Bentley University Business Programs

Located in Waltham, Massachusetts, Bentley University is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is Bentley University?

Contact details for Bentley are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	175 Forest St, Waltham, MA 02452-4705
Phone:	781-891-2000
Website:	www.bentley.edu

How Do I Get Into Bentley?

You can apply to Bentley online at: www.bentley.edu/undergraduate

Admission Requirements for Bentley

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	5
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Bentley?

The acceptance rate at Bentley is 58%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 58% of accepted students are men and 42% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 55%, and the acceptance rate for women is 63%.

Average Test Scores

About 27% of students accepted to Bentley submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 618 and 690. Math scores were between 640 and 730.

Bentley received ACT scores from 5% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 26 and 34. Math scores were between 26 and 0. Composite scores were between 28 and 32.

Can I Afford Bentley University?

The overall average net price of Bentley is $54,100. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Bentley, approximately 46% of students took out student loans averaging $9,381 a year. That adds up to $37,524 over four years for those students.

Bentley University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,996 undergraduate students at Bentley, with 3,907 being full-time and 89 being part-time.

There are also 1,162 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,907 full-time undergraduates at Bentley, 60% are male and 40% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Bentley University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	357
Black or African American	151
Hispanic or Latino	391
White	2,239
International Students	561
Other Races/Ethnicities	208

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Bentley University. At this time, 33 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 95 countries are represented at Bentley. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Venezuela.

Online Learning at Bentley University

In 2022-2023, 1,217 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Bentley has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 20th most popular in Massachusetts for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Bentley majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Accounting	15%
Business Economics	24%
Business Statistics	13%
General Business Administration and Management	20%
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	7%
Organizational Leadership	60%
Project Management	25%
Taxation	21%

Bentley University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	170	3	184	0	357
Finance	244	0	67	0	311
Business Management & Marketing	152	0	0	0	152
Business Statistics	45	18	86	0	149
Accounting	106	0	37	4	147
Accounting and Finance	125	0	0	0	125
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	122	0	0	0	122
Business Economics	37	0	0	0	37
Taxation	0	1	33	0	34
Actuarial Science	33	0	0	0	33
Business/Corporate Communications	28	0	0	0	28
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	0	0	17	0	17
Professional Sales	16	0	0	0	16
Organizational Leadership	0	5	0	0	5
Project Management	0	4	0	0	4
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	4	0	0	0	4
Interior Design Management	0	0	0	3	3
Auditing	0	1	0	0	1
Entrepreneurship	0	1	0	0	1
Research and Development Management	0	0	0	0	0
Investments and Securities	0	0	0	0	0
Applied & Professional Ethics	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,082	33	424	7	1,546

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Rob1646 under License

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