Giving

Building Competitive Excellence: Bentley Athletics

Bentley Athletics is a dominant force in the NCAA NE10 Conference with 23 Division II teams and a Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Team — and the program keeps surging forward. Recent results:

  • Men’s Hockey Second Division I Atlantic Hockey Championship in 2026
  • Volleyball NE10 Regular Season Championship
  • Football NE10 Conference Championship
  • Men’s Soccer NE10 Regular Season Championship

Bentley Athletics is committed to empowering student-athletes to reach their full potential, both in competition and in the classroom. Your support will help propel our student-athletes forward, as standouts in sports and academics who are advancing toward successful careers as business leaders.

volleyball team celebrating with trophy
Vaughn Williams
As the current steward of Bentley Athletics, I recognize the privilege and responsibility of leading a department that means so much to so many. Every day, I am driven by a singular goal: to make our community proud.
Vaughn Williams
Director of Athletics

Building Competitive Excellence: Bentley Athletics

Make an Immediate Impact

Scholarships

Currently, Bentley provides 66 full athletic scholarships, 23 fewer than its peers in the NCAA Division II NE10 Conference. You can help close this gap with a gift of a current-use scholarship fund.

Athletic Excellence Fund

Supporting this fund provides critical, flexible funding to strengthen initiatives like the Flight Plan, a comprehensive leadership and development program, while enabling innovative efforts centered on well-being and nutrition.

Greg Quercia ’87
As a Bentley student-athlete, I received a top-notch education and developed a great professional network that I can still count on today. Supporting Bentley Athletics is my way of helping students experience the life-changing opportunities that I had.
Greg Quercia ’87
Former hockey player, and member of the Bentley President’s Council

Building Competitive Excellence: Bentley Athletics

Team Support

A gift directed at the team of your choice can address a range of needs from travel, equipment, staffing and training to postseason play. A multiyear commitment enables coaches to plan with confidence.

Making a Lasting Impact

Endowed Funds

Endowed gifts are essential for the university’s long-term stability. You determine how a gift aligns with your goals. Some examples: Securing a permanent coach or assistant coach position, offering long-term team support or providing vital scholarship aid for generations of student-athletes.

Legacy Giving

You can establish your legacy by naming Bentley Athletics in your estate plans, through a gift in your will or by naming Bentley as a retirement account beneficiary. With a legacy gift, you will become a member of the Bentley 1917 Legacy Society.

Daimein Garcia ’26
The university’s emphasis on teamwork, leadership and character development aligns perfectly with my personal journey, empowering me to excel not only as an athlete but as a well-rounded individual.
Daimein Garcia ’26
Football and Track & Field
Bentley basketball player jumps with the ball

2024-2025 Academic Highlights

  • 98% student-athlete graduation rate
  • 456 student-athletes, a conference high, qualified for the spring 2025 NE10 Academic Honor Roll
  • 45 graduating seniors received the NE10 Conference Presidents' Award for Academic Excellence
  • 3 teams — Football, Men’s Lacrosse and Men’s Track and Field — earned the NE10's Team Academic Excellence Award for achieving the highest team GPA in the conference.