Waltham, MA · Private · 4,474 undergraduates · urban
Bentley University
Selective
Bentley combines business education with an arts-and-sciences foundation and gives every first-year a common seminar built around complex real-world problems.
Institutional profile
Highly regarded Exceptional in career outcomes, and strong in academic standing.- Admission
- 48.4% admitted
- Price by income
- Varies across five income ranges
- Completion
- 89%
10,482 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$120,959 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Bentley University apart
Academic design
The first-year curriculum mixes business, communication, technology, quantitative work, and liberal-arts study rather than postponing business courses until later years.
Campus pattern
Bentley's residential Waltham campus is suburban and self-contained, with Boston reachable for internships, events, and professional experiences rather than surrounding daily campus life.
A signature opportunity
Falcon Discovery Seminar places every first-year in a small faculty-led course, often with the same cohort formed during orientation.
Can I get in?
48.4% admitted
Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.
Recent applicant pool
10,482About 48 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
Of admitted students, 25% submitted an SAT, and 4% submitted an ACT. Because ACT scores came from few admitted students, the range describes that self-selected group rather than the full class.
In the season card
Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Bentley University, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
See where I landIn the season card
What Bentley University weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
The first-year curriculum mixes business, communication, technology, quantitative work, and liberal-arts study rather than postponing business courses until later years.
Make institutional fit specific
Bentley combines business education with an arts-and-sciences foundation and gives every first-year a common seminar built around complex real-world problems.
Use the application route carefully
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.
Fee waiver: accepted
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
College funding
Scholarships and financial aid
Review available aid, application requirements, and renewal terms.
Bentley University publishes two merit awards, the largest reaching full tuition or more. one require a separate scholarship application. All of them renew past the first year.
Open across the university · Merit · Competitive · Renews
Open across the university · Merit · Competitive · Renews each year
In the season card
These two awards, by name
What each one is called, what it pays, the grades and scores it asks for, and what to send.
- The name of each award
- What it pays
- The grades and scores it asks for
- How to be considered
- What to send, and where
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at Bentley University
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Finance and Financial Management Services
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Accounting and Related Services
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Business Administration, Management and Operations
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Marketing
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Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
Admits separately
What is campus life like?
Bentley University beyond the classroom
Bentley's residential Waltham campus is suburban and self-contained, with Boston reachable for internships, events, and professional experiences rather than surrounding daily campus life.
A defining academic feature
The first-year curriculum mixes business, communication, technology, quantitative work, and liberal-arts study rather than postponing business courses until later years.
What shapes an ordinary week
Bentley's residential Waltham campus is suburban and self-contained, with Boston reachable for internships, events, and professional experiences rather than surrounding daily campus life.
A reason to look closer
Falcon Discovery Seminar places every first-year in a small faculty-led course, often with the same cohort formed during orientation.