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- Tennessee
- Bryan College-Dayton


Dayton, TNTown: distantZIP 37321Founded 1930
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1930
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1968
- Website
- www.bryan.edu
- Member of
- ACA
TennesseeReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Bryan College-Dayton
Bryan College-Dayton is a private nonprofit college in Dayton, Tennessee, with 814 undergraduates. It graduates 53% within six years and costs $23,601 a year after aid.
53%graduate
Retention71%
4-year graduation47%
Pell Grant share20%
Federal loans24%
$23,601net price / year
openadmissions
—average SAT
53%graduate in 6 years
$55,127median earnings, 10 yrs
$22,031median debt
#1,018 of 1,704 for earnings#1,135 of 1,739 for lowest net price#919 of 1,738 for graduation rate
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $33,000tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $22,000
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $22,000
- Average net price
- $23,601national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$22,354
$30,001–48,000$21,506
$48,001–75,000$22,754
$75,001–110,000$24,637
$110,001+$24,615
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- open admissionsnational median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Retention · this college71%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college53%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college20%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 53%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 47%
- First-year retention
- 71%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 55%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $46,273
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $55,127middle 50%: $37,537–$83,422
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,031
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$83,422
Median, Bryan College-Dayton$55,127
Lower quarter$37,537
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 814
- Part-time
- 11%
- Women / men
- 49% / 51%
- Average age at entry
- 24.4
- First-generation students
- 36%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 20%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 30%
- Average faculty salary
- $5,751 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $5,156
- Endowment, end of year
- $9,220,124
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White67%
Hispanic4.5%
Black3.7%
Asian1.5%
Two or more races0.6%
U.S. nonresident2.7%
Unknown20%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management29%
Education14%
Psychology12%
Parks, recreation & fitness7.2%
Communication & journalism6.2%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting5.8%
Liberal arts & humanities4.3%
Theology & religious vocations3.9%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
| Milligan University Milligan, TN | $20,000 | 62% | $57,255 |
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck, NY | $22,888 | 54% | $100,966 |
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| North Greenville University Tigerville, SC | $22,235 | 54% | $47,090 |
| Thomas College Waterville, ME | $23,739 | 58% | $53,206 |
| Thomas More University Crestview Hills, KY | $22,723 | 49% | $63,897 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 219790. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q4980029.