for this major n=12,384Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Sociology and Anthropology$37,664 National median for this major n=494Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400Not published

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