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Bentley University

Waltham, Massachusetts Private nonprofit 4-year Small city

Overview

Bentley University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Waltham, Massachusetts. The campus sits in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 5,333, made up of 4,526 undergraduates and 807 graduate students.

Bentley University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 52 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Finance, Business Administration and Management, and Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other. It awarded 1,446 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 22 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

93% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.

Key figures

5,333
Students enrolled
93%
First-year retention
1,446
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
52
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 52

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 21
Computer and Information Sciences 5
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 6
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Mathematics and Statistics 2
Social Sciences 1
Communication and Journalism 2
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Health Professions 1
English Language and Literature 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 4
History 1
Psychology 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
93%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
1,014
Master's degrees
426
Doctoral degrees (research)
3
Certificates under 1 year
2
Post-master's certificates
1

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
5,333
Undergraduates, fall 2024
4,526
Graduate students, fall 2024
807
Full-time, fall 2024
90%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
5,582
Undergraduates, 2024-25
4,653
Graduate students, 2024-25
929
Full-time, 2024-25
89%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
42%
Men
58%
White
51%
Hispanic or Latino
12%
Black or African American
4%
Asian
10%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
17%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
22
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
3%
Students taking some online courses
58%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Northeast 10 Conference
President
Brent Chrite
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training

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