RI
Bryant University
3.30 incidents / 1,000 students
Smithfield, RI · Clery Act 2024 · Private Nonprofit
Bryant University
Across 2022–2024, Bryant University reported 27 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, with no net change between the first and last filed year; largest filed category is Rape.
- 3.30
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,358
- Rank of 2,072
- #7
- RI rank
- 3,636
- Enrolled students
3.30 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Bryant University reports 3.30 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 499% above Lamar State College-Orange. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Lamar State College-Orange (0.55/1k); Utica University (1.10/1k); Wayne Community College (0.00/1k); Western Technical College (0.83/1k); Harrisburg University of Science and Technology (0.27/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Johnson & Wales University-Providence (5.35/1k); Roger Williams University (5.75/1k); Salve Regina University (3.58/1k); Providence College (3.86/1k); Rhode Island School of Design (19.05/1k); New England Institute of Technology (0.00/1k); Rhode Island College (2.27/1k); College Unbound (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Rape.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 3.30
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,358
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 66%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 9
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 217165 · Bryant University 3.30/1k score rate · #1,358/2,072
RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT
- RATE-MID 3.30/1k
- RANK-LOWER #1,358/2,072
- ST-UPPER #7 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Utica University · +2.20
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-FLAT Flat
- CAT-LEAD Rape
- ENR-SMALL 3,636
- FIRE-REPORT 1 fire
Nearest enrollment peer: Utica University (-2.20/1k)
Bryant University sheet RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT · peer Utica University. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Utica University (-2.20/1k). National rank #1,358 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Bryant University reports 3.30 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 499% above Lamar State College-Orange. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Lamar State College-Orange (0.55/1k); Utica University (1.10/1k); Wayne Community College (0.00/1k); Western Technical College (0.83/1k); Harrisburg University of Science and Technology (0.27/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Johnson & Wales University-Providence (5.35/1k); Roger Williams University (5.75/1k); Salve Regina University (3.58/1k); Providence College (3.86/1k); Rhode Island School of Design (19.05/1k); New England Institute of Technology (0.00/1k); Rhode Island College (2.27/1k); College Unbound (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Rape.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Bryant University
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Bryant on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Wayne Community College · lowest peer 0
Wayne Community College — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Lamar State College-Orange · near 0.55
Lamar State College-Orange — near
0.55 per 1,000 students
- Western Technical College · near 0.83
Western Technical College — near
0.83 per 1,000 students
- Utica University · near 1.1
Utica University — near
1.1 per 1,000 students
- Bryant University · this campus · highest
Bryant University — this campus · highest
3.3 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Bryant University's 3.30/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Bryant University was unchanged from 9 to 9 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 12 RI 4-year peers in this comparison, Bryant University is larger than 45% and safer-reporting than 64% - the smaller, safer-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
Read the chart as text
- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 55, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 27
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 18
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 55
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 73, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 45
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 27, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 9
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 18, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 91
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 82, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 73
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 9, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 91
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 91, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 82
- Bryant University: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 45, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
Read the chart as a table
| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Williams University School of Law | 484 | 47.52 | 0 | 0 |
| College Unbound | 494 | 0.00 | 9 | 91 |
| New England Institute of Technology | 1,922 | 0.00 | 18 | 91 |
| Rhode Island School of Design | 2,520 | 19.05 | 27 | 9 |
| Salve Regina University | 2,791 | 3.58 | 36 | 55 |
| Bryant University (this campus) | 3,636 | 3.30 | 45 | 64 |
| Johnson & Wales University-Providence | 4,303 | 5.35 | 55 | 27 |
| Roger Williams University | 4,350 | 5.75 | 64 | 18 |
| Providence College | 4,666 | 3.86 | 73 | 45 |
| Rhode Island College | 6,155 | 2.27 | 82 | 73 |
| Brown University | 11,956 | 5.10 | 91 | 36 |
| University of Rhode Island | 17,210 | 1.22 | 100 | 82 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Bryant University held level. The total is unchanged, but the mix behind it is not. Rising: Aggravated Assault (1 to 2), Arson (0 to 1) and Burglary (1 to 2). Falling over the same period: Rape (5 to 0).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at Bryant University
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 6 Clery Act categories here: Rape, Fondling, Aggravated Assault, Burglary, Arson and Motor Vehicle Theft.
The remaining 5 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Incest, Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter, Negligent Manslaughter and Robbery. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyBryant University: Criminal Offenses by year
Stable 0% (9 → 9 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rape | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| Fondling | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Aggravated Assault | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Burglary | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Arson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 93 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 1 | 202 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 1 | 67 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 2 | 185 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Bryant University vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
TX
Lamar State College-Orange
0.55 incidents / 1,000 students
NY
Utica University
1.10 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Bryant University sits on price and outcomes
At $41,219, Bryant University's reported average net price is cheaper than 84% among 19 Rhode Island colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $25,666.
- $41,219
- average net price
- $25,666
- Rhode Island median
- 2.5×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $12,148
- reported income-bracket spread
Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $32,698 for families reporting under $30,000 against $44,846 above $110,000, a difference of $12,148. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $41,219 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.
Six-year median earnings of $66,488 run about 1.6 times the annual net price. The margin is real but narrow, so how many years of price a student actually pays matters a great deal here.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $52,677
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $52,677
- Avg Net Price
- $41,219
- Median Debt
- $26,849
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 13%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 65%
- SAT Average
- 1265
- SAT Math Range
- 580-670
- ACT Average
- 28
- ACT Range
- 27-28
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 80%
- Retention Rate
- 87%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $66,488
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $90,008
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 92%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,212 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Lamar State College-Orange
Orange, TX · 3,629 enrolled
Safety Score 0.55
Utica University
Utica, NY · 3,627 enrolled
Safety Score 1.10
Wayne Community College
Goldsboro, NC · 3,626 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Western Technical College
La Crosse, WI · 3,625 enrolled
Safety Score 0.83
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
Harrisburg, PA · 3,650 enrolled
Safety Score 0.27
Closest by National Rank
Bryant University (national rank #1358) sits near Valdosta State University (#1359) and Madonna University (#1357) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Bryant University, both outside RI so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Utica University
Utica, NY · 3,627 enrolled
Safety score 1.10
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
Harrisburg, PA · 3,650 enrolled
Safety score 0.27
St Catherine University
Saint Paul, MN · 3,651 enrolled
Safety score 0.82
Concordia University-Irvine
Irvine, CA · 3,658 enrolled
Safety score 1.09
Truman State University
Kirksville, MO · 3,664 enrolled
Safety score 4.37
Western University of Health Sciences
Pomona, CA · 3,665 enrolled
Safety score 3.00
Bethel University
Saint Paul, MN · 3,603 enrolled
Safety score 2.22
Western New England University
Springfield, MA · 3,674 enrolled
Safety score 1.09
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Madonna University
Livonia, MI · 2,124 enrolled
Safety score 3.30
Iowa State University
Ames, IA · 30,380 enrolled
Safety score 3.29
Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater, MA · 9,727 enrolled
Safety score 3.29
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA · 10,262 enrolled
Safety score 3.31
Life University
Marietta, GA · 2,714 enrolled
Safety score 3.32
Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs, NY · 2,704 enrolled
Safety score 3.33
Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville, TN · 10,511 enrolled
Safety score 3.33
Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA · 10,811 enrolled
Safety score 3.33
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Bryant University safe?
Bryant University has a safety score of 3.30 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,358 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Lamar State College-Orange (0.55/1k). Same-state same-level set: Johnson & Wales University-Providence (5.35/1k); Roger Williams University (5.75/1k); Salve Regina University (3.58/1k); Providence College (3.86/1k); Rhode Island School of Design (19.05/1k); New England Institute of Technology (0.00/1k); Rhode Island College (2.27/1k); College Unbound (0.00/1k).
What crimes are reported at Bryant University?
For calendar year 2024, Bryant University reported Fondling (3), Aggravated Assault (2), Burglary (2), Arson (1) and Motor Vehicle Theft (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Bryant University compare to similar schools?
Bryant University reports 499% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Lamar State College-Orange. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Lamar State College-Orange (0.55/1k); Utica University (1.10/1k); Wayne Community College (0.00/1k); Western Technical College (0.83/1k); Harrisburg University of Science and Technology (0.27/1k). Same-state same-level set: Johnson & Wales University-Providence (5.35/1k); Roger Williams University (5.75/1k); Salve Regina University (3.58/1k); Providence College (3.86/1k); Rhode Island School of Design (19.05/1k); New England Institute of Technology (0.00/1k); Rhode Island College (2.27/1k); College Unbound (0.00/1k).
Does Bryant University have fire safety data?
Yes. Bryant University reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. 1 fire was reported in the most recent year.
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