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BENTLEY COLLEGE

Bentley College
175 Forest Street
Waltham, MA 02452-4705

Official telephone: (781) 891-2000
Fax number: (781) 891-3414

Website: www.bentley.edu


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Screen last updated on: January 22, 2010

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2008 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Donna Kendall,
Executive Director of 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: $34,360; $34,360 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $1,468
Book fees: $1,050
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,135
Other expenses: Personal expenses.
Combined room and board expenses: $11,740

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/AnoFebruary 1
Business/Farm SupplementN/AnoFebruary 1
tax returns, including all schedules, for student and parentN/AnoFebruary 1

Date award notification begins: March 25
Applied for financial aid:
74% of first-year students
70% of full-time undergraduates
22% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
64% of first-year students
69% of full-time undergraduates
65% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
99% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
95% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
84% of first-year students
84% of full-time undergraduates
52% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
90% of first-year students
90% of full-time undergraduates
90% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
37% of first-year students
30% of full-time undergraduates
5% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
41% of first-year students
41% of full-time undergraduates
24% 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
59% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$28,972 for first-year students
$29,189 for full-time undergraduates
$5,500 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$20,850 for first-year students
$21,943 for full-time undergraduates
$2,917 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,459 for first-year students
$6,073 for full-time undergraduates
$4,258 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,491 for first-year students
$5,214 for full-time undergraduates
$4,205 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
18% of first-year students
14% of full-time undergraduates
1% 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):
$17,052 for first-year students
$15,724 for full-time undergraduates
$2,500 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
1% of first-year students
1% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$31,351 for first-year students
$31,992 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 20%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • 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 (full tuition)
Undergraduate loan package range: $3,500 - $6,500 (full tuition)
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 65%
Average student debt upon graduation: $30,577
Types of payment plans:
  • Academic Management Services (AMS)
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
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $100 - $38,700 (full tuition)
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $100 - $37,700 (full tuition)
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 38%



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