Bryan College-Dayton
Private College in Dayton, TN. Six-year graduation rate 51%. Median 10-year earnings $54,434.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $54,434 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. Six-year completion sits at 51%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Median debt at graduation is $23,000, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Mobility score 0.5 — limited economic uplift documented
Academics
Six-year completion sits at 51%, meaning about one in two students who enroll leave without finishing. 71% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in three are gone before sophomore year. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. A 14:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. As a private nonprofit four-year college, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 840 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $18,159 annually once grants are applied. Net price varies modestly by income — $19,500 at $0–30k against $21,035 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid is widespread — 100% of students receive it, averaging $12,234. 44% of students take federal loans, a middling borrowing rate.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 190 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $19,500 |
| $30–48k | $19,904 |
| $48–75k | $21,807 |
| $75–110k | $20,655 |
| $110k+ | $21,035 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 370 of these 840 students, totalling $2,258,851 — an average of $6,105 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Rhea County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)