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Bentley University is a private regional university located in Waltham, Massachusetts. Bentley University is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Bentley University is in the top 10% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $107,974 10 years after enrolling, 4th in Massachusetts, and in the top 5% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Bentley University bachelor students earn 31% more than the national average. Bentley University is ranked 7th in Massachusetts.
Bentley University’s median net annual cost of $41,334 and average years to graduate of 4.1 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Bentley University sorted by number of graduates - Finance, Accounting, Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other, Marketing, Business Administration, Quantitative methods Mgmt. - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$41,334
Average years to graduate
4.1
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 2.02
Computer and Information Sciences
Rank: #165
Economic score: 2.29
Managerial Econ.
Rank: #51
Economic score: 3.39
Corporate Comms.
Rank: #4
Economic score: 3.41
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
Rank: #31
Economic score: 3.55
Mathematics
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 3.92
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 6 graduate programs at Bentley University - Business Administration, Quantitative methods Mgmt., Finance, Human Computer Interaction., Accounting, Taxation - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.1 years. 90% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Bentley University is 18% higher than the state average, and 33% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Bentley University, Pell Grant recipients represent 14% of the measured graduating class, 21% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Bentley University graduates within 4.1 years.
Bentley University is in the bottom 25% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Bentley University’s economic mobility score of 13.14 is calculated by adjusting the 0.8 economic score of lower-income students by the 14% pell grant recipients within the student body. Bentley University’s EMS of 13.14 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Bentley University pays $41,334 a year, $32,651 less than the $73,985 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $41,334
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Bentley University, 77% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $41,334 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 46% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $9,381. This is 8% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,402
Pell grants
$5,871
State grants
$2,697
Institutional grants
$28,154
Bentley University's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 61% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 9,311 applicants, of which 5,674 were admitted and 1,019 enrolled. Bentley University doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
Full time
99%
83%
Female
40%
59%
First time
82%
59%
In-state
39%
68%
1st generation
16%
35%
White
58%
52%
Black
4%
14%
Hispanic
9%
15%
Asian
9%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
20%
12%