Check out why Bryant University received a D- grade in our Report Card below.
Bryant University is a private university located in suburban Smithfield, Rhode Island. The campus is situated on 428 acres with access to several natural rivers. It has more than 110 student-led clubs and organizations with numerous events held throughout each semester. Students at Bryant University can tour the St. Ann Arts and Cultural Center, hike the Mowry Conservation Area, enjoy live shows at the Stadium Theatre Performing Arts Centre &amp; Conservatory, or explore the Blackstone River Bikeway.
Bryant University offers more than 29 undergraduate degrees, concentrated into 23 majors within 20 broad fields of study. Notable former students include American politicians Edward F. Coppinger, David Peters, and Phillip Travis.

Bryant University receives a &#8220;B&#8221; grade by <a href="https://www.whatwilltheylearn.com/schools/3341" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What Will They Learn?</a> which takes into account the university’s educational prowess. Factors include composition, literature, foreign language, U.S. government or history, economics, mathematics, and natural science.
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What Will They Learn? Academic Score

Bryant University receives an &#8220;A-&#8221; grade for the Average Salary of Recent Graduates. As of 2021, alumni with 0-5 years of experience after graduating from Bryant University with a bachelor’s degree make $65,200 on average according to <a href="https://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/bachelors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Payscale</a>.
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Average Salary of Recent Graduates

Bryant University receives a &#8220;B+&#8221; grade for the Average Salary of Graduates Mid-Career.  As of 2021, alumni with 10+ years of experience after graduating from Bryant University with a bachelor’s degree make $114,800 on average according to <a href="https://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/bachelors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Payscale</a>.
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Average Salary of Graduates Mid-Career

Bryant University receives an &#8220;F&#8221; grade for having a Bias Response Team. Bias Reporting Systems and Response Teams are systems or teams of faculty, staff, and sometimes law enforcement.
According to <a href="https://speechfirst.org/bias-reporting-systems/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SpeechFirst</a>, students are “encouraged to report ‘bias incidents’ to these boards (or teams) in the name of inclusion and tolerance, but it’s often unclear what the school considers ‘bias’ in the first place. Overly broad or vague definitions of bias put all kinds of speech at risk of being reported – even unpopular speech which is protected by the First Amendment.”
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Bias Reporting System or Bias Response Team

Bryant University receives an &#8220;F&#8221; grade for the Ratio of Right-Leaning Clubs to Left-Leaning Clubs. Out of a list of 20 clubs (10 on each side), the <a href="https://engaged.bryant.edu/organizations?categories=13205" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> has zero right-leaning clubs compared to two left-leaning clubs. Bryant Pride and WOKE Athletics are the two left-leaning clubs.
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Ratio of Right-Leaning Clubs to Left-Leaning Clubs

Bryant University receives a &#8220;C&#8221; grade because they do not have a Turning Point USA chapter. The university has not denied a Turning Point USA chapter on campus. Unfortunately, universities and Student Governments around the country often use their power to prevent certain clubs from operating on campus.
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Denied Turning Point USA Chapter

Bryant University receives an &#8220;F&#8221; grade for the Amount of Foreign Funding Received. According to <a href="https://sites.ed.gov/foreigngifts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">College Foreign Gift Reporting</a>, the total amount of foreign funding the university has received is $14,127.21 per current undergraduate student. Oftentimes, foreign parties will convey their influence by funding certain courses, activities, professors, and organizations on campus. In certain cases, universities must abide by restrictions dictated by foreign parties to receive funding. In addition, there have been <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/top-universities-took-billions-in-unreported-foreign-funds-u-s-finds-11603226953" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reports</a> that claim that universities underreport foreign funding. The figure above only takes into account reported foreign funding.
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Amount of Foreign Funding Received

Bryant University receives a &#8220;B&#8221; grade for Required Equity, Diversity, or Inclusion Courses for Students. The <a href="https://catalog.bryant.edu/undergraduate/componentsofundergraduatebaccalaureatedegrees/generaleducationrequirements/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> requires students to take courses within specific categories as part of its General Education Program.
These include courses within the following course categories: Writing, Mathematics, Economics, Social Science, Introduction to Arts and Creative Industries, Introduction to Business, Science, History, Literary and Cultural Studies, Intercultural Communication, and a Capstone. &#8220;Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies&#8221; is an option within the Literary and Cultural Studies category. However, this can be bypassed.
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Required Equity, Diversity, or Inclusion Courses for Students

Bryant University receives an &#8220;A&#8221; grade for Segregated Dormitories, Graduations, and Classes. The university does not appear to have any living-learning communities, commencement ceremonies, or courses segregated by race, sexuality, or gender identity.
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Segregated Dormitories, Graduations, and Classes

Bryant University receives an &#8220;A&#8221; grade for Protests and Canceling Speakers. Since 2021, no instances of protests, speech cancelations, or violence/attempted violence against speakers have occurred.
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Protests and Canceling Speakers

Bryant University receives a &#8220;C&#8221; grade for Mask and Vaccine Mandates. According to the <a href="https://www.bryant.edu/sites/web/files/2023-05/incoming-student-health-packet-050823.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university&#8217;s</a> &#8220;Incoming Student Health Requirements,&#8221; COVID-19 vaccination is listed under Recommended Immunizations.
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Mask and Vaccine Mandates

Bryant University receives a &#8220;D-&#8221; grade for the Percent of Students Graduating with STEM Degrees. According to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Center (<a href="https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/use-the-data" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IPEDS</a>), as of 2020, 2.08% of the current undergraduate student population graduate with a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) degree. Across the United States, students who graduate with STEM degrees tend to earn more on average than their other student counterparts.
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Percent of Students Graduating with STEM Degrees

Bryant University receives an &#8220;A&#8221; grade for Crime Rates in University City or Town. According to the <a href="https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2018/crime-in-the-u.s.-2018" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Federal Bureau of Investigation</a>, the Smithfield, Rhode Island violent crime rate was 96.57 per 100,000 people in 2018, much lower than the 2018 national average of 380.56 per 100,000 people. While campus safety is of utmost importance, it is also pertinent to consider the crime rates of the surrounding town or city as students often tend to venture off campus, especially after their freshman year.
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Crime Rates in University City or Town

Bryant University receives a &#8220;C&#8221; grade for Required Western Civilization Courses for Students. The <a href="https://catalog.bryant.edu/undergraduate/componentsofundergraduatebaccalaureatedegrees/generaleducationrequirements/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> does not require any Western Civilization courses or categories of courses. However, students are required to take at least one History course as part of the General Education Program. Optional courses include:
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<li>&#8220;Emergence of Europe (1000-1600)&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Europe: 1500 to 1815&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;History of the United States to 1877&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;History of the United States since 1865&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;American Women&#8217;s History&#8221;</li>
</ul>
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Required Western Civilization Courses for Students

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Check out why Bryant University received a D- grade in our Report Card below.

Bryant University is a private university located in suburban Smithfield, Rhode Island. The campus is situated on 428 acres with access to several natural rivers. It has more than 110 student-led clubs and organizations with numerous events held throughout each semester. Students at Bryant University can tour the St. Ann Arts and Cultural Center, hike the Mowry Conservation Area, enjoy live shows at the Stadium Theatre Performing Arts Centre &amp; Conservatory, or explore the Blackstone River Bikeway.

Bryant University offers more than 29 undergraduate degrees, concentrated into 23 majors within 20 broad fields of study. Notable former students include American politicians Edward F. Coppinger, David Peters, and Phillip Travis.

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