Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 60.97
Liaison Natalie Hayes
Submission Date Aug. 6, 2020

STARS v2.2

Bentley University
PA-8: Affordability and Access

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.22 / 4.00 Amanda King
Executive Director of Sustainability
Office of Sustainability
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Percentage of need met, on average, for students who were awarded any need-based aid :
94

Percentage of students graduating without student loan debt:
46

Percentage of entering students that are low-income:
15

Graduation/success rate for low-income students:
87

A brief description of notable policies or programs to make the institution accessible and affordable to low-income students:

Bentley is committed to providing both need-based and non-need-based aid to enable students to afford a Bentley education. The average undergraduate financial aid package meets 94% of a student’s demonstrated need. Our need-based financial aid packaging policy includes special consideration for students from under-represented backgrounds, meeting a higher percentage of financial need.

As of fall 2020, Bentley offers a special fellowship program for first generation undergraduate college students, providing full cost of attendance funding with a combination of grants and scholarships to a small cohort of promising first year (freshman) applicants.

The Financial Assistance staff, as a matter of procedure, provides proactive guidance to low-income undergraduate students to make sure they meet important financial aid deadlines in order to maximize the funds that are available for their education.


A brief description of notable policies or programs to support non-traditional students:

Transfer students, often a non-traditional population, are offered an orientation program for both fall- and term-term entry.


Estimated percentage of students that participate in or directly benefit from the institution’s policies and programs to support low-income and non-traditional students:
100

Website URL where information about the institution’s accessibility and affordability initiatives is available:
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