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Bentley University

Bentley University
175 Forest Street
Waltham, MA 02452-4705

Official telephone: (781) 891-2000
Fax number: (781) 891-3414
Website: www.bentley.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2014 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Donna Kendall,
Executive Director of Enrollment Management and Financial Assistance
Contacting the office: 781 891-3441
877 362-2216 (toll free)
781 891-2448 (fax)
finaid@bentley.edu
FAFSA number: 002124
CSS/PROFILE number: 3096

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $44,210; $44,210 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $1,550
Book fees: $1,260
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,200
Other expenses: Personal.
Combined room and board expenses: $15,130

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAN/AnoFebruary 1
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILEN/AnoFebruary 1
Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's StatementN/AnoMarch 1
Business/Farm SupplementN/AnoMarch 1
Tax returns, including all schedules, for student and parentN/AnoMay 1

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
72% of first-year students
60% of full-time undergraduates
20% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
70% of first-year students
75% of full-time undergraduates
31% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
98% of first-year students
98% of full-time undergraduates
80% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
94% of first-year students
96% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
25% of first-year students
15% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
43% of first-year students
39% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
94% for first-year students
93% for full-time undergraduates
74% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$33,953 for first-year students
$34,553 for full-time undergraduates
$14,532 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$30,356 for first-year students
$29,755 for full-time undergraduates
$11,841 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,414 for first-year students
$5,704 for full-time undergraduates
$5,060 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,882 for first-year students
$5,227 for full-time undergraduates
$4,460 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
21% of first-year students
20% of full-time undergraduates
6% of part-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$17,311 for first-year students
$17,852 for full-time undergraduates
$2,379 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
1% of first-year students
2% of full-time undergraduates
1% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$24,617 for first-year students
$30,718 for full-time undergraduates
$4,099 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 21%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • State Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
First-year loan package range: $3,500 - $7,500
Undergraduate loan package range: $3,500 - $7,500
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 54%
Average student debt upon graduation: $29,547
Types of payment plans:
  • school's own payment plan(s)
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $500 - $49,900 (full tuition)
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $500 - $49,900 (full tuition)
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 39%

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