Bryan College - Dayton Business Programs

Bryan College - Dayton is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Dayton, Tennessee. The location of William Jennings Bryan College is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

Bryan College - Dayton Rankings

We have ranked William Jennings Bryan College as #266 out of 1,477 colleges and universities in the country in our 2023 Best Colleges list. Out of the 37 colleges in Tennessee, it is ranked at #4.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

William Jennings Bryan College has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#159	Best Business Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at William Jennings Bryan College.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#8	Best Value Other Business & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#21	Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#128	Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards William Jennings Bryan College has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#8	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual
#8	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business Management & Marketing	College Factual
#34	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for General Business Administration and Management	College Factual
#38	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management	College Factual
#40	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual
#73	Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans	College Factual

Where Is Bryan College - Dayton?

Contact details for William Jennings Bryan College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	721 Bryan Drive, Dayton, TN 37321
Phone:	423-775-2041
Website:	www.bryan.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/BryanCollege
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/bryancollege

How Do I Get Into William Jennings Bryan College?

You can apply to William Jennings Bryan College online at: https://apply.bryan.edu/

Bryan College - Dayton has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford Bryan College - Dayton?

The overall average net price of William Jennings Bryan College is $17,329. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At William Jennings Bryan College, approximately 59% of students took out student loans averaging $5,565 a year. That adds up to $22,260 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at William Jennings Bryan College is 3.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Bryan College - Dayton Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,195 undergraduate students at William Jennings Bryan College, with 644 being full-time and 551 being part-time.

There are also 217 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 644 full-time undergraduates at William Jennings Bryan College, 51% are male and 49% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Bryan College - Dayton students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1
Black or African American	36
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	541
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

Geographic Diversity

Tennessee students aren't the only ones who study at Bryan College - Dayton. At this time, 15 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 16 countries are represented at William Jennings Bryan College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are United Kingdom, Brazil, and Canada.

Online Learning at Bryan College - Dayton

In 2019-2020, 673 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at William Jennings Bryan College has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 13th most popular in Tennessee for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of William Jennings Bryan College

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Bryan College - Dayton was $17,050 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how William Jennings Bryan College is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Organizational Leadership	#37	#28

Online Growth Rankings of William Jennings Bryan College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Bryan College - Dayton was 0.7%. This is the #1,494 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at William Jennings Bryan College regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at William Jennings Bryan College ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at William Jennings Bryan College.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Organizational Leadership	#305

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Bryan College - Dayton Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	4	87	59	150
Business Management & Marketing	0	2	0	2
Organizational Leadership	0	0	0	0
Finance	0	0	0	0
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	4	89	59	152

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.