Bentley University Overview
Bentley University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Waltham, Massachusetts. 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?
- The 1% student loan default rate at Bentley is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
- The highest award offered at Bentley is the doctor's degree.
- For the 2017-2018 academic year, 66% of the faculty were full-time.
- A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Bentley makes roughly $86,900 a year. This is 113% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
- 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.
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Bentley University Rankings
Bentley is ranked #27 out of 2,320 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2021 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 5% of all schools in the nation. Out of the 63 colleges in Massachusetts, it is ranked at #5.
Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.
Bentley has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.
Rank | Ranking Name | Share |
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#15 | Best Master’s Degree Schools | Tweet It - Post It |
#17 | Best Graduate Certificate Schools | Tweet It - Post It |
#18 | Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools | Tweet It - Post It |
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Bentley.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards Bentley has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#1 | Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing | College Factual |
#1 | Best Colleges for Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | College Factual |
#1 | Best Colleges for Accounting | College Factual |
#1 | Best Colleges for Other Business, Management & Marketing | College Factual |
#4 | Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities | College Factual |
#20 | Best Business Schools | Business Degree Central |
Where Is Bentley University?

Contact details for Bentley are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 175 Forest St, Waltham, MA 02452-4705 |
Phone: | 781-891-2000 |
Website: | www.bentley.edu |
Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/bentleyuniversity |
Twitter: | https://twitter.com/bentleyu |
How Do I Get Into Bentley?
You can apply to Bentley online at: www.bentley.edu/undergraduate
Admission Requirements for Bentley
Submission | Required? |
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High School GPA | recommended |
High School Rank | recommended |
High School Transcript | required |
College Prep Program | required |
Recommendations | required |
SAT or ACT Scores | required |
TOEFL | required |
How Hard Is It To Get Into Bentley?
Approximately 59% of accepted students are men and 41% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 42%, and the acceptance rate for women is 48%.
Average Test Scores
About 66% 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 590 and 670. Math scores were between 620 and 710.
Can I Afford Bentley University?
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.
Student Loan Debt
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Bentley, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $7,319 a year. That adds up to $29,276 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Bentley is 0.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
Bentley University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are also 1,207 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 4,185 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 |
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Asian | 356 |
Black or African American | 153 |
Hispanic or Latino | 296 |
White | 2,434 |
International Students | 675 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 271 |
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.
Online Learning at Bentley University
The following chart shows how the online learning population at Bentley has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 34th most popular in Massachusetts for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2017-2018.
Online Growth Rankings of Bentley
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Bentley University was 699.6%. This is the #120 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Bentley regardless of major.
The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Bentley majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.
Major | 1-Year Growth Rate |
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Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies | 4% |
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Bentley ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Bentley.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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Taxation | #1 | |
Human Computer Interaction | #1 | |
Finance & Financial Management | #2 | |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies | #4 | |
Business Administration & Management | #32 | |
Business, Management & Marketing | #40 |
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
Bentley University Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
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
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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