Waltham, MA · Private nonprofit
45.1%
Acceptance rate
1,340
SAT Average
$38,787
Avg net price
4,288
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 1,014Master’s 426Doctoral 3 |
| Bachelor’s 915Master’s 360Doctoral 3 |
| Bachelor’s 57Master’s 2Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 17Master’s 32Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 13Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 3Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 3Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 2Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 1Master’s 32Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 1Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 1Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 1Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division II
- Primary conference
- Northeast-10 Conference
Projected sponsored sports24
Athletic participation
597 unique student-athletes · 20 varsity teams
Fall 2027 Early Decision I
Binding · Financial Aid Forms Due due Nov 15
Fall 2027 Early Decision II
Binding · Financial Aid Forms Due due Jan 15
Fall 2027 Regular Decision
Financial Aid Forms Due due Jan 15
· Apply with Common App or Coalition
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $61,000
- Required fees
- $0
- Food and housing
- $20,140
- Books and supplies
- $1,200
- Other expenses
- $1,500
- Total
- $83,840
- $71,3202019–2019–20
- $73,9852020–2120–21
- $75,6152021–2221–22
- $77,7702022–2322–23
- $79,9602023–2423–24
- $83,8402024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $38,787 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.
Need-based aid, 2024–25
- First-years with need-based aid
- 48%
- Average share of need met
- 88%
- Average need-based grant
- $44,151
- Required forms
- FAFSA, CSS Profile, State aid form, and CSS Noncustodial Profile
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from Bentley University’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 4 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2024–25).
Bentley University admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 4 years of Common Data Set filings.
Bentley University runs two binding Early Decision rounds. ED applicants were admitted at versus for the regular pool, a edge, and ED admits fill of the class.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Bentley University admits in-state applicants at 46.5%, out-of-state applicants at 47.3%, and international applicants at 35.7%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
1,056 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are considered but not required. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Jan 15. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT, down from 27% in 2021–22, and an ACT.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
19% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
2% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 25% who submitted class rank.
High-school class rank
Among the 25% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
Bentley University rates 1 factor "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Important
- Application essay
- Important
- Recommendation(s)
- Important
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
- Class rank
- Not considered
Nonacademic
- Extracurricular activities
- Important
- Talent / ability
- Important
- Character / personal qualities
- Important
- Volunteer work
- Important
- Level of applicant's interest
- Important
- Interview
- Considered
- First generation
- Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- State residency
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
Bentley University leaves 1 Common Data Set answer blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.
Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.
Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7) · Early Decision applicants & admits (C21) · Students admitted off the waitlist (C2)
Bentley University's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $38,787 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 543 of 1,120 first-years in the 2024–25 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Bentley University offers merit aid only: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
Bentley University admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.
Waitlist ranked
Not disclosed92.9% of Bentley University’s first-years return for a second year and 88.2% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03