Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Bentley

At Bentley University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 48.85%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 48.00%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Bentley University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 24.07%, and the 2024 yield is 22.00%. The number of Bentley applicants increased by 8.49% (820 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 48.85%, and this year's acceptance rate is 48.00% at Bentley University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 46.12% and women students' rate is 53.31%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Bentley University than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Bentley University over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	43.79%	41.75%	47.28%
2014-15	46.11% 2.33%	44.27% 1.75%	49.03% 1.75%
2015-16	42.32% -3.80%	40.00% -2.98%	46.05% -2.98%
2016-17	46.32% 4.00%	43.64% 4.55%	50.59% 4.55%
2017-18	44.15% -2.17%	41.79% -2.46%	48.14% -2.46%
2018-19	43.21% -0.94%	39.84% 0.86%	49.00% 0.86%
2019-20	46.72% 3.51%	42.32% 5.03%	54.03% 5.03%
2020-21	57.82% 11.10%	54.96% 8.41%	62.44% 8.41%
2021-22	61.00% 3.18%	58.00% 2.57%	65.01% 2.57%
2022-23	57.88% -3.13%	54.72% -2.12%	62.89% -2.12%
2023-24	48.00% -9.88%	46.00% -10.90%	51.99% -10.90%
Average	48.85%	46.12%	53.31%

Bentley University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 24.07% where the current academic year yield is 22.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Bentley University from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	29.69%	30.58%	28.33%
2014-15	28.36% -1.32%	27.99% 0.56%	28.89% 0.56%
2015-16	25.91% -2.46%	27.07% -4.61%	24.29% -4.61%
2016-17	27.14% 1.23%	27.26% 2.68%	26.96% 2.68%
2017-18	26.00% -1.14%	26.84% -2.18%	24.78% -2.18%
2018-19	25.36% -0.64%	26.70% -1.28%	23.50% -1.28%
2019-20	22.41% -2.96%	23.09% -1.98%	21.52% -1.98%
2020-21	19.51% -2.90%	20.16% -2.93%	18.59% -2.93%
2021-22	17.99% -1.52%	19.01% -2.61%	15.98% -2.61%
2022-23	20.40% 2.41%	21.49% 2.92%	18.90% 2.92%
2023-24	22.00% 1.60%	22.99% 2.10%	21.00% 2.10%
Average	24.07%	24.83%	22.98%

Bentley University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 8,771, the average number of admitted is 4,302, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,008. The number of Bentley applicants increased by 8.49% (820 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Bentley University from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	7,493	3,281	974
2014-15	7,477 -16	3,448 4	978 4
2015-16	8,346 869	3,532 -63	915 -63
2016-17	8,281 -65	3,836 126	1,041 126
2017-18	8,867 586	3,915 -23	1,018 -23
2018-19	9,252 385	3,998 -4	1,014 -4
2019-20	9,017 -235	4,213 -70	944 -70
2020-21	8,298 -719	4,798 -8	936 -8
2021-22	9,311 1,013	5,680 86	1,022 86
2022-23	9,662 351	5,592 119	1,141 119
2023-24	10,482 820	5,031 -34	1,107 -34
Average	8,771	4,302	1,008

Bentley University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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