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Bentley University

175 Forest St, Waltham, MA 02452

http://www.bentley.edu/

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School Description

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Bentley University is distinctive among U.S. and international universities in having two faculties, in business and in the arts and sciences, which are unified in their educational mission. Bentley may therefore be understood as a university within a business school — a university because of the character and scope of its education and research agendas, and a business school because of its orientation.

Bentley is dedicated to preparing a new kind of business leader — one with the deep technical skills, the broad global perspective and the high ethical standards required to make a difference in an ever-changing world. To achieve our goal, we infuse our advanced business curriculum with the richness of a liberal arts education. The results are graduates who are making an impact in their chosen fields and turning their passions into success stories.

Outstanding resources and a convenient location just 10 miles west of Boston make Bentley a choice destination for prospective students, participants in meetings and conferences, local community members, and other groups.

What’s the best way to describe the Bentley community? For starters, it’s close-knit, spirited, caring, multicultural, international, and driven. Students, faculty and staff share a commitment to excellence both inside and outside the classroom, and value personal responsibility and mutual support. At the same time, their different backgrounds, interests and goals keep members of the campus community learning from each other — and having fun in the process.

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Bentley University

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Bentley University, formerly Bentley College, is a private co-educational university located at 175 Forest Street in Waltham, Massachusetts, west of Boston. Founded as a school of accounting and finance in Boston's Back Bay neighborhood, Bentley moved to Waltham in 1968 and today is ranked #30 on BusinessWeek' s top 100 undergrad business schools.

Timeline

  • Founded as the Bentley School of Accounting and Finance by Harry C. Bentley in 1917, who served as president until 1953.
  • Maurice M. Lindsay was second president from 1953 to 1961.
  • Changed name to Bentley College of Accounting and Finance in 1960.
  • Thomas L. Morison was third president from 1961 to 1970.
  • Bentley offered its first four-year bachelor of science program in 1961 under President Morison.
  • President Morison was responsible for the college's initial accreditation and moved Bentley from Boylston Street in Boston to its present-day Waltham campus in 1968.
  • Founder Harry C. Bentley dies in 1967 at age 89.
  • Gregory H. Adamian was fourth president from 1970 to 1991. He is credited by the college as a major force in its development.
  • Changed name to Bentley College in 1971 and added bachelor of arts programs.
  • First graduate program launched in 1973, graduate school opened in 1974.
  • Joseph M. Cronin was fifth president from 1991 to 1997.
  • In the late 1990s, pioneered integration of information technology into the core business curriculum.
  • Joseph G. Morone was sixth president from 1997 to 2005.
  • Graduate school renamed "McCallum Graduate School of Business" in 1999 after generous gift from alumnus Elkin B. McCallum's family foundation.
  • Opens campus in Bahrain in 2002 in partnership with Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance.
  • In spring 2005, President Joseph Morone announced that he would be resigning to become President, Chairman, and CEO of Albany International, Inc.
  • On November 17, 2005, Bentley received approval from the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education to launch its first doctoral programs in Business and Accountancy.
  • Reopened the newly renovated Bentley Library on March 21, 2006.
  • Expelled Kappa Pi Alpha Fraternity, Bentley's oldest fraternity which was established as an honors fraternity in 1922, in the spring of 2007.
  • Former state and federal government official and Boston-based lawyer Gloria Cordes Larson becomes seventh (and first woman) president on July 1, 2007.
  • Changed name to Bentley University on October 2, 2008 as authorized and designated by the state board of higher education.

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Quick Facts

Chance of Admission:
Location:
Northeast
Setting:
Large Town Setting
Type:
Private
Size:
Medium (2,000 to 5,000 Undergrad)
Mascot:
Falcons

Students & Campus Life

Undergraduate Enrollment:
4,344
On Campus Housing:
Available
Full Time Students:
99%
Athletic Programs:
Available
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 28,390
Students Receiving Aid:
65%
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Admissions

Application Fee:
$ 50
Selectivity:
Highly Selective
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Degree Programs at Bentley University

Associate's Level Programs

  • Business

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      • Business Administration and Management
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Bachelor's Level Programs

  • Arts & Humanities

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        A general program that focuses on the English language, including its history, structure and related communications skills; and the literature and culture of English-speaking peoples.
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      • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
        A program that is a structured combination of the arts, biological and physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities, emphasizing breadth of study. Includes instruction in independently designed, individualized, or regular programs.
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        A program that focuses on the general study and interpretation of the past, including the gathering, recording, synthesizing and criticizing of evidence and theories about past events. Includes instruction in historiography; historical research methods; studies of specific periods, issues and cultures; and applications to areas such as historic preservation, public policy, and records administration.
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      • General Philosophy
        A program that focuses on ideas and their logical structure, including arguments and investigations about abstract and real phenomena. Includes instruction in logic, ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, metaphysics, symbolism, and history of philosophy, and applications to the theoretical foundations and methods of other disciplines.
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  • Business

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    • Business/Corporate Communications
      Learn to function in an organization as a composer, editor, and proofreader of business or business-related communications.
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    • Business/Managerial Economics
      Learn to apply the power of economics principles to the analysis of the organization and operation of business enterprises. Students complete courses in monetary theory, banking and financial systems, theory of competition, pricing theory, wage and salary/incentive theory, analysis of markets, and applications of econometrics and quantitative methods to the study of particular businesses and business problems.
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    • Accounting & Related Services See more schools with programs in Accounting & Related Services
      • Accounting
        An accounting program provides the tools to practice accounting and to perform related business functions. This program includes instruction in accounting principles and theory, financial accounting, managerial accounting, cost accounting, budget control, tax accounting, legal aspects of accounting, auditing, reporting procedures, statement analysis, planning and consulting, business information systems, accounting research methods, professional standards and ethics, and applications to specific for-profit, public, and non-profit organizations.
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      • Accounting and Related Services
        Accounting programs provide the tools to practice accounting and to perform related business functions. These programs include instruction in accounting principles and theory, financial accounting, managerial accounting, cost accounting, budget control, tax accounting, legal aspects of accounting, auditing, reporting procedures, statement analysis, planning and consulting, business information systems, accounting research methods, professional standards and ethics, and applications to specific for-profit, public, and non-profit organizations.
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    • Financial Services See more schools with programs in Financial Services
      • Finance
        A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, manage, and analyze the financial and monetary aspects and performance of business enterprises, banking institutions, or other organizations. Includes instruction in principles of accounting; financial instruments; capital planning; funds acquisition; asset and debt management; budgeting; financial analysis; and investments and portfolio management.
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        Generally, this program prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control a firm or organization. To aid them in taking a leading role in business, individuals in this program study management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization and production, marketing, and business decision-making.
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      • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
        This major includes program in business, management, marketing and related support services. Check with the school to find out the specifics of a particular program.
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      • Marketing/Marketing Management
        A program that generally prepares individuals to undertake and manage the process of developing consumer audiences and moving products from producers to consumers. Includes instruction in buyer behavior and dynamics, principle of marketing research, demand analysis, cost-volume and profit relationships, pricing theory, marketing campaign and strategic planning, market segments, advertising methods, sales operations and management, consumer relations, retailing, and applications to specific products and markets.
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  • Interdisciplinary Studies

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    • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
      Any instructional program that is derived from two or more distinct programs to provide a cross-cutting focus on a subject concentration that is not subsumed under a single discipline or occupational field.
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  • Legal Professions

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    • Legal Assistant/Paralegal
      A program that prepares individuals to perform research, drafting, investigatory, record-keeping and related administrative functions under the supervision of an attorney or court. Includes instruction in legal research, drafting legal documents, appraising, pleading, courthouse procedures, and legal specializations.
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  • Mathematics and Statistics

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    • General Mathematics
      A general program that focuses on the analysis of quantities, magnitudes, forms, and their relationships, using symbolic logic and language. Includes instruction in algebra, calculus, functional analysis, geometry, number theory, logic, topology and other mathematical specializations.
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  • Social Work

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    • Public Policy Analysis
      A program that focuses on the systematic analysis of public policy issues and decision processes. Includes instruction in the role of economic and political factors in public decision-making and policy formulation; microeconomic analysis of policy issues; resource allocation and decision modeling; cost/benefit analysis; statistical methods; and applications to specific public policy topics.
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  • Technology

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      • Computer and Information Sciences
        A general program that focuses on computing, computer science, and information science and systems as part of a broad and/or interdisciplinary program. Such programs are undifferentiated as to title and content and are not to be confused with specific programs in computer science, information science, or related support services.
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Master's Level Programs

  • Business

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    • Business/Managerial Economics
      Learn to apply the power of economics principles to the analysis of the organization and operation of business enterprises. Students complete courses in monetary theory, banking and financial systems, theory of competition, pricing theory, wage and salary/incentive theory, analysis of markets, and applications of econometrics and quantitative methods to the study of particular businesses and business problems.
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    • International Business/Trade/Commerce
      A program that prepares individuals to manage international businesses and/or business operations. Includes instruction in the principles and processes of export sales, trade controls, foreign operations and related problems, monetary issues, international business policy, and applications to doing business in specific countries and markets.
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    • Taxation
      A program that prepares individuals to provide tax advice and management services to individuals and corporations. Includes instruction in tax law and regulations, tax record systems, individual and corporate income taxation, tax planning, partnerships and fiduciary relationships, estates and trusts, property depreciation, capital gains and losses, dispositions, transfers, liquidity, valuation, and applications to specific tax problems.
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    • Accounting & Related Services See more schools with programs in Accounting & Related Services
      • Accounting
        An accounting program provides the tools to practice accounting and to perform related business functions. This program includes instruction in accounting principles and theory, financial accounting, managerial accounting, cost accounting, budget control, tax accounting, legal aspects of accounting, auditing, reporting procedures, statement analysis, planning and consulting, business information systems, accounting research methods, professional standards and ethics, and applications to specific for-profit, public, and non-profit organizations.
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      • Accounting and Related Services
        Accounting programs provide the tools to practice accounting and to perform related business functions. These programs include instruction in accounting principles and theory, financial accounting, managerial accounting, cost accounting, budget control, tax accounting, legal aspects of accounting, auditing, reporting procedures, statement analysis, planning and consulting, business information systems, accounting research methods, professional standards and ethics, and applications to specific for-profit, public, and non-profit organizations.
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    • Financial Services See more schools with programs in Financial Services
      • Finance
        A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, manage, and analyze the financial and monetary aspects and performance of business enterprises, banking institutions, or other organizations. Includes instruction in principles of accounting; financial instruments; capital planning; funds acquisition; asset and debt management; budgeting; financial analysis; and investments and portfolio management.
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      • Finance and Financial Management Services
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      • Financial Planning and Services
        A program that prepares individuals to plan and manage the financial interests and growth of individuals and institutions. Includes instruction in portfolio management, investment management, estate planning, insurance, tax planning, strategic investing and planning, financial consulting services, and client relations.
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      • International Finance
        A program that prepares individuals to manage international financial operations and related currency transactions. Includes instruction in international banking, international monetary and financial policy, money and capital markets, foreign exchange, risk analysis, and international cash flow operations.
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        Generally, this program prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control a firm or organization. To aid them in taking a leading role in business, individuals in this program study management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization and production, marketing, and business decision-making.
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    • Information Systems See more schools with programs in Information Systems
      • Management Information Systems
        A program that generally prepares individuals to provide and manage data systems and related facilities for processing and retrieving internal business information; select systems and train personnel; and respond to external data requests. Includes instruction in cost and accounting information systems, management control systems, personnel information systems, data storage and security, business systems networking, report preparation, computer facilities and equipment operation and maintenance, operator supervision and training, and management information systems policy and planning.
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    • Management See more schools with programs in Management
      • Business/Commerce
        This program provides a general study of business, including the processes of interchanging goods and services (buying, selling and producing), business organization, and accounting as used in profit-making and nonprofit public and private institutions and agencies. The programs may prepare individuals to apply business principles and techniques in various occupational settings.
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      • Business/Managerial Operations
        Generally, this program prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control a firm or organization. To aid them in taking a leading role in business, individuals in this program study management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization and production, marketing, and business decision-making.
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    • Marketing See more schools with programs in Marketing
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        A program that generally prepares individuals to undertake and manage the process of developing consumer audiences and moving products from producers to consumers. Includes instruction in buyer behavior and dynamics, principle of marketing research, demand analysis, cost-volume and profit relationships, pricing theory, marketing campaign and strategic planning, market segments, advertising methods, sales operations and management, consumer relations, retailing, and applications to specific products and markets.
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  • Mathematics and Statistics

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    • Business Statistics
      This program focuses on the practical application of mathematical statistics to the description, analysis, and forecasting of business data. Students of this program take courses in statistical theory and methods, computer applications, data analysis and display, long- and short-term forecasting methods, and market performance analysis.
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  • Technology

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      • Computer and Information Sciences
        A general program that focuses on computing, computer science, and information science and systems as part of a broad and/or interdisciplinary program. Such programs are undifferentiated as to title and content and are not to be confused with specific programs in computer science, information science, or related support services.
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Students

General

Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 99%
Part-Time 1%
Men vs. Women
Men 60%
Women 40%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 74%
Other 13%
Asian 7%
Hispanic 3%
African-American 3%

Geography

In State vs. Out-of-State
Out-of-State 55%
In-State 45%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Massachusetts 45%
Connecticut 11%
New York 11%
New Jersey 5%
New Hampshire 5%
Percent of Students International: 8%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: Yes
Percent of Students Living On-Campus: 67%
Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: No

Athletics

Member of: NAA, NCAA
Sports Include: Football (Northeast 10 Conference)
Basketball (Northeast 10 Conference)
Baseball (Northeast 10 Conference)
Track (Northeast 10 Conference)
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) Expenses  
Published Tuition and Fees:
 $ 28,390    
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
 $ 26,600    
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
 $ 224    
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
 $ 4,115 13%  
State and Local Grants:
 $ 2,706 15%  
Institutional Grants:
 $ 13,639 58%  
Student Loans:
 $ 5,864 57%  
Any Aid:
   65%  

Selectivity (Undergraduate Only)

Acceptance Rate: 43% (Highly Selective)
Test Scores  
SAT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting SAT Scores: 93%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Verbal: 550, Math: 600
Top 75th Percentile: Verbal: 630, Math: 670

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

Application Fee: $ 50.00
Formal Demonstration of Competencies: Not Required
High School Diploma or Equivalent: Recommended
High School GPA: Recommended
High School Rank: Recommended
High School Record: Required
Recommendations: Required
TOEFL: Required
Test Scores: Required

College Advice

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Question: Where are Bentley College graduates working and what's their salary?

30 months ago
maxpowr90
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Best Answer

a few of my friends just graduated this year from Bentley and one is at KPMG making $40k a year plus theyre paying for some of her grad school and another at State Street Bank making $75k. Thats just two of my friends though. Im hoping to get into Fidelity for an internship and hopefully a job.
lexi2232
lexi2232

Question: Bentley College?

Im looking into Bentley college and i was just wondering if anyone could tell me a little bit about it. I know its right near boston, but is it easy enough to get into Boston? Also is it the typical college life, with the typical college girls? Is it somewhat of a party school or a dry campus? I would just like to know more about it from a students point of view. Is the campus nice and nice dorms, also waht about the food. Any information would be great, thank you!
30 months ago
BOSTONboy
BOSTO...

Best Answer

Campus is great, I'm looking to transfer there next year. Very nice area and not too far, but far enough from Boston. It is a typical college life and as far as a party school, you will find parties at any college you go to. The technology there is incredible and the layout of that campus is great. Overall it is a very nice school and great college atmosphere.
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doll

Question: Anyone from Bentley college or George Washington Univ?

I got admission to the accounting master program from these two schools, I don't know which oneshould i choose. Anyone can share some inside scope? thanks! I am more concerned about the employment rate of the graduates from these 2 schools.
33 months ago
Mystique
Mystique

Best Answer

Congrats on your acceptance! I graduated from bentley recently and i have family mebers who graduated from GW. I would recommend Bentley as the networking over there is amazing. The school will help you with practically everything from writting resumes to how to dress. They offer you with numerous chances to attend their networking galas where you will have a chance to meet the top companies in the business world. Besides Bentley is much better known for business majors. In addition, the bentley alumni provide bentley kids with priority to work at their offices which are mostly successful.
aberrantgeek
aberran...

Question: College choice for Theoretical Physics?

I am interested in becoming a theoretical physicists within academia. I would like to do research into the fundamental questions about reality and perhaps do some teaching at the college level. I am interested in the philosophical side of physics as well as the math so I am interested mostly in liberal arts colleges. Which college is the better choice for this path: Furman University, Clemson University, University of South Carolina Honors, or Oxford College of Emory University?
34 months ago
Taranto
Taranto

Best Answer

You have a few good colleges in that list. But Emory is the clear winner -- and not just by a little. (note -- this assumes you mean the Oxford College in the Southern US, and not Oxford University in the UK).
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Question: Bentley college?

I was looking online, and i found Bentley college as a school that i could possibly go to...has anyone heard anything about it good or bad and can give me some advice thanks : )
34 months ago
will.hunter
will....

Best Answer

Bentley College is considered a good school for Business and Accounting. If you are looking to major in a business field it may be a good choice for you. However, there are many things to consider when looking for a college - cost, location, what is it near (Bentley is in Waltham MA close to Boston - so you can find lots of fun things like clubs, events and museums), class size and the campus atmosphere. Also, consider if you want to go to a graduate school after graduation such Harvard Business School for an M.B.A or Yale for Law. If this is your goal then find out how many of the colleges graduates get accepted into that type of program. Where to go to college is a big decision. Talk to your family and teachers, get some good advice. And, remember to shop around and look a lot of options to find the right school for you.

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