Bentley University
Common Data Set 2022-23
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Acceptance Rate
57.9%
Applications
9,662
Admitted
5,592
Enrolled
1,141
SAT Composite
1280-1400
SAT Math
640-730
SAT Reading
618-690
ACT Composite
28-32
Federal outcomes
Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.
$120,959
10 yrs after enrollment
87%
6-year completion
$37,930
sticker minus grants
$25,023
federal loans only
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General Information
6 TABLESName of College/University:Bentley University
Street Address Line 1:175 Forest St
CityWaltham
StateMA
Zip2,452
Country:USA
Main Phone Number:(781) 891-2000
WWW Home Page Address:https://www.bentley.edu/
Admissions Phone Number:+1(781) 891-2244
Admissions Email Address:ugadmission@bentley.edu
If there is a separate URL for your school’s online application, please specify:https://www.bentley.edu/undergraduate/apply
Source of institutional control (Check only one):Private (nonprofit)
Classify your undergraduate institution:Coeducational college
Academic year calendar:Semester
If you have a diversity, equity, and inclusion office or department, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://www.bentley.edu/offices/diversity-inclusion
Bachelor'sX
Postbachelor's certificateX
Master'sX
Post-master's certificateX
Doctoral degree research/scholarshipX
Enrollment And Persistence
5 TABLESFirst-Time, First-Year Admission
7 TABLESIn addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?No
APX
Does your institution make use of SAT or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?No
Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list?Yes
Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list:1,594
Number accepting a place on the waiting list:393
Number of wait-listed students admitted:22
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-80022.7
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-69963.8
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-59912.2
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-4991.3
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 300-3990
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 200-2990
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total100
SAT Math: 700-80041.8
SAT Math: 600-69948.0
SAT Math: 500-5998.9
SAT Math: 400-4991.0
SAT Math: 300-3990.3
SAT Math: 200-2990
SAT Math: Total100.0
SAT Composite: 1400-160027.0
SAT Composite: 1200-139964.5
SAT Composite: 1000-11997.6
SAT Composite: 800-9991.0
SAT Composite: 600-7990
SAT Composite: 400-5990
SAT Composite: Total100
ACT Composite: 30-3660.4
ACT Composite: 24-2930.2
ACT Composite: 18-239.4
ACT Composite: 12-170
ACT Composite: 6-110
ACT Composite: Below 60
ACT Composite: Total100
Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class34
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class67
Percent in top half of high school graduating class94
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class6
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class2
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school class rank:24
Total0
Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:0.00
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school GPA:0
Does your institution have an application fee?Yes
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes
Can on-line application fee be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes
Does your institution have an application closing date?Yes
Application closing date (fall): Month1
Application closing date (fall): Day15
Priority Date: Month11
Priority Date: Day15
Amount of housing deposit:500
Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?Yes
If yes, maximum period of postponement:1 Year
Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year students one year or more before high school graduation? (FT)No
Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?Yes
Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?No
If you have an application fee and an on-line application option, please indicate policy for students who apply on-line:X
Transfer Admission
4 TABLESFallX
SpringX
Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?Yes
High school transcriptRequired of Some
College transcript(s)Required of All
Essay or personal statementNot Required
InterviewNot Required
Standardized test scoresNot Required
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Not Required
List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:Official Transfer College Report from each institution attended along with two letters of recommendation from professors, employers, or both. Midsemester progress report. If English is not your first spoken language, you’ll also need to submit official results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), the International English Language Testing Systems (IELTS) exam, Duolingo or Cambridge English Assessment exams.
Fall Closing Date: Month4
Spring Closing Date: Month11
Fall Notification Date: Month4
Spring Notification Date: Month11
Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students?No
Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:Official Transfer College Report from each institution attended along with two letters of recommendation from professors, employers, or both. Mid-semester progress report D12 Report the lowest grade earned for any course that
Fall Closing Date:Day1
Spring Closing Date: Day1
Fall Notification Date: Day1
Spring Notification Date: Day1
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:60
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:credit
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:60
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:credit
Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:60
American Council on Education (ACE)No
College Level Examination Program (CLEP)No
DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)No
If yes, please provide the URL where the policy can be located:https://www.bentley.edu/undergraduate/transfer-credit-policies
Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution:CDS-D Page 2 Common Data Set 2021-2022
Academic Offerings and Policies
2 TABLESCross-registrationX
Distance learningX
Double majorX
Exchange student program (domestic)X
Honors ProgramX
Independent studyX
InternshipsX
Liberal arts/career combinationX
Study abroadX
Undergraduate ResearchX
Other (specify):X
Specify:Combined BS/MS in Finance 4 year program; BS/BA/MBA advanced standing program to
Computer literacyX
English (including composition)X
Foreign languagesX
MathematicsX
PhilosophyX
Sciences (biological or physical)X
Social scienceX
Other (describe):X
Describe:Students are required to complete courses for a business administration minor they are pursing a BS or BA
Student Life
4 TABLESPercent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)52%
Percent of males who join fraternities8%
Percent of females who join sororities8%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing94%
Percent who live off campus or commute6%
Percent of students age 25 and older0%
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)53%
Percent of males who join fraternities14%
Percent of females who join sororities26%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing76%
Percent who live off campus or commute24%
Percent of students age 25 and older1%
Average age of full-time students18
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18
Average age of full-time students20
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)20
Campus MinistriesX
Choral groupsX
DanceX
Drama/theaterX
International Student OrganizationX
Jazz bandX
Literary magazineX
Model UNX
Music ensemblesX
Musical theaterX
Pep bandX
Radio stationX
Student governmentX
Student newspaperX
Student-run film societyX
Symphony orchestraX
YearbookX
Coed residence hallsX
Apartments for single studentsX
Annual Expenses
5 TABLESPlease provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:https://bentley.studentaidcalculator.com/survey.aspx
If your institution's 2026-2027 academic year costs of attendance are not available at this time please respond.X
Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)?No
Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?No
Financial Aid
13 TABLESAcademic Year2022-2023 estimated
Federal$3,272,527
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$1,118,500
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$56,179,774
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$2,744,018
Total Scholarships/Grants$63,314,819
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$5,837,819
Federal Work-Study$2,141,482
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$0
Total Self-Help$7,979,301
Parent Loans$0
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$0
Athletic Awards$1,279,478
Federal$0
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$0
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$25,718,584
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$461,882
Total Scholarships/Grants$26,180,466
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$14,992,365
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$1,395,659
Total Self-Help$16,388,024
Parent Loans$10,849,718
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$0
Athletic Awards$2,558,903
Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.998
Institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableX
Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$21,541
Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$5,105,213
FAFSAX
Noncustodial ProfileX
Business/Farm SupplementX
Other (specify):X
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms:X
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Month11
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Day15
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms:X
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms (Month):1
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms (Day):15
State LoansX
Federal Pell GrantsX
State scholarships/grantsX
Private scholarshipsX
College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional fundsX
AcademicsX
AthleticsX
LeadershipX
AcademicsX
AthleticsX
If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:BentleyFirst - details can be found here: https://www.bentley.edu/undergraduate/tuition- financial-aid/bentleyfirst?locale=en Are these policies related to the COVID-19 pandemic? Yes X No
Instructional Faculty And Class Size
3 TABLESFall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio12
based on ____ students4,094
and ____ faculty340