Bryant &
Stratton College-Online
Private Community College in Orchard Park, NY. Six-year graduation rate 23%. 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. The six-year graduation rate is 23% — low enough that finishing cannot be treated as the default outcome. Debt at graduation runs to a median of $21,549, neither a bargain nor a burden.
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 23% — below national average
Academics
A six-year graduation rate of 23% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. 22% first-year retention is low enough to be the defining risk of enrolling here. A 39:1 ratio means students need to be deliberate about getting faculty time. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor. With 7,849 undergraduates, the school sits in the middle of the size distribution.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 7,847 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $15,116 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Net price varies modestly by income — $15,197 at $0–30k against $17,901 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Most students get help: 86% receive grants worth $5,940 on average. 82% of students borrow federally, so debt is the norm rather than the exception.
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 · 682 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 | $15,197 |
| $30–48k | $11,171 |
| $48–75k | $16,646 |
| $75–110k | $16,685 |
| $110k+ | $17,901 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 6,413 of these 7,847 students, totalling $43,867,031 — an average of $6,840 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)