UNDERGRADUATE Profiles Publish Date 2/26/09

Bryant University

College of Business

Getting In

PROGRAM BASICS

Bryant University, College of Business

1150 Douglas Pike
Smithfield , Rhode Island 02917-1284

Private Institution

Web site

http://www.bryant.edu

Program e-mail address:

admission@bryant.edu

Program telephone number:

232-6100

AACSB accredited:

Yes

Accreditation other than AACSB:

New England Association of Schools & Colleges (NEASC)
Full membership in CUIBE

Year in which the undergraduate business program was founded:

1963

Length of entire institution:

Four Year

Business program length:

Four Year

Degrees offered:

Degree/Program Name:
BSBA: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
BSIB: Bachelor of Science in International Business
BScIT: Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

PROGRAM COSTS

Annual Tuition (Resident):

$ 30,571

Annual Tuition (Non-Resident)

$ 30,571

Cost per academic credit (resident)

$ 1,274

Cost per academic credit (non-resident)

$ 1,274

Required fees

$ 150

Books:

$ 1,200

Room and board:

$ 11,251

ENROLLMENT

Full-time undergraduate business student enrollment:

2,849

Part-time undergraduate business student enrollment:

123

Distance undergraduate business student enrollment:

Total College enrollment for 2008-09:

3,935

ADMISSIONS

Minimum SAT score for entire college on 1600 scale:

N/A

Minimum ACT score for entire college:

N/A

Minimum high school GPA for entire college:

N/A

Interviews for entire college:

Recommended

Additional application requirements for entire college:

College Transcripts for Transfer Students; Certificate of Finance & TOEFL for International Students

Upcoming application deadlines for entire college:

Semester: Early Decision I
Deadline: 11-15-08
Semester: Early Decision II
Deadline: 01-02-09
Semester: Regular Decision
Deadline: 02-01-09
Semester: Transfer
Deadline: Priority 04-01-09

Freshmen admitted into business program:

Yes

Percentage of business students admitted as freshmen:

92 %

Are the freshman admits to the business program required to complete pre-business courses before beginning upper-lever courses in the junior year?

Freshmen admitted by:

Indicate interest on university application

Minimum requirements for business program:

Minimum SAT score: N/A
Minimum ACT score: N/A
Minimum high school GPA : N/A

Entrance exam requirement other than SAT/ACT for business program:

Interview to enter business program:

Not offered

Additional application requirements for freshman admits:

N/A

Minimum college GPA for internal business program transfers:

N/A

Additional requirements for internal transfers:

N/A

Total number of full-time applications for entire college:

6,594

International applicants, entire college, 2008-09:

6 %

Female applicants, entire college, 2008-09:

41 %

Selectivity--applicants admitted to undergraduate business program, 2008-09:

46 %

Yield -- applicants enrolled in undergraduate business program, 2008-09:

33 %

Relative Importance of Application Elements:

Secondary School Record:

Very Important

Class Rank:

Important

Talent/Ability:

Important

Interview:

Important

Extracurricular Activities:

Important

Volunteer Work:

Important

Character/Personal Abilities:

Important

Application Essay:

Important

Work Experience:

Considered

SAT/ACT Scores:

Very Important

Recommendations:

Important

High School GPA:

Very Important

Admissions program managed by:

The university admissions office

Total undergraduate business program applicants, 2008-09:

5,035

Applicants enrolled in undergrad business program 2008-2009:

35 %

Applicants admitted to undergraduate business program, 2008-09:

47 %

CLASS PROFILE

Class Profile:

Female: 38 %
International : 4 %

Entering students by age:

Mean: 18
Median: 18

Citizenship of Entering Students

U.S.: 95 %
Canada: 0 %
Other countries: 5 %
Unknown: 0 %

Percentage of US citizens in entering class who are:

African American: 3 %
Asian American: 4 %
Hispanic or Latino American: 5 %
Multiethnic/Multiracial : 0 %
Native American: 1 %
White (Non-Hispanic): 86 %
Chose not to report: 1 %
Other: 0 %

Entering students from the following region:

Northeast: 95 %
Mid-Atlantic: 1.7 %
South: .6 %
Southwest: .5 %
Midwest : .4 %
West: .8 %
Possessions and territories: 1 %

SAT Scores for full-time entering business students on 1600 scale:

Mean: 1145
Median: 1130

SAT middle 50% range on 1600 scale:

From: 1,070
To: 1,200

ACT Scores for full-time entering business students:

Mean: 24
Median: 23

ACT middle 50% range:

From: 21
To: 25

Percent of Students Who Were In:

Top 10% of high school class

24 %

Top 25% of high school class:

61 %

HS GPA of 3.75 or higher

21 %

HS GPA of 3.5 to 3.74:

19 %

FINANCIAL AID

Financial aid handled by:

Central financial aid office at the university

Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students in previous academic year:

$ 24,376,826

Institutional scholarship money to be distributed to undergraduate business students in current academic year:

$ 27,314,432

Scholarships awarded to students in the business program based on:

A combination of need and merit

Scholarship consideration process:

All candidates are considered for scholarships

Other scholarship considerations:

N/A

Students receiving institutional scholarships for 2008-09 academic year:

70 %

Undergraduate business students with full-tuition scholarships 2008-09:

1 %

Percentage of institutional scholarship money distributed to business students based on merit, 2008-09 year:

51 %

Percentage of institutional scholarship money distributed to business students based on need, 2008-09:

29 %

School offers guaranteed loans:

Financial aid web site

http://admission.bryant.edu/admissions/finaid/

Academics & Lifestyle

PROGRAM BASICS

Business students who graduate within four years:

63 %

Business students who graduate within 6 years:

69 %

Freshman retention rate:

91 %

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Credit hours required for graduation:

Degree: BSBA
Hours: 123
Degree: BSIB
Hours: 123
Degree: BScIT
Hours: 123

Other degree requirements:

Liberal Arts minor - 12 credits; Minimum G.P.A. of 2.0 in three categories: Overall (cumulative), Major/Concentration, and Minor

ACADEMICS

Average class size in required business courses:

Average class size in business electives:

Average class size in non-business electives required for admission to business program:

Class size:

Classes with fewer than 20 students: 11 %
Classes with 21 to 50 students: 89 %
Classes with more than 50 students: 0 %

Required business courses that reached maximum enrollment by the first day of class, previous academic year:

55 %

Required business courses that had waiting lists, 2007-08:

0 %

CURRICULUM

Number of elective courses available in business program:

Electives added current year:

MKT385: Special Topics - Basic Topics in Global Supply Chain Management
MKT385: Special Topics - Entrepreneurial Marketing
MGT357: Diversity in a Global Environment
MGT358: Global Dimensions of HR Management
IB385: Financial and Economic Issues in Latin America

Year of the last major change to the business program's core curriculum:

2004

Leading areas of study:

Accounting

Finance

General Management

International Business

Marketing

Other

Computer Information Systems

Special programs for business students:

1. Bryant University Archway Fund is a student managed investment fund integrated into a two-course sequence - Securities Analysis and Portfolio Management. 2. Elevator Pitch competition where first-year students present their business plans and are judged by business professionals. 3. Sophomore International Experience (SIE): a 3-credit international study tour for sophomores led by faculty offered in the winter and summer terms.

Business program offers work study or co-op opportunities:

Yes

Federal Work-Study Program - Part-time employment opportunities are made available to students who demonstrate eligibility for federal student assistance. Hourly compensation will not be less than the current minimum wage.

Business program offers study abroad opportunities:

Yes

Study abroad program description:

Bryant University study abroad opportunities include semester-long, summer, and full academic year programs of study. Students choose from hundreds of academic institutions in 46 countries. International academic study tours led by Bryant faculty are also available.

Volunteer work and community service opportunities:

Yes

Volunteer opportunities description:

Opportunites for service learning and community service for business students include a community service management project in the core course MGT 200: Management Principles and Practice, a Sociology and Service Learning minor, and volunteer activities through campus organizations.

Business clubs and extracurricular activities:

Accounting Association
Bryant Marketing Association
Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization (CEO)
Delt Sigma Pi Business Fraternity
Finance Association
International Business Association
Society for Human Resource Management
Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE)

FACULTY

Faculty:

Full-time faculty : 81
Adjuncts and visiting faculty: 40
Permanent/tenured professors: 47
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are women: 26
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are underrepresented minorities: 4
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are also members of company boards of directors or of advisors: 7
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are business owners: 5

Prominent faculty:

M Cary Collins PhD Associate Professor Trustee Professor of Entrepreneurship
Michael Roberto PhD Associate Professor Trustee Professor of Management
Peter J Nigro PhD Sarkisian Chair Professor Finance

STUDENT LIFE

Largest on-campus organizations for business students:

Accounting Association
Finance Association
Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE)
Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization (CEO)
International Business Association

Freshmen are required to live on campus:

Business students are grouped in learning communities:

Yes

TECHNOLOGY

Wireless network available:

Yes

Technological improvements made in the last three years:

Bryant continues to improve its technological support of academic computing and the University as a whole. Examples of the these improvements include campus-wide wireless networking, laptop computers and VoIP phones for all students, updates to the digital TV studio and campus radio station, and free e-mail for alumni. Bryant has added a number of software packages in support of classroom activities and many infrastructure updates.

Trading laboratory available:

Yes

Alumni Affairs & Careers

ALUMNI

Total number of undergraduate business program graduates since inception:

32,634

Total living alumni:

30,164

Percent of alumni who gave, 2007-08 academic year:

10 %

Mean alumni gift 2007-08:

$ 325

Median alumni gift, 2007-08:

$ 50

Single donation in excess of $10 million in 2007-08?

Prominent alumni:

Name: Thomas Hewitt '68
Title: CEO, Interstate Hotels
Name: Joseph Puishys '80
Title: President, Honeywell Environmental and Combustion Controls
Name: Kristian Moor '81
Title: Executive Vice President, American International Group (AIG)

CAREER SERVICES

Percent of 2008 graduates who provided employment information:

48 %

Seeking full-time employment in business: 96 %
Not Seeking full-time employment in business: 4 %

Number of companies recruiting undergraduate students on campus in previous academic year:

203

Companies that posted full-time job offers/positions on school job boards, previous academic year:

343

Other activities and services provided for business majors:

Self Assessment Testing, Career Counseling, Academic Internship Program, Corporate Recruiting Program, Career Planning 101 course, Mock Interviews, Workshops on a variety of career development and job search tactics, Careers in..series, Site visits to corporations and not-for- profit agencies, Company Information Sessions, Walk Down Wall Street event in NYC, Boston Alumni/Student Networking Event, On campus Alumni/Student Networking Event, Shadow Program, Alumni Career Link, Senior Career Week, Federal Government Career Day and Career Fair

Job offer results, 2008 graduates:

Accepted first job offer by graduation: 24 %
Accepted first job offer in three months following graduation: 49 %
Accepted first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 24 %
Did not report having accepted a job offer: 3 %

Top hiring firms:

PricewaterhouseCoopers
Bank of America Corp.
Morgan Stanley
Ernst & Young
Mercer Consulting
PepsiCo Inc.
Target Corp.

State Street Bank
Liberty Mutual
Fidelity Investments
Travelers Insurance
CVS
Wolfe & Company, CPA
Hartford Insurance
Amica Insurance
Cambridge Associates
Brown Brothers Harriman
Seward & Monde, CPA

Graduate compensation:

Mean base salary: $ 43
Median base salary: $ 43
Mean signing bonus: $ 4
Median signing bonus: $ 4
Mean other guaranteed compensation: $ 0
Median other guaranteed compensation: $ 0

Grads accepted jobs in following functional areas:

Consulting: 4 %
Finance/Accounting: 33 %
General Management: 10 %
Human Resources: 6 %
Management Information Systems: 3 %
Marketing/Sales: 31 %
Operations/Production: 2 %
Logistics/Transportation: 0 %
Other: 11 %

Grads accepted jobs in following industries:

Accounting: 8 %
Consumer Products/Retail: 23 %
Consulting Services: 11 %
Financial Services: 13 %
Government/Education: 6 %
Pharma/Biotech/Health: 0 %
Manufacturing: 0 %
Media/Entertainment: 8 %
Petroleum/Energy: 0 %
Real Estate: 0 %
Sports/Leisure: 0 %
Technology/Science: 13 %
Non-Profit: 0 %
Transportation: 0 %
Utilities: 18 %
Other: 0 %

Percentage of job acceptances, US and Canada:

US: 100 %
Canada: 0 %

Grads accepted jobs in the following US regions:

Northeast: 92 %
Mid-Atlantic: 2 %
Midwest: 2 %
South: 2 %
Southwest: 0 %
West: 2 %
US Possessions/Territories: 0 %

Number of companies recruiting interns on-campus, 2007-08 academic year:

Internship postings on job boards, previous academic year:

479

Top internship recruiters, 2007-08:

PricewaterhouseCoopers
Merrill Lynch
UBS
Walgreens
Target Corp.
KPMG LLP

Putnam Investments
Fidelity Investments
Amica Insurance
AT Cross
CVS/Caremark
Banneker Industries
General Growth Properties
Northwestern Financial Network
The Sherwin Company

Graduate Comments

I wish that there were more business classes and less liberal arts and core classes. I only needed 5 or 6 classes to finish my finance major. Yet I had to take 2 English classes, 2 histories, 2 sciences, etc. I understand the "well-rounded" education concept but I'd rather take more finance classes and only have to take one of each of those other courses.

I have thoroughly enjoyed aspects of the upper-level finance curriculum, focused on entrepreneurship and venture valuation. Additionally, courses in international business management and international law have complimented by degree and have allowed me to experience an independent and voluntary enthusiasm for the field.

The liberal Arts branch of our university is still in its infancy and thus many of our students are mainly focused in corporate administration. However, the International Business Program is growing in prominence and is already providing me with the confidence to compete globally in several regions.

There does not seem to be any middle ground with professors here. They are either amazing or absolutely awful. A select few are really keeping these programs together. With out them I would have transferred. If Bryant wants to be the kind of school it portrays itself to be then they need to get rid of several professors that are just hanging around wasting our time and money.

Bryant accounting program concentrates too much on getting students into public accounting and especially into PwC. They should broaden their horizons so that students are exposed to all different types of accounting work, like in industries or private companies. This would have helped make my job decision much easier.

The career services program was pretty good, but this year, I feel it has fallen through, since many places are canceling or leaving applicants in the dark after application or an interview.

I believe Bryant University is worth the price tag. The small classes, student run organizations and career center here at outstanding and always care more about the students than anything else. The technology is great and the resources to learn and do any kind of entrepreneurial venture is at the grasp of any student at anytime, this is why I believe Bryant is an excellent school.

Everyone seems to want to focus on Bryant becoming more diverse. While this may be something that will help the school, it is simply making us blend in with everyone else. My time at Bryant has been great but after being here for four years and seeing things from an inside perspective, I am eager to leave this small campus and get away from the "Bryant bubble."

Bryant University's program is unique because of the quality of the professors which they have, the dedication to their students and the small classroom sizes. This combination provides the students with the best opportunities to learn effectively and be able to seek professional networking opportunities with professors. The professors always seemed extremely skilled in their fields, whether it be a finance professor that has worked at the OCC or a biotechnology professor with an ivy league Ph.D. Another great quality is that they always are available to go the extra mile for students and help with any student run organizations. I do not hear of many schools with such quality professors.

The International Business Program doesn't teach just International Business, you have to choose a concentration as well. At other schools they just have the major IB which can be very vague. Also, with IB, you are required to have a language as a minor and required to study abroad, which gives us more experience in the job market then other IB students from different schools.

Small classes and teachers who love what they do make Bryant a unique program. It's rare to find such dedication and effort put into learning, both inside and outside the classroom, by students and teachers alike. There is lots of training available as well from the Amica Insurance Career Center to the speakers and series that occur on campus.

My school is very small so they do everything possible to allow everyone to have a great experience at Bryant while preparing them for the real world. They make a lot of meetings at the career center mandatory so that everyone can be prepared for when it comes time to interview with a company for a job or internship. They are also very hands on and have many workshops so that you can have a great cover letter and resume and read them over so they can give you pointers on how to improve them.

The school combines not only business classes but liberal arts requirements that have helped me become a very well rounded individual. Classes not only combine textbook material but also supplemental real life scenarios or actual case studies. The finance department effectively focused on active events that were unfolding in the present financial crisis. Lastly the school fosters team work/projects in all subject areas and an emphasis on the global economy.

We do alot of group projects and professors are very good at relating what we are learning to the outside business world.