Bentley University
Bentley University is a private university in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded in 1917 as a school of accounting and finance in Boston's Back Bay neighborhood. Bentley has one undergraduate school which offers 17 business majors and 14 arts and sciences majors, as well as 39 minors. Its graduate school offers five master's degrees, an MBA with eight disciplines, and three PhD programs.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 45%
- Average net price: $37,930
- Undergraduate enrollment: 4,521
- Graduation rate (150%): 87%
- Graduation rate (200%): 89%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 89%
- Student to faculty ratio: 12:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $120,959
- Median earnings (8 years): $102,857
- Median earnings (6 years): $86,679
- Control: Private nonprofit
- Locale: City, small
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Waltham, MA
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Bentley University include Finance, Marketing, Business Administration and Management.
- Finance (284 bachelor's) · median earnings $113,795 4 years after graduation · median debt $25,000
- Marketing (123 bachelor's) · median earnings $88,461 4 years after graduation · median debt $26,000
- Business Administration and Management (120 bachelor's) · median earnings $99,514 4 years after graduation · median debt $25,000
- Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other (104 bachelor's) · median earnings $109,922 4 years after graduation · median debt $25,000
- Accounting (64 bachelor's) · median earnings $108,343 4 years after graduation · median debt $27,000
- Accounting and Finance (48 bachelor's) · median earnings $108,343 4 years after graduation · median debt $27,000
- Business Statistics (39 bachelor's) · median earnings $111,433 4 years after graduation · median debt $25,000
- Computer Science (36 bachelor's) · median earnings $111,853 4 years after graduation · median debt $25,250
- Business Economics (23 bachelor's) · median earnings $108,886 4 years after graduation · median debt $26,000
- Business (22 bachelor's) · median earnings $80,781 4 years after graduation · median debt $23,250
Degree mix: Business 96%, Computer Science 4%, Health 0%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral.
Cost
Bentley University students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $24,239 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $24,239
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $23,482
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $25,331
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $35,581
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $49,750
- In-state tuition and fees: $61,000
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $61,000
- Books and supplies: $1,200
- On-campus room and board: $20,140
- Off-campus room and board: $20,140
- Off-campus with family: $6,740
- Typical cost of attendance: $82,340
- Sticker vs net gap: 54%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 16%
- Federal loan recipients: 43%
- Average institutional grant: $31,561
- Average federal loan: $6,694
- Median debt at graduation: $25,023
Admissions
Bentley University admits 45% of applicants. Of students admitted, 21% enrolled.
- Applications: 11,012
- Admitted: 4,961
- Enrolled: 1,056
- Yield (first-choice signal): 21%
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 4,521
- Women: 41%
- Commuter share (estimated): 26%
- Part-time undergraduates: 92%
- Age 25 and older: 48%
- Graduate students: 629
- Graduation rate: 87%
- Come back after freshman year: 93%
- First-generation: 16%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 40%
- Student to faculty: 12:1
- Professor salary: $194,480
- Associate professor salary: $149,648
- Assistant professor salary: $141,591
- On-campus housing capacity: 3,350
- Average SAT: 1,350
- Average ACT: 30
- Study abroad: Available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Bentley University acceptance rate? Bentley University admits 45% of applicants, based on the latest IPEDS admissions file.
How much does Bentley University cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $24,239 a year after aid. Average net price is $37,930.
What majors does Bentley University offer? Popular programs include Finance, Marketing, Business Administration and Management, Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other, Accounting.
What is the average salary after Bentley University? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $120,959 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Bentley University graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 89% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 87%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Bentley University official site: https://www.bentley.edu.