Honest opinions on Bryant University

As a non-target grad do whatever it takes to get into a target school. Go to a state school and transfer after a year.

I toured there back in the day. From what I can tell, they don’t have great representation in high finance or front office roles. A lot of their grads end up working at Fidelity’s call center or similar. It’s typically lumped together with Bentley and Babson but those have marginally better graduate outcomes.

That being said, it’s proximity to Boston may help out. It is regionally known of in the area. So if you plan on staying there, target institutions based or that have regional offices in Boston, which there are plenty. Get to know your professors who worked in industry, they may be able to pull for you as I assume many have connections to the Boston finance scene. Also network your ass off with industry folks and build up your resume because that is how you can create your edge. Good luck.

I'll build upon the first response by giving you a good framework to base your networking on while simultaneously allowing you to answer your own question. (1) Go on LinkedIn (desktop version) (2) Search "Bryant University" (3) Select "All Filters" and under "School" click "Bryant University" and click "Show Results". Now, you'll have filtered on LinkedIn for every individual that has Bryant University listed as a previous education. (4) Click "Current Company" and search for any prospective firm that you're interested in (GS/MS/JPM/WF, etc.). Now, you'll have filtered for every Bryant alumni that works at whichever company you're searching for. You'll have to do some sifting, especially when you search for BB's, as there's bound to be a lot of non-IB or BO/MO or commercial lending etc. roles, but this is part of the grind. You'll find a common theme that there's just not a lot of alumni on the street, but I wouldn't be discouraged. Tons of passionate and incredibly hard-working individuals break in from even more no-name colleges. It simply requires grit, a good "why IB" story, and excellence in the technical department. You will have to sacrifice more than you've likely ever had to. Good luck on your journey. 

Never heard of it

I am familiar with Bryant as I grew up nearby, toured the school, and ended up going to Bentley which was a rather comparable school at the time (2002). It really isn’t a bad school overall as far as business programs go, but it has virtually no reputation outside of New England and obviously almost no representation on Wall Street. If you’re interested in standard accounting / finance support roles at companies such as Fidelity Investments or F500s, Bryant will get you there. If you’re trying to be an investment banker, you’re going to be facing an uphill battle unless you transfer to a more reputable school.

Not that it really matters, but of all the schools I toured, Bryant had the most beautiful campus. Don’t know how it looks these days but I imagine it has only gotten better.

Goodluck!

Current student at Bryant with Wall St. internship for junior year this summer. Not easy but can be done. Had pretty good luck with alumni outreach. Sent you a dm, get back to me there