Bentley College

Bentley University is a private, co-educational university located in Waltham, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1917 by Harry C. Bentley and was initially known as Bentley School of Accounting and Finance. In 1960, the name was changed to Bentley College of Accounting and Finance. In 2008, it was finally renamed as Bentley University. The university grants admission to more than 4,000 students every year.

The campus of Bentley University is spread over more than 160 acres. The departments at Bentley University are the following:

• Accountancy
• Computer Information Systems
• English
• Finance
• Information Design and Corporate Communication
• Law, Taxation and Financial Planning
• Mathematical Sciences
• Sociology

The athletics teams at Bentley University are nicknamed the Bentley Falcons. The teams participate in baseball, football, basketball, cross country, hockey, golf, outdoor and indoor track, swimming, soccer, tennis, softball, lacrosse and volleyball.

Bentley College Highlights

Where Bentley College stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

• Many students concentrating in business and management and computer science and engineering.
• High faculty salary.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Selective admissions.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• High male/female ratio.
• Large number of students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

Other important characteristics:

• Faculty tenure system
• Library on-campus
• Campus housing available
• Study abroad option
• Distance learning available
• Part-time classes available
• ROTC
• Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Bentley Students

The student enrollment at Bentley was 5,636 in 2007 (4,850 full-time equivalent).

About 62% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 38% of the class.

Undergrads are 75% of enrolled students and graduate students are 25%.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs

Financial Aid: Bentley participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Housing and Meals

Bentley provides on-campus housing for 3,328 of its 4,850 (full-time) students (as of 2007).

Bentley Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. Bentley is in the Northeast 10 Conference for major sports.

Bentley offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 124 male students received the aid (men were 66% of those receiving aid) and 64 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 34% of students receiving such aid) .

Bentley Admissions (2007)

SAT Test Scores: