Student Population at Bentley

Total Enrollment

5,165

Undergraduate

4,131

Graduate

1,034

Online Enrollment

151

Men Students

3,031

Women Students

2,134

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 5,165 students have enrolled at Bentley University - 4,131 undergraduate and 1,034 graduate.

By gender, 3,031 male and 2,134 female students are attending Bentley University. By attendance status, there are 4,496 full-time students and 669 part-time students.

The number of students at Bentley University is very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Massachusetts. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Bay Path University and Berklee College of Music, its population is average (average population is 5,014).

Bentley University offers online degree/certificate programs and 151 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Bentley University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 3,031 male and 2,134 female students attending Bentley. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.42 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Bentley.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Bentley
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	4,131	4,075	56
Men	2,507	2,469	38
Women	1,624	1,606	18

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Bentley
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,034	421	613
Men	524	234	290
Women	510	187	323

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,820 White students (54.60%) and 526 Hispanic students (10.18%) at Bentley University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Bentley University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Bentley University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	7	5	2
Asian	392	195	197
Black or African American	165	93	72
Hispanic	458	264	194
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	2,322	1,483	839
Two or More Races	125	74	51
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	48	32	16
Total	4,131	2,507	1,624

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Bentley University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1	0
Asian	114	47	67
Black or African American	52	26	26
Hispanic	68	25	43
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	498	274	224
Two or More Races	19	10	9
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	39	14	25
Total	1,034	524	510

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 4,584 students whose age under twenty five and 316 students whose age is over thirty years old at Bentley University.

Especially, 950 students are younger than eighteen.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Bentley University.

Population by Student Age at Bentley University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	4,131	2,507	1,624
Under 18	950	547	403
18-19	1,924	1,162	762
20-21	1,166	729	437
22-24	78	64	14
25-29	7	4	3
30-34	3	0	3
35-39	3	1	2
Total	4,131	2,507	1,624

Population by Student Age at Bentley University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,034	524	510
18-19	4	2	2
20-21	137	86	51
22-24	325	173	152
25-29	258	127	131
30-34	140	66	74
35-39	70	31	39
40-49	74	33	41
50-64	26	6	20
Total	1,034	524	510

Online Student Population

At Bentley University, 1,217 students (23.56% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 151 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 63 students live in Massachusetts where Bentley University is located in and 70 students have enrolled from other states.