Bentley University

Waltham, MA · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
45.0%
4,961 admitted
SAT · 50th
1340
Range 1290–1403
6-yr grad
86.8%
Retention 93.0%
Undergrads
4,526
12:1 S-F
Admissions
46.5% / 47.3%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications11,012
Overall admit rate45.0%
In-state admit rate46.5%
Out-of-state admit rate47.3%
Enrolled1,056 · 21.3% yield
Admitted from waitlist225 of 1,665
Very important factorsGPA, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsApplication essay, Character, Demonstrated interest, Recs
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
1340
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1290–1403 · 19.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W630660700
Math650690730
Comp129013401403
ACT
255075
Comp283031
Cost & aid
$61,000
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$61,000
Room & board$20,140
Books$1,200
Avg need-based grant$42,674
% need met86.0%
Avg debt at graduation$40,742
Academics
12 : 1
student-faculty ratio
93.0% retention
Student-faculty12 : 1
Retention93.0%
4-year graduation80.6%
6-year graduation86.8%
Enrollment
4,526
undergraduates
53.0% out-of-state · 160 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates4,526
First-year1,056
Transfer96
Full-time99%
Female40%
Out-of-state53.0%
International (freshmen)160
Rankings
#1
U.S. News & World Report
Best Regional Universities — North
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Regional Universities — North#126
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#1226
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#8826
NicheBest Colleges in America#15626
NicheBest Value Colleges in America#16126
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#20126
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
Master's University (Larger)
Carnegie Classification
27 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationMaster's University (Larger)27
Athletic conferenceNortheast-10 Conference2
Athletic divisionNCAA D210
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingMassachusetts colleges25
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
$75
application fee
waivable
Regular decision1/15 → Mid-March → 1-May
Early decision11/15 → Late December · binding
Early decision 21/15
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyTest Optional
HS units required4 Eng, 4 Math, 3 Sci, 3 SciLab, 3 FL, 3 SS
Admissions URLhttps://www.bentley.edu/undergraduate/ap…
Admissions emailugadmission@bentley.edu
Admissions phone+1(781) 891-2244
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
Babson College
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Babson College MA · Private (nonprofit)22.4%14302K
Bryant University RI · Private (nonprofit)65.5%3K
Quinnipiac University CT · Private (Nonprofit)72.2%12006K
University of Massachusetts MA · Public59.9%141024K
Providence College RI · Private (Nonprofit)12104K
Fairfield University CT · Private (nonprofit)33.3%13105K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Bentley University

4 years of Bentley University's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.