- The Inkwell
- Massachusetts
- Bentley University
Waltham, MACity: smallZIP 02452Founded 1917
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1917
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.bentley.edu
MassachusettsPrivate nonprofit
Bentley University
Bentley University is a private nonprofit university in Waltham, Massachusetts, with 4,474 undergraduates. It admits 45% of applicants, graduates 88% within six years and costs $38,969 a year after aid.
88%graduate
Admission rate45%
Retention93%
4-year graduation82%
Pell Grant share20%
Federal loans44%
$38,969net price / year
45%admission rate
1352average SAT
88%graduate in 6 years
$126,427median earnings, 10 yrs
$24,250median debt
#10 of 1,704 for earnings#1,648 of 1,739 for lowest net price#87 of 1,738 for graduation rate#209 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $83,072tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $63,390
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $63,390
- Average net price
- $38,969national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$25,905
$30,001–48,000$17,774
$48,001–75,000$27,820
$75,001–110,000$36,570
$110,001+$50,907
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 45%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1352
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 630–700
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 650–730
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 28–31
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college45%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college93%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college88%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college20%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 88%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 82%
- First-year retention
- 93%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 89%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $92,776
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $126,427middle 50%: $91,653–$170,457
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,250
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$170,457
Median, Bentley University$126,427
Lower quarter$91,653
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 4,474
- Part-time
- 0.9%
- Women / men
- 39% / 61%
- Average age at entry
- 19.8
- First-generation students
- 16%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 20%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 67%
- Average faculty salary
- $15,847 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $16,265
- Endowment, end of year
- $362,644,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White52%
Hispanic14%
Black4.5%
Asian10%
Two or more races3.0%
U.S. nonresident15%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Unknown1.0%
11 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management90%
Computer & information sciences5.6%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies1.9%
Social sciences1.3%
Communication & journalism0.3%
Public administration & social service0.3%
Health professions0.2%
English language & literature0.1%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA | $14,815 | 96% | $152,553 |
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| Merrimack College North Andover, MA | $39,219 | 69% | $74,412 |
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant University Smithfield, RI | $39,186 | 81% | $104,456 |
| Butler University Indianapolis, IN | $37,499 | 77% | $83,535 |
| Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA | $40,555 | 77% | $68,713 |
| Rollins College Winter Park, FL | $36,204 | 78% | $64,156 |
| Marist University Poughkeepsie, NY | $42,789 | 81% | $84,453 |
| Salve Regina University Newport, RI | $36,528 | 73% | $73,336 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 164739. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q693674.