Bentley University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

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.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

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

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 5,693 in 2009-2010 (4,996 full-time equivalent).

About 60% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 40% of the class.

Undergrads are 74% of enrolled students and graduate students are 26%.

Students under 25 years old represent 80% of the student body. About 4% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Bentley provides on-campus housing for 4,000 of its 4,996 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

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

The school 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) .

Graduate School Focus

Bentley offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Business Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (1,630 awarded)

• Accounting
• Accounting and Related Services
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Business Statistics
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Business/Commerce
• Business/Corporate Communications
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Finance and Financial Management Services
• Finance
• Financial Planning and Services
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• International Finance
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Operations Management and Supervision
• Taxation

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (67 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (0 awarded)

• Public Policy Analysis

LAW (0 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (18 awarded)

• American History (United States)
• English Language and Literature
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

MATHEMATICS (9 awarded)

• Mathematics

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (1 awarded)

• Philosophy