Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2022-2023, 915 students out of 1,040 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Bentley University.
By gender, 520 male and 395 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period. Its graduation rate is much higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 57.32% (private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University with larger programs).
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1,040 | 915 | 87.98% |
| Men | 604 | 520 | 86.09% |
| Women | 436 | 395 | 90.60% |
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Bentley University.
- Asian: 93.26%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 84.38%
- Hispanic: 82.61%
- White: 88.42%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 50.00%
- Two or More Race: 84.62%
- Unknown: 88.68%
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asian | 93.26%(83/89) | 91.30%(42/46) | 95.35%(41/43) |
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 84.38%(27/32) | 75.00%(12/16) | 93.75%(15/16) |
| Hispanic | 82.61%(57/69) | 78.05%(32/41) | 89.29%(25/28) |
| White | 88.42%(565/639) | 87.37%(339/388) | 90.04%(226/251) |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 50.00%(1/2) | - | 100.00%(1/1) |
| Two or More Race | 84.62%(22/26) | 85.71%(12/14) | 83.33%(10/12) |
| Unknown | 88.68%(47/53) | 87.10%(27/31) | 90.91%(20/22) |
Transfer-out and Retention Rates
At Bentley, the transfer-out rate is 0.96%.
Bentley's retention rate is 91% last year. Its retention rate is higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 73.63%.
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Bentley University, 113 of 130 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 86.92%.