Institutional Data

• 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.
• In the Payscale College Salary Report Bryant is among the top 10 percent in the country (158 out of 1,569) for the highest alumni salaries overall, with the average early career salary for all Bryant alumni at $67,200 and $122,800 at mid-career.
• A+ for Immediate Post-Graduation earnings; A+ for Mid-Career Post-Graduation Earnings - College Factual

• Top Military Friendly school for 2023-24
• No. 28 Best Colleges for Veterans, Regional Universities North, U.S. News and World Report 2024
• 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
• No. 20 Best College Library - Princeton Review - 2025
• Named PBN Healthiest Employees in Rhode Island - 2020

• 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.
• 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.

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)