Private nonprofitFour-year

Bentley University

Waltham, MA · Highest award: Graduate degree

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Net price (avg)
$37,930
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees
$61,000
Academic year 2024-25
Graduation rate
86.8%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Median earnings (10 yr)
$120,959
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars

Read the years, not just the numbers

Each figure below is labelled with the period it covers, because they are not all from the same year. Tuition is Academic year 2024-25, while the earnings figure describes students who entered Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars. They are historical facts about this institution, not a quote for you.

What it actually costs

Net price is what students paid after grant and scholarship aid — usually far below the sticker price.

Total cost of attendance
$79,548
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees (in state)
$61,000
Academic year 2024-25
Tuition & fees (out of state)
$61,000
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (on campus)
$20,140
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (off campus)
$20,140
Academic year 2024-25
Books & supplies
$1,200
Academic year 2024-25

Average net price by family income

Academic year 2023-24

$0–30,00021,196
$30,001–48,00018,587
$48,001–75,00026,164
$75,001–110,00033,653
$110,001+49,190

Figures are U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard data for Academic year 2023-24, published by the U.S. federal government. They are historical reference values, not a quote, and not an offer. Your actual cost will depend on your own circumstances.

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Outcomes

Historical results for students who attended. They do not predict your own.

Graduation rate (150% time)
86.8%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Graduation rate (200% time)
88.2%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Retention (full-time)
92.7%
Fall 2023 cohort
Median earnings (6 yr)
$86,679
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Median earnings (10 yr)
$120,959
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Loan default rate (3 yr)
0.0%
FSA FY2022 cohort
Median debt of completers
$25,023
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Median debt monthly payment
$265.29
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Repayment rate (3 yr)
91.4%
NSLDS FY2013/14 cohort

Compared with a high-school graduate

Students here earned a median of $120,959 ten years after entering, against a national benchmark for high-school graduates of $36,082. That benchmark is 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, 2024 dollars.

Admissions and size

Many institutions do not report these — “Not reported” is not a zero.

Admission rate
45.1%
Fall 2024
Average SAT (equivalent)
1,352
Fall 2024
ACT 25th–75th percentile
28–31
Fall 2024
Undergraduate enrollment
4,474
Fall 2024
Student-faculty ratio
12:1
Fall 2024
First-generation share
15.6%
Fall 2024
Pell grant recipients
16.1%
Academic year 2023-24
Federal loan recipients
43.2%
Academic year 2023-24
Median family income
$106,566
AY2022-23 (median family income)

Student body

Fall 2024

White53%
Hispanic14%
Black4%
Asian10%
Two or more races3%
Nonresident / international15%

Other Four-year institutions in MA

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InstitutionNet priceGrad rateEarnings (10 yr)
American International CollegeNot reported45.9%$53,124
Amherst CollegeNot reported93.9%$77,644
Anna Maria CollegeNot reported46.2%$46,651
Assumption UniversityNot reported75.2%$74,895
Babson CollegeNot reported93.1%$123,938
Bay Path UniversityNot reported43.9%$55,383
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of TechnologyNot reported45.8%$57,556
Berklee College of MusicNot reported67.3%$33,647
Boston Architectural CollegeNot reported31.6%$62,123
Boston Baptist CollegeNot reported14.3%$34,159
Boston CollegeNot reported90.8%$103,937
Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis IncNot reportedNot reportedNot reported

Earnings by field of study

Four years after graduation, by programme. Compare each against the national median for that field.

Earnings by field of study
ProgrammeMedian earnings (4 yr)National medianMedian debt
Human Computer Interaction.$161,848$115,403Not reported
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$156,061$103,485Not reported
Non-Professional Legal Studies.$148,087$61,959$27,000
Finance and Financial Management Services.$131,993$110,694Not reported
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.$130,975$124,807Not reported
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management.$122,075$85,063$24,747
Taxation.$119,302$114,810Not reported
Accounting and Related Services.$115,201$95,833Not reported
Finance and Financial Management Services.$113,795$83,343$26,000
Computer and Information Sciences, General.$111,853$92,374$26,000
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.$111,433$86,176$25,000
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other.$109,922$69,830$26,000
Business/Managerial Economics.$108,886$77,981$27,000
Accounting and Related Services.$108,343$76,194$27,000
Accounting and Related Services.$107,384$86,165Not reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$105,183$53,072$26,000
Mathematics.$101,971$69,562$19,334
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$99,514$68,257$25,000
Marketing.$88,461$69,303$26,000
Business/Corporate Communications.$80,781$65,784$25,000

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10) — https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/ · Data last updated 2026-06-10