Waltham, Massachusetts · ★ — / 5 Overall

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Private not-for-profit · 4-year · Doctoral
Bentley University is a private university in Waltham, Massachusetts, founded in 1917 as a school of accounting and finance in Boston's Back Bay. Its undergraduate school offers business and arts and sciences majors along with minors, while its graduate school provides master's degrees, an MBA with eight disciplines, and three PhD programs; the university also maintains a North Campus with four residential buildings.
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Ranked #1 in Best Career Services (2027). Source: Princeton Review ↗
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Ranked #5 in Best-Run Colleges (2027). Source: Princeton Review ↗
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Ranked #17 in Best Student Support (2027). Source: Princeton Review ↗
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175 Forest St, Waltham, Massachusetts, 02452-4705
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Ranked #23 in Students Love These Colleges (2027). Source: Princeton Review ↗
National rank
Ranked #201 in Forbes Top Colleges (2026). Source: Forbes ↗
Master's Universities
Ranked #297 in Master's Universities (2025). Source: Washington Monthly ↗
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Ranked #797 on Washington Monthly Best Bang for the Buck (2025). Source: WM Best Value ↗
25th–75th percentile
SAT total: 1250–1410
SAT ERW: 620–690
SAT math: 630–720
ACT composite: 29–32
Total: 5,264
Undergrad: 4,350
Undergrad full-time: 4,303
Graduate: 914
Part-time: 574
In-state
Tuition: $58,150
Total cost on campus: $79,960
Out-of-state
Tuition: $58,150
Total cost on campus: $79,960
Room & board: $19,200
Books & supplies: $1,300
Receive aid: 88%
Avg grant aid: $33,293
Pell grant recipients: 18%
Rent: $1,470 / mo
Average city asking rent, as a roommate share. Zillow Observed Rent Index.
Coffee: $6.00
State average cafe price. Numbeo, 2024.
Gas: $4.39 / gal
State average price. AAA.
Average meal: $11.98
Published board plan, per meal. IPEDS.