Bentley University

Bentley University is a private nonprofit college in Waltham, MA. Its average net price is $38,969 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$25,905
$30,001 to $48,000$17,774
$48,001 to $75,000$27,820
$75,001 to $110,000$36,570
$110,001 and up$50,907
$63,390Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$63,390Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$38,969Average Net Price
$20,930Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,200Books and Supplies
$1,550Other Expenses
20.0%Students on Pell Grants
44.2%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

45.1%Acceptance Rate
630 to 700SAT Reading, Middle Half
650 to 730SAT Math, Middle Half
28 to 31ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$92,776
8 years after entry$111,358
10 years after entry$126,427
87.9%Graduation Rate
92.7%Retention Rate
$24,250Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Waltham, MALocation
Small citySetting
4,474Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$78,582 n=143$23,250 n=131
Applied Mathematics$66,131 National median for this major n=2,571Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$71,032 n=256$25,500 n=135
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other$75,503 n=139$24,962 n=117
Business/Corporate Communications$71,584 Small program - rough guide n=75Not published
Business/Managerial Economics$75,247 Small program - rough guide n=50Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Science$82,772 n=247$23,250 Small program - rough guide n=49
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$69,677 National median for this major n=10,572Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$36,286 National median for this major n=1,258Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,020 National median for this major n=3,614Not published
Environmental Conservation$69,036 Small program - rough guide n=34Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$77,361 n=322$25,000 n=244
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$58,823 National median for this major n=2,808Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Human Resources Management and Services$55,804 National median for this major n=11,775Not published
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies$35,131 National median for this major n=177Not published
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
International/Globalization Studies$77,129 Small program - rough guide n=59Not published
Liberal Arts$77,001 n=176Not published
Management Information Systems and Services$65,673 National median for this major n=9,101Not published
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$83,246 n=104$24,188 Small program - rough guide n=65
Marketing$65,229 n=160$24,250 n=109
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$41,297 National median for this major n=7,141Not published
Non-Professional Legal Studies$78,138 Small program - rough guide n=92Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$73,721 Small program - rough guide n=73Not published
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Public Policy Analysis$53,031 National median for this major n=1,940Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$71,231 Small program - rough guide n=37Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400Not published
Sustainability Studies$44,710 National median for this major n=1,415Not published

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