After Bentley University: graduation, pay and debt
Waltham, Massachusetts · Private · 4,474 undergrads
88% of Bentley University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $126,427 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $24,250 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$126.4k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
88%
finish within six years.
79%
finish in four years.
93%
of first-years come back for year two.
$24.3k
median federal debt at graduation.
91%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
79%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
88%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
93%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
85%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
93%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
1,018
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
89%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
8%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
920
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
7.6%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$92,776
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$126,427
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
92%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$24,250
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$24,007
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$24,695
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$23,250
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
91%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
94%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
95%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- GPA, early rounds and wait list: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers