Bentley University
Waltham, Massachusetts
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 4,474 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 45%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $38,969per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 87%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $126,42710 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
At Bentley University, 89 percent of undergraduate students complete at least one internship during their education.
Undergraduate students at Bentley take a set of six required Business Dynamics courses that automatically earn them a Business Administration minor upon completion with at least a 2.00 GPA.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 45%About 5 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1280–1430Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 28–31Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $38,969full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $83,072sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $63,390Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 87%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 93%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $126,42710 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,250federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 4,474Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 20%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 16%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA — admits 60%
- Merrimack College North Andover, MA — admits 70%
- Endicott College Beverly, MA — admits 71%
- Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA — admits 91%
Also worth a look
- Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ — admits 48%
- Merrimack College North Andover, MA — admits 70%
- Morehouse College Atlanta, GA — admits 44%
- Endicott College Beverly, MA — admits 71%
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA — admits 60%
- College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA — admits 18%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Bentley University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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