Bryant &
Stratton College-Buffalo
Private Community College in Buffalo, NY. Six-year graduation rate 21%. Median 10-year earnings $32,568.
Ten-year median earnings of $32,568 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. Completion is the weak point: 21% graduate within six years. Graduates carry a median of $21,549 in debt — in line with the national norm.
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
- ! Debt-to-income ratio 0.66 — elevated (above 0.60)
- ! Graduation rate 21% — below national average
Academics
A six-year graduation rate of 21% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. At 23:1, instructor access is thin — worth probing on a campus visit. As a private nonprofit four-year college, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions. This is a small school — 754 undergraduates — so cohorts are tight and the program list is necessarily short.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 671 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $13,566 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($14,155 versus $15,642), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. Grant aid is widespread — 96% of students receive it, averaging $9,499. Most students borrow — 77% take federal loans to cover the gap.
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 · 83 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 | $14,155 |
| $30–48k | $12,709 |
| $48–75k | $14,868 |
| $75–110k | $18,030 |
| $110k+ | $15,642 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 516 of these 671 students, totalling $2,917,892 — an average of $5,655 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Erie 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)