Dayton, Tennessee · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Town
Overview
Bryan College-Dayton is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Dayton, Tennessee. Its campus is in a town setting. It enrolled 1,701 students in fall 2024, including 1,565 undergraduates and 136 graduate students. The school has a religious affiliation.
Bryan College-Dayton offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 44 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Psychology, General, and Elementary Education and Teaching. It awarded 273 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 8 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
The school has an open admission policy. 71% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.
Key figures
Open
Admission policy
1,701
Students enrolled
71%
First-year retention
273
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
44
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhD
Programs and majors offered 44
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
71%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
197
Associate degrees
11
Master's degrees
63
Doctoral degrees (research)
1
Postbaccalaureate certificates
1
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
1,701
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,565
Graduate students, fall 2024
136
Full-time, fall 2024
45%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,633
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,458
Graduate students, 2024-25
175
Full-time, 2024-25
37%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
55%
Men
45%
White
54%
Hispanic or Latino
3%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
37%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
8
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
38%
Students taking some online courses
20%
Campus and services
Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Interdenominational
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Athletic association
NAIA
Athletic conference
Appalachian Athletic Conference
President
Douglas F. Mann
Services and opportunities
Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training