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Bentley University

Waltham, Massachusetts · Private nonprofit · 4-year · City

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At a glance

Average net price
$37,930What students typically pay per year after grants and scholarships.
Acceptance rate
45%
Graduation rate
88%Share of students who finish within 150% of the normal time.
Undergraduates
4,474
In-state tuition
$61,000Published price before aid.
Out-of-state tuition
$61,000
SAT midpoint
1,327
Median earnings, 10 yrs
$120,959Median earnings of former students ten years after they first enrolled.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Data year: 2022-23 academic year. Updated September 2026. Figures are averages across all students and will differ from what any individual pays.

How it compares to similar colleges

Each rating covers one measure against private nonprofit 4-year colleges nationally. Five stars means the top fifth on that measure. There is no overall score, because which of these matters is your call.

Affordability

$37,930

Better than 8% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1092 compared).

Completion

88%

Better than 93% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1063 compared).

Earnings

$120,959

Better than 99% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1087 compared).

Debt at graduation

$25,023

Better than 40% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1020 compared).

What these ratings are based on
Affordability
Based on average net price: what students receiving federal aid actually paid, after grants and scholarships. Your own cost depends on your family's finances.
Completion
Based on the share of first-time, full-time students who graduate within 150% of normal time. It excludes transfer and part-time students, which understates colleges serving many of them.
Earnings
Based on median earnings ten years after students first enrolled. It reflects the subjects a college teaches and the region it sits in as much as its teaching.
Debt at graduation
Based on median federal loan debt among students who completed. Private and parent loans are not included, so real totals are often higher.
Why there is no rating for selectivity
A lower acceptance rate is selectivity, not quality. Awarding stars for it would be us inventing a value judgement and hiding it behind a number.

What it actually costs

Published cost

$79,548

The sticker price: tuition, fees, housing, food and books for one academic year, before any aid.

Average net price

$37,930

What students receiving federal aid actually paid on average, after grants and scholarships. This is the more useful number, though your own figure depends on your family’s finances.

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Outcomes

Graduation, retention, debt and earnings for Bentley University
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time88%
Retention rateFirst-year students who return93%
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only, students who completed$25,023
Median earnings, 10 years after entryFormer students, working and not enrolled$120,959

What graduates of each major earn

Median earnings one year after finishing, for people who took that subject here. This is the figure a college-wide median hides: the spread between subjects at one college is usually far wider than the spread between colleges.

Bachelor’s programs at Bentley University by graduate earnings
MajorEarnings, 1 yrDegrees awarded
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$81,10369
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$75,4437
International/Globalization Studies$75,006Not reported
Mathematics$74,7372
Non-Professional Legal Studies$72,883Not reported
Accounting and Related Services$72,823180
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$72,3332
Finance and Financial Management Services$72,309256
Computer and Information Sciences, General$72,22740
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other$70,365106
Business/Managerial Economics$68,62730
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$68,600Not reported
Business Administration, Management and Operations$67,903108
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$66,917Not reported
Marketing$60,447108
Business/Corporate Communications$57,14118
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsNot reported16
EconomicsNot reported7
Public HealthNot reported4
Public Policy AnalysisNot reported2
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNot reported1
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity StudiesNot reported1
Sustainability StudiesNot reported1
PhilosophyNot reported1
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralNot reportedNot reported
English Language and Literature, GeneralNot reportedNot reported
High School/Secondary Certificate ProgramsNot reportedNot reported
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessNot reportedNot reported
Political Science and GovernmentNot reportedNot reported
Management Information Systems and ServicesNot reportedNot reported
HistoryNot reportedNot reported
International BusinessNot reportedNot reported
Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsNot reportedNot reported
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesNot reportedNot reported
Communication and Media StudiesNot reportedNot reported
Arts, Entertainment, and Media ManagementNot reportedNot reported
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyNot reportedNot reported
Applied MathematicsNot reportedNot reported

All 38 bachelor’s programs this college reported.

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