Bentley University
Waltham, MA · Private four-year · City: Small
4,350undergraduates
45%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$43,858average net price per year
88%graduate in 6 years
93%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 10,482
- Admitted
- 5,077
- Admit rate
- 45%
- Admit rate, women
- 52%
- Admit rate, men
- 46%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 22%
- First-year students
- 1,120
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 25%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 620-690
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 630-720
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 4%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 29-32
| High school GPA | Considered, not required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Required |
| Essay or personal statement | Required |
| Class rank | Considered, not required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Not considered |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Considered, not required |
Majors
22 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (11)
- Accounting Bachelor's (64 awarded)
- Accounting and Finance Bachelor's (48 awarded)
- Actuarial Science Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (120 awarded)
- Business Statistics Bachelor's (39 awarded)
- Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other Bachelor's (104 awarded)
- Business/Corporate Communications, General Bachelor's (22 awarded)
- Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor's (23 awarded)
- Finance, General Bachelor's (284 awarded)
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General Bachelor's (123 awarded)
- Selling Skills and Sales Operations Bachelor's (11 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (2)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's (36 awarded)
- Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Bachelor's (11 awarded)
Social sciences (1)
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Bachelor's (13 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (4)
- Human Computer Interaction Certificate (under 1 year) (5 awarded)
- Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- International/Globalization Studies Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Sustainability Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (1)
- Health Services Administration Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Public administration and social service professions (1)
- Public Policy Analysis, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (1)
- Spanish Language and Literature Bachelor's (1 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Graduate programs (11)
- Accounting Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Business Administration and Management, General Master's
- Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other Doctorate (research)
- Business Statistics Master's
- Finance, General Master's
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other Master's
- Research and Development Management Master's
- Taxation Master's
- Financial Mathematics Master's
- Human Computer Interaction Master's
- Information Technology Master's
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $58,150
- Housing and food on campus
- $19,200
- Books and supplies
- $1,300
- Other on-campus costs
- $1,310
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $79,960
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $79,960
- Total cost living at home
- $65,980
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $24,239 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $23,482 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $25,331 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $35,581 |
| Over $110,000 | $49,750 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 88%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 86%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $33,293
- Got a grant from the college
- 85%
- Average grant from the college
- $31,341
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 15%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 47%
- Average amount borrowed
- $11,438
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 79%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 88%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 88%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 89%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 88%
- Transferred to another college
- 8%
- Came back for year two
- 93%
| Pell grant students | 86% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 90% |
| Neither | 88% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 394 | 93% |
| Men | 624 | 85% |
| Asian | 99 | 87% |
| Black | 38 | 76% |
| Hispanic | 60 | 83% |
| White | 614 | 90% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 89% |
| Race unknown | 32 | 91% |
| International | 148 | 84% |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 920 | 89% | 8% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 204 | 92% | 4% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 1 | 0% (small group) | 100% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 5,264
- Undergraduates
- 4,350
- Full-time undergraduates
- 4,303
- Part-time undergraduates
- 47
- Graduate students
- 914
- Students per faculty member
- 12 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 38%
- From out of state
- 46%
- From other countries
- 16%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 0%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 0%
| Women | 39% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 10% |
| Black | 4% |
| Hispanic | 12% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 54% |
| Two or more races | 3% |
| Race unknown | 1% |
| International | 15% |
Campus life
- Setting
- City: Small
- Address
- 175 Forest St, Waltham, MA, 02452-4705
- County
- Middlesex County
- Type
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
- Highest degree
- Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Study abroad, Weekend or evening classes, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.