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Bentley University

Bentley University
175 Forest Street
Waltham, MA 02452

Official telephone: (781) 891-2000
Fax number: (781) 891-3414
Website: https://www.bentley.edu/
Screen last updated on: December 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 4,350
Full-time undergraduates: 4,301
Part-time undergraduates: 47
Total graduate students: 1,033
Full-time graduate students: 420
Part-time graduate students: 613
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
10.1% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.0% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
12.5% Hispanic/Latino
0.0% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
55.2% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.0% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
14.1% Nonresident Alien
0.9% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

Bentley University
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 163 acres
Nearest major city: Boston

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 90%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 75%
Percent of students who live off campus: 25%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: yes
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 371
Other computer facilities/services: grade checkingas well as online admission, Blackboard, resume review, student employment, interlibrary loan, free software
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service, women's center
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Bentley Investing Group; Black United Body; Bentley Student Gaming Organization; South Asian Student Association; Campus Activities Board

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 2

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyes 
Men's baseball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's basketballyes 
Men's cheerleading NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's cross-country runningyes 
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's equestrian sports NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's field hockey NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's footballyes 
Men's football NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's golfyes 
Men's golf NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's ice hockeyyes 
Men's ice hockey NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's indoor track NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's lacrosse NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's lacrosseyes 
Men's rugby NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's sailing NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's socceryes 
Men's soccer NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's softball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's swimming and divingyes 
Men's swimming and diving NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's tennisyes 
Men's tennis NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's track and fieldyes 
Men's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's triathlon NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's ultimate Frisbee NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's volleyball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's basketballyes 
Women's basketball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's cross-country runningyes 
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's field hockey NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's field hockeyyes 
Women's lacrosse NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's lacrosseyes 
Women's soccer NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's socceryes 
Women's softball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's softballyes 
Women's swimming and divingyes 
Women's swimming and diving NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's tennisyes 
Women's tennis NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's track and field NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's track and fieldyes 
Women's volleyballyes 
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II

Intramural/Recreational sports:
baseball; basketball; cheerleading; equestrian sports; field hockey; football; golf; ice hockey; rugby; sailing; soccer; softball; ultimate Frisbee; volleyball; triathlon; indoor track

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Logan International Airport

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 75% within six months of graduation

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