Bentley University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Population 3,800,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,634 (56%)
Days Without Precipitation 239 (34%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,514
Men / Women 60% / 40%
From State 40%
From Region 26%
Athletes 597 (13.5%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 53%
International 15%
Hispanic 14%
Asian 10%
Black 5%
Mixed 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Bentley University 1,014 61% 57% 9% 4% 11% 14% $105,545 96 +0.89 93 97%
Computer Science 51 — 61% 29% 16% 14% 18% 20% $106,604 31 -0.54 93 100% — — — —
Cybersecurity 6 — 67% 0% 17% 0% 17% 50% $111,368 91 +0.94 95 96% — — — —
Mathematics 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $113,035 87 +1.04 96 100% — — — —
Accounting 84 — 51% 70% 8% 1% 10% 5% $111,449 94 +1.58 95 97% — — — —
Accounting and Finance 78 — 71% 69% 9% 3% 6% 12% $111,449 94 +1.58 95 97% — — — —
Actuarial Science 6 — 83% 67% 0% 17% 17% 0% $114,582 93 +1.44 96 97% — — — —
Business Administration 121 +18 60% 53% 10% 2% 14% 14% $97,224 87 +1.02 88 96% — — — —
Business Statistics 35 +1 51% 71% 9% 0% 6% 11% $114,582 92 +1.27 96 97% — — — —
Business Studies 113 — 79% 50% 7% 4% 17% 17% $114,166 93 +1.90 96 96% — — — —
Economics 13 — 62% 23% 8% 0% 0% 69% $105,559 69 +0.28 93 — — — — —
Finance 305 +2 74% 62% 10% 4% 8% 14% $110,432 78 +0.39 95 96% — — — —
Financial Analytics 10 — 70% 20% 0% 0% 10% 70% $107,031 72 +0.27 94 — — — — —
Health Administration 2 — 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% $102,274 98 +1.85 91 — — — — —
Managerial Economics 32 — 44% 66% 3% 3% 9% 19% $112,321 74 +0.54 96 95% — — — —
Marketing 110 — 34% 59% 6% 4% 15% 10% $88,368 81 +0.84 81 96% — — — —
Selling Skills and Sales Operations 6 +1 33% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $94,552 92 +1.32 86 — — — — —
Chinese — +1 — — — — — — $86,547 100 +2.54 79 — — — — —
English 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $80,344 100 +3.41 71 — — — — —
History 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $93,489 99 +3.57 85 — — — — —
Spanish — — — — — — — — $91,452 100 +2.98 84 96% — — — —
Corporate Communications 25 +1 20% 44% 16% 8% 16% 12% $71,238 49 -0.04 53 100% — — — —
Cultural Studies 3 — 0% 33% 0% 0% 0% 33% $74,147 94 +1.56 60 — — — — —
International Studies 4 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $102,413 97 +1.55 91 97% — — — —
Mass Communication 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $74,531 89 +1.18 60 — — — — —
Psychology 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $99,536 100 +6.75 90 — — — — —
Public Policy 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $88,848 90 +1.22 82 — — — — —
Sustainability Studies — — — — — — — — $73,747 96 +1.33 59 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $65,860
ROI Percentile 93th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 93%
4-Year Graduation Rate 81%
6-Year Graduation Rate 87%
Transfer-Out Rate 10%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 90.2% 915 63% 60% 8% 3% 10% 14% $106,698 90 +0.98 93 96% —
Computer Science 5.6% 57 61% 26% 16% 12% 18% 23% $107,105 45 -0.38 94 100% —
Social Sciences 3.8% 39 18% 49% 10% 8% 18% 10% $76,993 95 +0.61 65 100% —
Humanities 0.2% 2 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $86,917 99 +3.49 80 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.1% 1 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $113,035 93 +1.04 96 100% —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $1.4M #218 17% $0.0M — — — —
Business & Economics $1.1M #203 0% $0 6 #168 — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.7M #355 0% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.4M #457 59% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.3M #309 22% $0 — — — —
Education $0.3M #331 90% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0.2M #357 100% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.0M #291 36% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.0M #545 0% $0 — — — —
Total $4.4M #401 21% $0.0M 6 #511 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 102 $1.8M $1.7M $80K
Track & Field (combined) 86 $101K $95K $6K
Lacrosse 63 $264K $213K $51K
Baseball 42 $561K $459K $101K
Soccer 38 $264K $264K $0
Swimming & Diving 33 $181K $145K $35K
Ice Hockey 30 $3.3M $3.0M $383K
Basketball 15 $1.4M $1.3M $48K
Tennis 12 $70K $64K $5K
Golf 10 $93K $88K $5K
Total 380 $8.0M $7.3M $719K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 59 $101K $95K $6K
Soccer 36 $396K $353K $43K
Lacrosse 31 $272K $265K $6K
Field Hockey 28 $643K $551K $91K
Swimming & Diving 26 $142K $114K $28K
Softball 19 $392K $390K $1K
Volleyball 18 $633K $622K $10K
Basketball 15 $1.4M $1.3M $135K
Tennis 11 $64K $59K $4K
Golf 9 $92K $88K $3K
Total 217 $4.2M $3.8M $333K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 145 $203K $190K $12K
Football 102 $1.8M $1.7M $80K
Lacrosse 94 $536K $478K $58K
Soccer 74 $660K $617K $43K
Swimming & Diving 59 $323K $259K $64K
Baseball 42 $561K $459K $101K
Basketball 30 $2.8M $2.6M $184K
Ice Hockey 30 $3.3M $3.0M $383K
Field Hockey 28 $643K $551K $91K
Tennis 23 $135K $124K $10K
Golf 19 $185K $176K $9K
Softball 19 $392K $390K $1K
Volleyball 18 $633K $622K $10K
Total 597 $19.8M $18.2M $1.6M

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 47%
Yield (non-ED) 15%
Early Action Nov 1
Early Decision 1 Nov 15
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 46% 46% 46%
Early Decision 61% 61% 61%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 21%
SAT Range 1280 – 1430
SAT Math Range 650 – 730
SAT RW Range 630 – 700