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Ranks 109th overall and 14th in Massachusetts

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Demographics – Main Campus and Surrounding Areas

Reported area around or near Waltham, MA 02452-4705

Surrounding communitySmall city (inside urban area, pop. under 100,000)
Total Population12,457 (12,457 urban / N/A rural)
Households4,408 (2.2 people per house)
Families2,486 (2.89 people per family)
Pop. — African American506
Pop. — Asian868
Pop. — Pacific Islander12
Pop. — American Indian / Alaskan Native34
Pop. — White (incl. Hispanic)10,987
Pop. — Other250
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Carnegie Foundation Classification

Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)

UndergraduateProfessions focus, some graduate coexistence
GraduatePostbaccalaureate with arts & sciences (business dominant)
Undergraduate PopulationFull-time four-year, more selective, lower transfer-in
EnrollmentHigh undergraduate
Size & SettingMedium four-year, highly residential

General Characteristics

Highest offeringDoctoral degree
Calendar SystemSemester
Years of college work requiredN/A
Variable TuitionNo

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance LearningYes
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force YesYes / No / Yes
Study AbroadYes
Weekend CollegeNo
Teacher CertificationNo

Campus Crime Statistics

Ranks 329th on StateUniversity.com‘s Safe School Index

  Incidents per 1000 Students
Aggravated assault 3 0.53
Forcible rape 6 1.06
Murder & Non-Negligent Manslaughter N/A N/A
Robbery N/A N/A
Violent crime 9 1.60
Arson N/A N/A
Burglary 15 2.66
Larceny-theft 60 10.65
Vehicle theft 2 0.35
Property crime 77 13.66

Student Tuition Costs and Fees

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Bentley University?

Ranks 127th for total cost of attendance

  In District In State Out of State
FT Undergraduate Tuition $34,360 $34,360 $34,360
FT Undergraduate Required Fees $268 $268 $268
PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour $1,145 $1,145 $1,145
FT Graduate Tuition $23,664 $23,664 $23,664
FT Graduate Required Fees $204 $204 $204
PT Graduate per Credit Hour $986 $986 $986
Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus $44,736 $44,618 $44,618
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family $44,618 $44,618 $44,618
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family $37,946 $37,946 $37,946

Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

Three year history and trends on the cost of attending

  In District In State Out of State
Published Tuition & Fees $28,614 trend  $31,696 $28,614 trend  $31,696 $28,614 trend  $31,696
  Cost (regardless of residency)
Books & Supplies $960 trend  $1,000
On-Campus – Room & Board $10,170 trend  $10,940
On-Campus – Other Expenses $1,050 trend  $1,100
Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board $10,170 trend  $10,940
Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses $1,050 trend  $1,100
Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board $4,885 trend  $5,250

Admission Details

Application Fee RequiredN/A
Undergraduate Application Fee$50
Graduate Application Fee$50
First Professional Application FeeN/A
Applicants 6,689 (4,157 male / 2,532 female)
Admitted 2,531 (1,503 male / 1,028 female)
Admission rate 38%
First-time Enrollment 934 (581 male / 353 female)
FT Enrollment 927 (578 male / 349 female)
PT Enrollment 7 (3 male / 4 female)
Total Enrollment5,555

Admission Criteria

What criteria does Bentley University use for admissions?

Required = Required, Recommended = Recommended, Neither required nor recommended = Neither required nor recommended
Open AdmissionsNo
Secondary School GPA / Rank / RecordRecommended / Recommended / Required
College Prep. CompletionRecommended
RecommendationsRequired
Formal competency demoN/A
Admission test scoresRequired
TOEFLRequired
Other testsN/A

Admission Credits Accepted

What types of credits does Bentley University accept?

Dual CreditNo
Life ExperienceNo
Advanced Placement (AP)Yes

Athletics - Association Memberships

Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships NCAA
NCAA Football Conference Northeast 10 Conference
NCAA Basketball Conference Northeast 10 Conference
NCAA Baseball Conference Northeast 10 Conference
NCAA Track & Field Conference Northeast 10 Conference

ACT Test Admission

Ranks 250th for 75pctl scores

Applicants submitting ACT results 25%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) /
Math scores (25/75 %ile) /
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 24 / 28

SAT Test Admission

Ranks 195th for 75pctl scores

Applicants submitting SAT results 91%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 550 / 630
Math scores (25/75 %ile) 600 / 680
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 1150 / 1310

Student Services

Remedial ServicesYes
Academic / Career CounselingYes
PT Cost-defraying EmploymentYes
Career PlacementYes
On-Campus Day CareNo
Library FacilityYes

Student Living

First-time Room / Board RequiredNo
Dorm Capacity3,328
Meals per WeekN/A
Room Fee$6,540
Board Fee$4,400

Student Financial Aid Details

How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?

Bentley University Ranks 624th for the average student loan amount.

  Average Users % of Attendees
Federal Grant Aid $4,080 115 pie   12%
State & Local Grant Aid $2,785 121 pie   13%
Institutional Grant Aid $16,470 620 pie   67%
Student Loan Aid $6,673 580 pie   62%
Any financial aid type   737 pie   79%

Student Enrollment Demographics

How many students are enrolled at Bentley University?

  Men Women Total
Non Resident Alien
189149338
Black Non-Hispanic
6763130
Hispanic
94107201
Asian / Pacific Islander
220201421
American Indian / Alaskan Native
325
White Non-Hispanic
2,2291,5433,772
Race Unknown
404284688
Total 3,206 2,349 5,555

Student Graduation Demographics

How many students graduated at Bentley University?

  Men Women Total
Non Resident Alien
261945
Black Non-Hispanic
61420
Hispanic
231437
Asian / Pacific Islander
303666
American Indian / Alaskan Native
N/A11
White Non-Hispanic
420299719
Race Unknown
231437
Total 528 397 925

Most Popular Fields of Study

The top 5 fields of study completed at Bentley University.

  Men Women Total
218 91 309
129 94 223
84 134 218
96 116 212
87 75 162

Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

How many students are successful graduates?

  Non Resident Alien Black Non-Hispanic Hispanic Asian / Pacific Islander American Indian / Alaskan Native White Non-Hispanic Race Unknown Total
Accounting 11 11 5 24 1 139 21 212
Accounting and Related Services, Other 9 5 8 20 114 6 162
Business Administration and Management, General 41 9 6 8 131 28 223
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other 3 3 22 2 30
Business Statistics 4 4
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other 8 3 3 10 81 5 110
Business/Commerce, General 1 1 3 11 16
Business/Corporate Communications 3 2 23 1 29
Business/Managerial Economics 5 4 1 24 1 35
Computer and Information Sciences, General 7 3 2 6 35 12 65
English Language and Literature, General 2 2
Finance and Financial Management Services, Other 1 1
Finance, General 26 6 14 29 3 196 35 309
Financial Planning and Services 5 1 29 4 39
History, General 2 2
History, Other
International Business/Trade/Commerce 1 3 1 5
International Finance
Legal Assistant/Paralegal
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 4 1 5
Management Information Systems, General 1 1 2 8 2 14
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 15 6 6 7 1 164 19 218
Mathematics, General 3 12 15
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 2 1 3 2 8
Philosophy 1 1
Public Policy Analysis 1 4 5
Taxation 2 1 2 17 59 12 93
Total 136 46 54 138 6 1,071 152 1,603

Faculty Compensation / Salaries

Bentley University Ranks 89th for the average full-time faculty salary.

Tenure system Yes
Average FT Salary $93,596 ($96,039 male / $89,734 female)
Number of FT Faculty 285 (N/A male / N/A female)
Number of PT Faculty 199
FT Faculty Ratio 2 : 1
Total Benefits $6,335,200
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Bentley University Summary

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Bentley University (formerly known as Bentley College) is located at 175 Forest Street in Waltham, Massachusetts, 10 miles west of Boston. Founded as a school of accounting and finance in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood, Bentley moved to Waltham in 1968 and today is ranked 31 on Business Week’s top 100 business schools. All of the teams compete in the Northeast Ten Conference at the NCAA Division II level, with the exception of the men’s hockey program, which was one of the original six founding teams of Atlantic Hockey at the Division I level.

Bentley University Introduction

Formerly Bentley College

Bentley University Academics

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Bentley University (formerly known as Bentley College) is unique in its study options. In addition, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Minority Student Services, Personal Counseling, Placement Service, Veterans Counselor and Women’s Services can help. Specifically, the university has a Accelerated Program, Cross-Registration, Distance Learning, Double Major, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, Liberal Arts/Career Combination, ROTC, Army, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad and Washington Semester. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Reduced Course Load, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Bentley University.

Mathematics:
Mathematics – General
Philosphy and Religion:
Philosophy
Public Administration and Service:
Public Policy Analysis
Computer Science:
Computer/Information Sciences – General
English Language and Literature:
English, English Language & Literature – General
Popular majors:
one hundred percent business per marketing, eighty-nine percent business per marketing, seven percent computer and information sciences
History:
History – General
Business, Management, & Marketing:
Accounting, Business – General, Business Administration/Management, Business Communications, Business/Managerial Economics, Finance/Banking, Marketing Management

Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of February. Besides, for international students, the application fee is 50.

Bentley University Admissions

This school requires an application fee consisting of fifty dollars regular application fee, fifty dollars out-of-state application fee, fifty dollars online application fee and point zero . Transfer student are not ignored. That is, there were four hundred and fifty-two total number of transfer students who applied and two hundred and fifty-eight total number of transfer students who were admitted. Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 43%. Remember that this can change at any time.

For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 15th of January. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, and make sure they are in by the 1st of February. If you wish to apply early decision, your application will be due no later than the 1st of November, of which you should hear back from the university no later than the 18th of December. The SAT subject section score due date was not reported. Regardless of which application you submit, this school will notify you by the 1st of April. Transfer students must apply no later than the Rolling admission, with priority applications due on the 1st of May. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 1st of February and the regular application is due the 15th of January.

Bentley University Financial Aid

Financial aid distribution is at sixty-two percent scholarships per grants and thirty-eight percent loans per jobs. Similarly, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Athletics and Minority Status. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Athletics, Leadership and Minority Status. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. Financial aid forms are Business/farm supplement, CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE, FAFSA, Noncustodial (divorced/separated) Parents Statement and Other: Federal Tax Returns, including all schedules for parents and students.

Bentley University Students

The university is a Private, College of Business, Four-year, Coed, where 43 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. Additionally, it is part of an Suburban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Residential campus. The school’s size is approximately four thousand, two hundred and twenty degree-seeking undergrads, nine hundred and thirty-seven first-time degree-seeking freshmen and one thousand, two hundred and seventy-one graduate enrollment. Bentley University offers Associate, Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. Furthermore, the student body consists of forty-eight percent in-state students, fifty-two percent out-of-state students, one percent part-time students, forty percent women, sixty percent men, eight percent asian per pacific islander, two percent black per non-hispanic, four percent hispanic, sixty-nine percent white per non-hispanic, six percent non-resident alien, twelve percent race per ethnicity unreported, thirty-nine percent in top 10th of graduating class, eighty-one percent in top quarter of graduating class and ninety-nine percent in top half of graduating class.

This school features the Suburban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Residential campus. Moreover, the university has many unique facilites such as accounting center for electronic learning and business measurement, academic technology center, alliance for ethics and social responsibility, center for arts and sciences, center for business ethics, center for languages and international collaboration, center for marketing. After all, the school is located 10 miles from Boston.Students should note the housing policies: Guaranteed On-Campus Housing For All Undergraduates, ninety-eight percent of first-year students live in college housing, seventy-six percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Coed Housing, Apartments For Single Students, Special Housing For Disabled Students, Wellness housing (alcohol/drug/smoke-free) and one-MAY deadline for housing deposit.

Bentley University Athletics

The following sports can be found here:

  • Men’s NCAA Division II and Men’s Intercollegiate Baseball
  • Men’s NCAA Division II, Women’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
  • Men’s NCAA Division II, Women’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intercollegiate Cross_country
  • Men’s NCAA Division II and Men’s Intercollegiate Football
  • Men’s NCAA Division II and Men’s Intercollegiate Golf
  • Men’s NCAA Division II, Women’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Soccer
  • Women’s NCAA Division II, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Softball
  • Men’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intercollegiate Track_and_field
  • Men’s NCAA Division II and Women’s NCAA Division II Track_indoor
  • Men’s NCAA Division II and Women’s NCAA Division II Track_outdoor
  • Women’s NCAA Division II, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Volleyball
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