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What Bentley University costs

Waltham, Massachusetts · Private · 4,474 undergrads

Bentley University's sticker price was $83,072 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $38,969 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $25,905.

What does Bentley University cost?

$38,969 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $83,072.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$25,905
$30,000–$48,000$17,774
$48,000–$75,000$27,820
$75,000–$110,000$36,570
over $110,000$50,907

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$25,905
$30,000–$48,000$17,774
$48,000–$75,000$27,820
$75,000–$110,000$36,570
Over $110,000$50,907

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 69% off Bentley University's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Bentley University cost less than Emerson College and Berklee College of Music but more than Wheaton College (Massachusetts).

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Bentley University$27,820$38,969
Emerson College$42,830$49,215
Berklee College of Music$32,977$47,587
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)$24,081$31,147

The sticker price

$63,390
Tuition, 2025-26
$83,072
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
20%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$33,673
average grant for students who got aid.
44%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$24,250
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Bentley University cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $25,905 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $83,072. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Bentley University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Bentley University cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $17,774 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $83,072. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Bentley University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Bentley University cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $27,820 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $83,072. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Bentley University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers