If Bryant is your student’s first-choice university, we encourage your student to apply Early Decision. In addition to receiving admission notification by December 1, students who filed an estimated financial aid form will receive scholarship notification and an estimated financial aid package. By applying Early Decision, students agree that, if admitted, they will withdraw all other college applications and enroll at Bryant University. A commitment deposit is due by January 2, 2025.

If Bryant is one of your student’s top choices, we encourage your student to apply Early Action. In addition to receiving admission notification mid-January, students will receive scholarship notification along with their admission decision. Early action is non-binding, which means students get early notification, but their commitment deposit is not due until May 1, 2025.

If Bryant becomes your student’s first-choice university after the November 1 Early Decision I deadline, your student still has the opportunity to be considered as an Early Decision applicant through our Early Decision II program. Applicants will be notified by February 15 and will receive scholarship notification. Those who filed an estimated financial aid form will also receive an estimated financial aid package. By applying Early Decision II, students agree that, if admitted, they will withdraw all other college applications and enroll at Bryant University. A commitment deposit is due by March 15, 2025. All Early Decision applicants must submit the Early Decision Agreement Form.

Students applying Regular Decision will receive notification by the third week in March and must postmark their commitment deposit by May 15, 2025. Applicants will receive notification if they have been awarded a scholarship, and those who filed a FAFSA will receive a financial aid package.

If you want to check the status of your students’ applications to make sure we have received all of the required items, please email admission@bryant.edu. We are also using Slate.org for school counselors to check on the application statuses throughout the admission process.

Visit the Admission Counselor page to find the admission counselor who will be reviewing your students’ applications.

Each April, the Rhode Island Association of Admission Officers (RIAAO) hosts a tour of 10 Rhode Island colleges and universities. If you are interested in spending four days in the Ocean State learning about all the unique opportunities for higher education offered in Rhode Island, please contact the Admission Office to have us add your name to the mailing list.

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