Bentley University

Bentley University
Former names
Bentley School of Accounting and Finance
(1917–1961)
Bentley College of Accounting and Finance
(1961–1971)
Bentley College
(1971–2008)
TypePrivate university
Established1917; 107 years ago (1917)
Endowment$359 million (2021)[1]
PresidentE. LaBrent Chrite [2]
Academic staff
484
Students5,602
Undergraduates3,996 (Fall 2021)
Postgraduates1,405
40
Location,
U.S.

42°23′15″N 71°13′14″W / 42.3876°N 71.2206°W / 42.3876; -71.2206
CampusSuburban, 163 acres (66 ha)
Colors        [3]
NicknameFalcons
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division II
NCAA Division I - Atlantic Hockey - NEISA
MascotFlex the Falcon
Websitewww.bentley.edu

Bentley University is a private university in Waltham, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1917 as a school of accounting and finance in Boston's Back Bay neighborhood.

Bentley has one undergraduate school which offers 17 business majors and 14 arts and sciences majors, as well as 39 minors. Its graduate school offers five master's degrees, an MBA with eight disciplines, and three PhD programs.

While Bentley's main campus hosts almost all of its services, the university also has another campus one mile north. The North Campus hosts four residential buildings.

  1. ^ "Bentley's Endowment". Bentley University. Archived from the original on October 30, 2022. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference bizjournal 2021-03-17 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Bentley Brand Visual Identity. Bentley University. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2020.