Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Bryant University

Smithfield, RI · 16 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff

+$91,564 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.

7.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
+27%Modeled 10-year ROI
$88,644Observed earnings · year 5
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$91,564at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$344,8760
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4
6
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+$91,56410
Years after graduationBreak-even: 7.9 years
FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuition$52,677
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$52,677
Sticker price
Average net price$41,219
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$69,964
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$41,219Average net price / year
$69,964Cost of attendance
$88,644Median earnings · year 5 after completion
79.8%Completion rate
65.5%Admission rate
3,194Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

97thEarnings percentile
80thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$62,350Year 1
$90,592Year 4
$88,644Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Master's Degree$140,9102Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$129,6643Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods · Master's Degree$114,2514Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$111,6325Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$100,6926Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$97,5157Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$90,4998Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$89,929

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in RI

Currently operating private nonprofit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

Providence, RI

Providence College

Annual net price
$48,523
Observed earnings · year 5
$79,344
Modeled 10-year ROI
-8%
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Providence, RI

Brown University

Annual net price
$25,184
Observed earnings · year 5
$84,446
Modeled 10-year ROI
+41%
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Newport, RI

Salve Regina University

Annual net price
$36,967
Observed earnings · year 5
$69,695
Modeled 10-year ROI
-25%
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Bristol, RI

Roger Williams University

Annual net price
$37,999
Observed earnings · year 5
$68,058
Modeled 10-year ROI
-31%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's Degree$140,910Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$129,664Not available
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's Degree$114,251Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree$111,632Not available
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$100,692Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$97,515$27,000
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$90,499$26,953
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$89,929$27,000
International BusinessBachelor's Degree$89,409$26,790
Applied MathematicsBachelor's Degree$86,595$26,000
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree$78,579$23,250
MarketingBachelor's Degree$78,181$27,000
Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's Degree$76,241$26,000
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$68,518$27,000
Biology, GeneralBachelor's DegreeNot available$27,000
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyBachelor's DegreeNot available$24,574

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.