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Bentley University

Waltham, MA · Private · Small city · Bentley

Private institution in Waltham, MA · 4,288 undergraduates · 48% acceptance rate · $120,959 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$38,7871,883rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$58,1501,907th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$58,1501,907th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$77,0821,867th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$25,0231,355th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$120,95912th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$86,67936th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
88.2%100th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
92.9%172nd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
48.4%248th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1340148th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
3099th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
4,288549th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
15.1%1,912th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 11 mi (BOS)

On 3 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$75
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 36 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$75,921$74,200
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBusinessbachelors$72,320$79,653
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementComputer Sciencebachelors$67,101—
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$66,795$64,253
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Artsbachelors$64,245$60,146
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$63,275$62,388
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherBusinessbachelors$63,005$64,174
Business/Managerial EconomicsBusinessbachelors$58,823$58,221
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$55,840$53,699
MarketingBusinessbachelors$53,883$54,296
Business/Corporate CommunicationsBusinessbachelors$51,482$51,482
Applied MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 13 sports

NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $5,483,823 (M $3,456,788 · W $2,027,035)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Bentley University’s 4,288 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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