Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach

Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach is a private nonprofit college in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It graduates 24% of its students within six years, and its former students earn a median $32,568 ten years after starting college, more than 2% of the Virginia colleges we cover.

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Acceptance rate
Not reported

College Scorecard

What your family pays
$12,038 /yr

Average after grants for all families receiving federal aid. Pick your income above.

Sticker price $23,803. College Scorecard.

Graduation rate
24%

Higher than 2% of Virginia colleges we cover and 8% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median 54%.

Within 6 years · College Scorecard

Earnings after college
$32,568

Higher than 2% of Virginia colleges we cover and 3% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median $53,263.

Median, 10 years after starting · College Scorecard

Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach acceptance rate & admissions

First-year students who return100%
Pell Grant recipients65%
First-generation students54%
Women / men84% / 16%

Test scores: College Scorecard. Other figures: College Scorecard; IPEDS

Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach tuition, cost & net price

What families actually pay per year, by income

Average net price after grants and scholarships for students who receive federal aid. Tap your income band.

College Scorecard, latest reported year (federal aid recipients)

Sticker price (before aid)

Tuition & fees$18,489
Housing & meals, on campus—
Books & supplies$1,800
Total cost of attendance$23,803

IPEDS 2023-24 cost items; total from College Scorecard

Median debt at graduation$9,500
Loan default rate14.3%3-year rate, 2017 repayment cohort

College Scorecard; Urban Institute Education Data Portal

Full cost breakdown, in-state vs out-of-state →

State aid: Virginia residents studying full-time at eligible private nonprofit Virginia colleges may receive the Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant (VTAG): up to $5,250 a year for undergraduates in 2025-26, depending on state funding. Not included in the prices above. State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV), VTAG

Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach majors, earnings & careers

Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach offers 8 bachelor's majors across 3 areas. Earnings below are for this school's graduates of each major, four years after finishing.

  • Business & Finance · 4
  • Health & Medicine · 3
  • Social Sciences & Public Service · 1

Highest-earning majors at Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach

MajorEarnings, 4 yrsMedian debt
Nursing$89,336$40,664
Business Administration$52,556$45,243
Public Health$47,437$52,060
Quick list of all 8 majors
  • Accounting—
  • Business Administration$52,556
  • Health Administration—
  • Human Resources—
  • Human Services—
  • Marketing—
  • Nursing$89,336
  • Public Health$47,437

— means too few graduates to report earnings.

College Scorecard field of study, latest release

All majors by area with earnings 1 and 4 years out, and debt →

Business Administration → Management analyst

$101,380
Virginia Beach
$117,580
Virginia
$101,860
U.S.

Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to grow 10.1% from 2025 to 2035.

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35

Public Health → Health education specialist

$51,980
Virginia Beach
$64,040
Virginia
$64,070
U.S.

Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to grow 5.6% from 2025 to 2035.

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35

Living in Virginia Beach

Cost of living
2% below the U.S. average

Overall prices in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC area.

BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024

Off-campus rent, 1 bedroom
$1,488/mo

2 bedrooms $1,667. Housing costs about the U.S. average for housing.

HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027

Weather
49° / 88°

January and July average highs. 53 inches of rain a year, 3 inches of snow.

NOAA Climate Normals 1991-2020

Natural hazard risk
Relatively Low

No hazard rated high.

FEMA National Risk Index, Virginia Beach City

Campus & students

Total enrollment (incl. graduate)1,339
First-year students from Virginia75%
Next most common home statesFlorida, Arizona, Maryland
AthleticsNJCAA Division II · 6 sports
Undergraduate degrees awarded, 2023-246% bachelor's · 66% associate · 28% certificates
Campus typePrimarily nonresidential
Student bodyBlack 60% · White 21% · Hispanic 7% · Two or more 5%International 0%

IPEDS fall enrollment; Carnegie Classification; EADA via Urban Institute

Virginia Beach City at a glance

Population456,349
Median household income$92,968
Adults with a bachelor's degree41%
Median age38

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year 2024

Compare Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach with similar schools

Similar private colleges in Virginia by selectivity, graduation rate and size. Tap “Why?” to see where the price difference comes from.

SchoolAcceptanceYou'd payGraduationEarnings, 10 yrsPrice gap
Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach—$12,03824%$32,568This school
Bluefield University59%$25,57318%$48,896
Mary Baldwin University—$12,75639%$44,427
Virginia University of Lynchburg—$21,25338%$28,396
Averett University57%$22,92548%$51,516

College Scorecard, latest reported year. “You'd pay” follows your residency and income choices above.

Why the price is different

Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach would cost you $13,535 less per year than Bluefield University, on average.

  • Lower sticker price at Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach.
  • Bluefield University gives aided families $5,201 more in grants, on average.
Per year, Virginia residentBryant & Stratton College-Virginia BeachBluefield UniversityDifference
Sticker price$23,803$42,539−$18,736
Average grants−$11,765−$16,966+$5,201
You pay$12,038$25,573−$13,535

“+” means Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach costs more; “−” means it costs less. Grants are the sticker price minus the net price. Cost items: IPEDS, on-campus budget. Sticker and net price: College Scorecard, latest reported year; the adjustment reconciles the two. Net price is an average for first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid, not a quote.

Common questions about Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach

How much does Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach cost per year?

The sticker price (cost of attendance) is $23,803 a year. After grants and scholarships, students receiving federal aid pay $12,038 a year on average; families earning $0–30k pay $11,808 and families earning $110k+ pay $19,060.

How much do Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach graduates earn?

Former Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach students earn a median $32,568 ten years after starting college, compared with a U.S. median of $53,263 across the colleges we cover.

What is the Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach graduation rate?

24% of first-time, full-time students graduate within six years, and 100% return for their second year.

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Sources on this page: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS; U.S. Census Bureau (ACS); Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, Employment Projections); Bureau of Economic Analysis; HUD; NOAA; FEMA; Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-By); Wikidata. “Colleges we cover” means colleges awarding bachelor's degrees to at least 100 undergraduates. Averages are not quotes; confirm costs with the school. How we score
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Cite this: “Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach: cost, admissions and outcomes,” EducationGuide.com, https://educationguide.com/colleges/bryant-and-stratton-college-virginia-beach (College Scorecard and IPEDS data).