Bentley University Overview

Located in Waltham, Massachusetts, Bentley University is a private not-for-profit institution. The city atmosphere of Waltham makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is Bentley University Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Bentley.
• In a recent academic period60% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Bentley bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $120,959 a year. That's about 196% more than their peers at other schools.
• It takes the average Bentley student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Bentley University?

Contact details for Bentley are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	175 Forest St, Waltham, MA 02452-4705
Phone:	781-891-2000
Website:	www.bentley.edu

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How Do I Get Into Bentley?

You can apply to Bentley online at: www.bentley.edu/undergraduate

Admission Requirements for Bentley

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	5
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Bentley?

The acceptance rate at Bentley is 58%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 58% of accepted students are men and 42% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 55%, and the acceptance rate for women is 63%.

Average Test Scores

About 27% of students accepted to Bentley submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 618 and 690. Math scores were between 640 and 730.

Bentley received ACT scores from 5% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 26 and 34. Math scores were between 26 and 0. Composite scores were between 28 and 32.

Can I Afford Bentley University?

The overall average net price of Bentley is $54,100. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Bentley, approximately 44% of students took out student loans averaging $11,610 a year. That adds up to $46,440 over four years for those students.

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Bentley University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,061 undergraduate students at Bentley, with 4,008 being full-time and 53 being part-time.

There are also 1,116 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,008 full-time undergraduates at Bentley, 60% are male and 40% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Bentley University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	367
Black or African American	160
Hispanic or Latino	346
White	2,319
International Students	579
Other Races/Ethnicities	237

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Bentley University. At this time, 33 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 95 countries are represented at Bentley. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Venezuela.

Bentley University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Finance & Financial Management	0	256	1	90	0	347
Business Administration & Management	0	108	2	210	2	322
Accounting	0	180	0	21	0	201
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	69	4	103	0	176
Marketing	0	108	0	0	0	108
Other Business, Management & Marketing	0	106	0	0	0	106
Human Computer Interaction	13	0	0	58	0	71
Computer Information Systems	0	40	0	6	0	46
Applied Mathematics	0	0	0	39	0	39
Business/Managerial Economics	0	30	0	0	0	30
Taxation	0	0	1	29	0	30
Business/Corporate Communications	0	18	0	0	0	18
General Sales & Marketing	0	16	0	0	0	16
Information Technology	0	7	0	0	0	7
Economics	0	7	0	0	0	7
Public Health	0	4	0	0	0	4
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	2	0	0	0	2
Mathematics	0	2	0	0	0	2
Public Policy	0	2	0	0	0	2
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	0	1	0	0	1
East Asian Languages	0	1	0	0	0	1
Multicultural & Diversity Studies	0	1	0	0	0	1
Sustainability Science	0	1	0	0	0	1
Philosophy	0	1	0	0	0	1
Security Science and Technology	0	0	1	0	0	1
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0
General English Literature	0	0	0	0	0	0
Romance Languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
History	0	0	0	0	0	0
Data Analytics	0	0	0	0	0	0
International Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	13	959	10	556	2	1,540

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Rob1646 under License

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