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Bentley College

General Information

Name: Bentley College
Address: 175 Forest St, Waltham, MA 02452-4705
Phone:

  • General information: (781) 891-2000
  • Financial aid office: (781) 891-3441
  • Admissions office: (781) 891-2244

Website: www.bentley.edu
Type of Institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees$30,044$28,614$27,244
Books and supplies$980$960$920
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$10,530$10,170$9,860
        Other expenses$1,080$1,050$1,020
Off-campus
        Room and board$10,530$10,170$9,860
        Other expenses$1,080$1,050$1,020
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$5,065$4,885$4,725

Total expenses   
On-campus$42,634$40,794$39,044
Off-campus$42,634$40,794$39,044
Off-campus with family$36,089$34,459$32,889

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 70%
  • Federal grants: 14%
  • State/local grants: 12%
  • Institutional grants: 63%
  • Student loans: 62%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$4052
  • State/local grants:$2958
  • Institutional grants:$15525
  • Student loans:$4825

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$50
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2006
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants6,1563,7162,440
Percent admitted39.0%37.1%42.0%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time37.5%38.2%36.5%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 5619
Undergraduate enrollment: 4347
First-time student retention: 94%
Overall graduation rate: 82%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 92%
    • Part Time: 8%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 59%
    • Women: 41%

White non-hispanic: 68%
Black non-hispanic: 3%
Hispanic: 4%
Asian/pacific islander: 7%
American indian/alaska native: 0%
Other: 17%

Degrees offered

    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Accounting - Bachelor, Master
  • Accounting and Related Services, Other - Bachelor, Master
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Associate, Bachelor, Master
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other - Master
  • Business Statistics - Master
  • Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services, Other - Bachelor
  • Business/Commerce, General - Master
  • Business/Corporate Communications - Bachelor
  • Business/Managerial Economics - Bachelor, Master
  • Finance and Financial Management Services, Other - Master
  • Finance, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Financial Planning and Services - Master
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce - Master
  • International Finance - Master
  • Management Information Systems, General - Master
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Taxation - Master
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor
    Legal Professions and Studies
  • Legal Assistant/Paralegal - Bachelor
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies - Bachelor
    Mathematics and Statistics
  • Mathematics, General - Bachelor
    Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other - Bachelor
    Public Administration and Social Service Professions
  • Public Policy Analysis - Bachelor


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