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WBZ-TV: Vice President for Enrollment Management Joann McKenna and Bentley's Undergraduate Admissions Office were featured in a story about this year's record breaking number of college applicants. The story which aired during the 6:00pm newscast can be seen here. WBZ-TV's website also featured a tour of Bentley's Reading Room where college applications are reviewed. To see the tour click here.(February 19, 2008)

Mass High Tech: The Center for Marketing Technology is highlighted regarding its newly established partnership with King Fish Media in the article Bentley College Reels in King Fish Media Partnership. (February 12, 2008)

New York Times: Senior Lecturer of Computer Information Systems Mark Frydenberg is featured for using the Microsoft program Popfly as an educational tool. Frydenberg is quoted in the article Mashups Are Breaking the Mold at Microsoft. (February 10, 2008) Also appeared in CNet News, Lexington Dispatch (NC), Monitor Today!, and the Houston Chronicle (TX).

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NATIONAL ATTENTION AND RANKINGS

U.S.News & World Report's "America’s Best Colleges 2008” names Bentley College:

  • Top 10 Undergraduate College: National Universities-Masters, North (#6)
  • Top 50 Undergraduate Business Programs (#48)
  • #15 in Management Information Systems nationally; #2 in
    New England.

Among the top Universities-Master's, North schools, Bentley was ranked:

  • #2 Highest Retention Rate (94%)
  • #4 Best Value
  • #4 Selectivity (39%)
  • #5 Highest Graduation Rate (81%)
  • #11 Most International Students (7%) 

U.S.News & World Report’s “America's Best Graduate Schools 2009” ranks the Bentley College McCallum Graduate School of Business one of the top 100 business schools in the nation (#62).  The Master of Science in Accountancy program is ranked #30 nationally and #3 in New England; the Master of Science in Information Technology program ranked #18 nationally and #2 in New England.

 

BusinessWeek ranks Bentley among the top 30 undergraduate business programs in the nation in the magazine’s 3rd annual issue of "The Best Undergraduate Business Schools." Bentley ranked #30 overall and #4 in New England.

In the rankings, BusinessWeek also assigns grades in key areas based on student surveys.  Bentley received:

• A+ in facilities and services
• A in teaching quality
• A in job placement

Beyond Grey Pinstripes, a biennial survey and alternative ranking of business schools by the Aspen Institute, has named the Bentley McCallum Graduate School to its Global 100 list.

Bentley entered the rankings at #55 and ranked 2nd in the Northeast in faculty research.  The prestigious annual ranking of MBA programs highlights schools that incorporate social and environmental issues into the training of future business leaders.

The Princeton Review named Bentley one of the nation's  “Best Colleges and Universities” for 2008 and one of the “Best Colleges in the Northeast.” Bentley was also ranked #11 among the Best Career/Job Placement Services. 

The Princeton Review named the McCallum Graduate School of Business among the Best Business Schools in the nation for 2008.

The student surveys ranked Bentley #7 in the country for state-of-the-art campus facilities.  According to the Review’s survey, McCallum students give rave reviews of Bentley’s physical plant and IT tools, learning environment, integration of business and technology and career opportunities. 

Bentley is featured in the 2005 Random House/Princeton Review book, Colleges with a Conscience: 81 Great Schools with Outstanding Community Involvement, selected because of its record of excellent service-learning programs and for successfully blending academics with community work.

Bentley ranked #3 in The Princeton Review’s “Most Connected Campuses” nationwide survey in 2004.

Kiplinger Personal Finance magazine ranks Bentley College #28 among the top 100 Best Values in Private Universities.

Public Accounting Report named Bentley’s Master of Science in Accountancy (MSA) program at the McCallum Graduate School one of the nation's top 25 programs in 2006 and 2007.

Golf Digest ranks Bentley among the Top 50 schools for academic male golfers in its “2006 College Golf Guide.”

CosmoGirl! named Bentley one of “50 Best Colleges for Girls” in its 2006 rankings.



Kaplan/Newsweek named Bentley among the "Hot Schools for 2004," calling it "a rising star."


Business 2.0 magazine ranked Bentley College among “The 20 Tech-Savviest Business Schools” in the December 2001 issue.

Bentley College received the “2001 EDUCAUSE Award for Excellence in Campus Networking” for strategic, integrated, and innovative use of networked technologies to serve students, faculty and staff.