Overview

Bentley University is a University institution located in Waltham, MA, in a suburban setting.

Location & Contact

Address 175 Forest St.
Waltham, MA  02452
United States

Contact Office of Undergraduate Admissions
Email: ugadmission@bentley.edu
Phone: 781-891-2244
Fax: 781-891-3414

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Majors & Degrees

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services	Associate	Bachelors
Accounting	×
Accounting And Finance	×
Accounting And Related Services, Other	×	×
Actuarial Science	×
Business Administration And Management, General	×
Business Administration, Management And Operations, Other	×	×
Business Statistics	×
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services, Other	×
Business/commerce, General	×	×
Business/corporate Communications, General	×
Business/managerial Economics	×
Finance, General	×
Marketing/marketing Management, General	×
Sales, Distribution, And Marketing Operations, General	×	×
Selling Skills And Sales Operations	×
Communication, Journalism And Related Programs	Associate	Bachelors
Mass Communication/media Studies	×
Public Relations, Advertising, And Applied Communication	×
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services	Associate	Bachelors
Computer And Information Sciences, General	×
Computer And Information Systems Security/auditing/information Assurance	×
English Language And Literature/Letters	Associate	Bachelors
English Language And Literature, General	×
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics	Associate	Bachelors
Chinese Language And Literature	×
French Language And Literature	×
Hispanic And Latin American Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics, General	×	×
Italian Language And Literature	×	×
Spanish Language And Literature	×
Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Health Services Administration	×
Health Services/allied Health/health Sciences, General	×	×
History	Associate	Bachelors
History, General	×
History, Other	×	×
Legal Professions And Studies	Associate	Bachelors
Legal Assistant/paralegal	×	×
Legal Professions And Studies, Other	×
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities	Associate	Bachelors
Liberal Arts And Sciences/liberal Studies	×	×
Mathematics And Statistics	Associate	Bachelors
Mathematics, General	×
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	Associate	Bachelors
Financial Analytics	×
Intercultural/multicultural And Diversity Studies	×
International/globalization Studies	×
Sustainability Studies	×
Philosophy And Religious Studies	Associate	Bachelors
Philosophy	×
Psychology	Associate	Bachelors
Psychology, General	×
Public Administration And Social Service Professions	Associate	Bachelors
Human Services, General	×	×
Public Policy Analysis, General	×
Social Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Econometrics And Quantitative Economics	×

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

11,403

Applied

5,393

Accepted

4,620

Enrolled

Female Admissions

4,600

Females Applied

2,310

Females Accepted

50%

Acceptance Rate

Male Admissions

6,802

Males Applied

3,083

Males Accepted

45%

Acceptance Rate

Applying

75

Application Fee

Admission Requirements
Required	Transcript of high school record Essay Other requirements exist (see below)
Other requirements:	English language proficiency required for students from whom English is not their first language

Application Deadlines

Type	Application Closing	Notification Date	Rolling Admissions
Fall freshmen	January 15th	March 15th	No
Out of state Fall freshmen	January 15th	January 1st	No
Early decision plan	November 15th	December 15th	No
Other early decision plan	Not reported	Not reported	No
Transfer	Not reported	Not reported	No

Test Scores Accepted

Test	Avg. Score	25th %	75th %
SAT Critical Reading	648	610	690
SAT Math	657	610	710
ACT Composite	31	29	33

Tuition & Fees

Tuition

65,860

Private

Fees

520

Full-time student fees

22,010

Room & board

13,200

Room only

Other Payment Considerations

Guaranteed tuition plan offered	No
Tuition pre-payment plan	No
Tuition payment plans offered	Yes
Student groups that qualify for full or partial waiver of tuition	Employees

Financial Aid

49,937

Avg. Financial Aid Package

50,822

Avg. Freshman Financial Aid Package

22,352

Avg. International Student Financial Aid Package

3,757

Avg. Loan Aid

20,952

Avg. Grant Aid

45,945

Avg. Scholarship and/or Grant Aid awarded

Percentage of students with need who receive financial aid

82%

Avg. Percentage of Financial Need Met

22%

Percentage of Students Who Had Their Need Fully Met

Student Body

4,620

Total Undergrad students

13%

International Students

52%

Out-of-state students

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	16.15%
Black or African American	5.33%
White or Caucasian	49.79%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.11%
Asian	10.76%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.04%
Two or more races	3.22%
Other	1.1%

Gender

Male (60.54%)

Female (39.44%)

Campus Life

Housing

Type
College-owned housing	Yes
Housing requirements	None
Housing options	Co-ed housing
% of undergrad students who live in college housing	72%

Student Activities

Student-run campus newspaper

Drama/theatre group

Student-run radio station

Student-run television station

Marching band

Choral groups

Campus events:
Spring Day, Back2Bentley and Super Bingo

Student Services

Legal services

Health clinic

Personal/psychological counseling

Women's center

International students advisor

Student Organizations

Greek fraternities

Greek sororities

Local fraternities

Local sororities

Most popular organizations:
Bentley Real Estate Group, BEAR Outdoors Club, Campus Activities Board, Bentley Entrepreneurship Society and Bentley Student Gaming

Campus Security & Safety

24-hour emergency telephone/alarm services

24-hour patrols by trained officers

Student patrols

Late-night transport/escort services

Electronically-operated dormitory entrances

Other Campus Security & Safety:
CCTV security cameras; Community Policing team; Rape Aggression Defense classes; CPR, AED and first-aid training, Anonymous crime

Athletics

Men's Sports

Sport	Intramural	Intercollegiate	Scholarship
Baseball	No	Division 2
Basketball		Division 2
Cheerleading		No	No
Cross-country Running	No	Division 2
Equestrian Sports		No	No
Field Hockey	No	No	No
Football		Division 2
Golf	No	Division 2
Ice Hockey		Division 1
Indoor Track	No	No	No
Lacrosse	No	Division 2
Rock Climbing	No	No	No
Rowing	No	No	No
Rugby		No	No
Sailing		No	No
Skiing (cross-country)	No	No	No
Soccer		Division 2
Softball	No	No	No
Swimming And Diving	No	Division 2
Tennis	No	Division 2	No
Track And Field	No	Division 2
Triathlon		No	No
Ultimate Frisbee		No	No
Volleyball		No	No
Water Polo	No	No	No

Women's Sports

Sport	Intramural	Intercollegiate	Scholarship
Baseball	No	No
Basketball		Division 2	No
Cheerleading		No	No
Cross-country Running	No	Division 2
Equestrian Sports		No	No
Field Hockey	No	Division 2	No
Football		No	No
Golf	No	No	No
Ice Hockey		No	No
Indoor Track	No	No	No
Lacrosse	No	Division 2	No
Rock Climbing	No	No
Rowing	No	No
Rugby		No	No
Sailing		No
Skiing (cross-country)	No	No
Soccer		Division 2
Softball	No	Division 2	No
Swimming And Diving	No	Division 2
Tennis	No	Division 2	No
Track And Field	No	Division 2	No
Triathlon		No	No
Ultimate Frisbee		No	No
Volleyball		Division 2	No
Water Polo	No	No

Faculty

535

Total Faculty

12:1

Student-Faculty Ratio

Full-time - 311

Part-time - 224

Male - 311

Female - 221