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Bentley University

48% accepted | 4k undergrads | Private | Waltham, MA
All majors / fields

$121k

Earnings help
trending_up 12%

$25k

Debt help
78%

2.6

Repay help
76
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Greater Boston Area
Greater New York City Area
Hartford Connecticut Area
Key metrics
Publisher ranking help
star star star star_half star
3.8
Student review help
star star star star_half star
3.7
Student-to-faculty
12:1
Graduation rate
 
88%
Graduate on time help
 
79%
Retention rate help
 
91%
Lifestyle Majors Campus Overview

Costs

State residency
Family income

Tuition & fees
trending_up 2.9% last 3 years

Expenses see detail

$21,810
QuestBridge help

Books & supplies

$1,300

Housing & meals
On campus

$19,200

Personal expenses

$1,310
 
 

Other

$
Costs or offsets to adjust sticker price.

Sticker price (COA) help
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Estimated aid help
Based on income

Estimated net cost

4-year net cost (x4)
Inflation adj. 3%

 
Personalize my costs. help
 
 
Funding Sources

4-year budget

$
College savings (529), earnings in college.

Funding gap (debt)

Merit: 40% of students (60% w/o need) get $19,501 (avg) in aid. Need: 87% met. See detail
Aid detail
Residency: US | Int’l
% undergrads awarded merit aid $ merit award help % need met
All students Without need Average With need
40% 60% $19,501 87%
Need methodology: FM and IM
How is merit calc'd?
emoji_objects Merit aid is based on student academics, not financial need and is paid by the college.
emoji_objects Students awarded merit aid often have a high GPA or test scores near or above the 75th percentile. See scores
Endowment $ / student: $64,484 help
CSS: US, NCP help
bentley.edu: Financial aid | Net price calc
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Net price is for all freshman, not just the 86% that receive grant and scholarship aid. help

Earnings

Major

Earnings after 4 years N/A

$120,959

Real earnings ---
Inflation adj. 8% help

$130,636

Tax rate

%
Get earnings after tax here to adjust rate.
 

Earnings after tax (AT)

Select repayment plan

For funding gap (debt)
Debt detail

% AT earnings to repay debt
help

%
20% is a fast repayment level. help

% interest rate on debt

%
Federal rates with 20% PLUS. help
Plan comparison for debt help

10-yr repay
 

25-yr repay
 

% earnings
 

Annual debt repayment

Earnings after tax and debt ---

Lifestyle

Postgrad earnings and expenses

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Major:
Location adjusted Less tax, debt + cost of living Savings
Ratio Earnings Tax Repay Expenses / Deficit
Bentley University 1.5x
Location neutral earnings help 1.00x
BOS | Boston, MA 1.54x -52k = 
NYC | New York, NY 1.57x -52k = 
Hart | Hartford, CT 1.02x -35k = 
Prov | Providence, RI 1.05x -36k = 
SF | San Francisco, CA 1.76x -60k = 
= 
emoji_objects Location adjusted earnings - taxes - debt repay - cost of living expenses = ending savings / deficit.
emoji_objects The colleges’ ratio reflects a weighted average of their graduates’ cost of living. Location neutral earnings is the weighted average of all graduates across all colleges, which is ~$39k or Salt Lake City’s cost of living.
Taxes help

Expenses

Grad destination

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Earnings after tax and debt ---

Cost of living | 1 adult, 0 children

Studio apartment
$1,830 - $3,320/mo help

$21,960

Grocery shopping help

$4,199

Transportation

$8,754

Healthcare

$4,099

Necessities help

$9,096

Entertainment help

$3,638
 

Other

$
Costs or offsets to adjust cost of living.

Total cost of living

Earnings after tax, debt + cost of living
Savings
Deficit

Cost of living ratio: 1.54x
Methodology and documentation
Costs help
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