Bryant University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

Overview

Bryant University was established in 1863. It is a private, four-year, university in Smithfield, Rhode Island that was founded as the Bryant College and became Bryant University in 2004. Its main campus is situated on more than 400 acres. The Bryant University records an enrollment of over 3,500 students every year. It provides various undergraduate and honors programs in a variety of areas of study. The university is comprised of the following colleges:

• College of Arts and Sciences
• College of Business

Bryant University’s student body is diverse and active and its campus is home to a number of clubs and organizations. The university hosts several Greek chapters; some of these Fraternity and Sorority chapters are Delta Chi, Tau Kappa Epsilon, Delta Zeta, and Sigma Sigma Sigma.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in business and management and mathematics.
• High faculty salary.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• High male/female ratio.
• Selective admissions.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Large number of students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 3,800 in 2009-2010 (3,770 full-time equivalent).

About 58% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 42% of the class.

Undergrads are 89% of enrolled students and graduate students are 11%.

Students under 25 years old represent 93% of the student body. About 1% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Bryant provides on-campus housing for 2,880 of its 3,770 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Northeast Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 104 male students received the aid (men were 64% of those receiving aid) and 58 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 36% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Bryant offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Business Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (811 awarded)

• Accounting
• Actuarial Science
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
• Finance and Financial Management Services
• Finance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Taxation

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (28 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Technology

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

• Environmental Science

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (8 awarded)

• Community Organization and Advocacy

LIBERAL ARTS (16 awarded)

• Applied Economics
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• History
• International/Global Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology

MATHEMATICS (26 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Statistics

MEDIA (41 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (14 awarded)

• Psychology