Bentley U Review


I recently visited Bentley University and was thoroughly impressed. Bentley University is a private, medium sized (4,000 undergrads) business school, situated just 10 miles outside of Boston, in the suburb of Waltham, MA. The school is set on a beautiful, spacious campus, with tons of outdoor space and top-notch facilities. Although Bentley is a business college, up to 50% of students’ classes are in the liberal arts and sciences, giving students a very well-rounded education as they enter the working world. I was extremely impressed with the curriculum, technology, and culture of Bentley University. The faculty and student body seemed very ambitious and hardworking, and it was clear that everyone there was getting the most of a quality education.

 Below are some facts and pictures of Bentley University. As always, feel free to contact your college counselor with any questions!

-          15 minutes from downtown Boston

-          4 most popular majors: Marketing, finance, accounting, management

-          90% of students partake in at least 1 internship (60% have at least 2)

-          Bentley is partners with many corporations who work with Bentley students on real world products

-          At beginning of freshmen year, all students take a ‘career prep’ course, where they receive their own personalized 4-year plan

-          With 95% of graduates reporting, 98% of last year’s graduates were placed with a job or enrolled in graduate school within 6 months

-          95% retention rate from freshmen to sophomore year

-          Small class sizes, usually maxing out at 27

-          First school to ever mandate lab top use for students (1985)

-          Recently won award for having the most high-tech campus in country

-          All classrooms are ‘smart’ classrooms and they have state of the art library

-          Top trading room in country

-          Law as a minor

-          Cross college applications: BC, BU, Northeastern, Fordham, Babson, Villanova 








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