Colleges / Bryan College-Dayton
College · Private nonprofit · Dayton, TN · Town
BC

Bryan College-Dayton

Dayton, TN

Religious affiliation
Address721 Bryan Drive, Dayton, TN 37321
Websitewww.bryan.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$46k
Net price / yr$21k
Undergrad size814
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $21k/yr for a shot at a $46k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school.

If you get in

814 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $31k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $21k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$125k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$82k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$43k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$19.8k
Room & board
$9.0k
Books & supplies
$1,250

How students pay for it.

Pell grants27%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans34%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $7k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention68%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr50%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$46k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$54k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
814
Location
Dayton, TN
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Smaller Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · very small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
William Jennings Bryan College
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White67%
  • Unknown20%
  • Hispanic5%
  • Black4%
  • International3%
  • Asian1%
  • Two or more races1%
First-gen students36%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time11%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$42k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 37

What you can study.

Colleges / Bryan College-Dayton
College · Private nonprofit · Dayton, TN · Town
BC

Bryan College-Dayton

Dayton, TN

Religious affiliation
Address721 Bryan Drive, Dayton, TN 37321
Websitewww.bryan.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$46k
Net price / yr$21k
Undergrad size814
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $21k/yr for a shot at a $46k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school.

If you get in

814 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $31k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $21k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$125k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$82k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$43k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$19.8k
Room & board
$9.0k
Books & supplies
$1,250

How students pay for it.

Pell grants27%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans34%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $7k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention68%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr50%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$46k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$54k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
814
Location
Dayton, TN
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Smaller Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · very small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
William Jennings Bryan College
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White67%
  • Unknown20%
  • Hispanic5%
  • Black4%
  • International3%
  • Asian1%
  • Two or more races1%
First-gen students36%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time11%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$42k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 37

What you can study.