Year in Review: Our Most Clicked Stories from 2025
You clicked, you read, you shared — and now it’s time for our annual recap.
Based on reader engagement, these 10 stories highlighting student success, institutional excellence and transformative campus investments captured the most attention this year. Here, we present our most-clicked stories from 2025.
My Pursuit of (Im)Perfection: Rebecca DePietro ’26 Shares Tips for Letting Go of Perfectionism in College
The most important lesson DePietro learned during her time at Bentley? “My GPA doesn’t define me.”
Related: How College Students Can Better Manage Imposter Syndrome
How Amber Kiricoples’ Knee Injuries Led to a New Mission in Athlete Mental Health Advocacy
By openly sharing her perspective as a student-athlete managing injuries, Kiricoples hopes to “send a message about the potential to come out stronger on the other end.”
Related: Plays With Purpose: Michael Haikal ’26 and the Business Behind the Beautiful Game
Bentley Career Services Ranked #1 in the U.S. by Princeton Review for Third Straight Year
For more than a decade, Bentley’s Pulsifer Career Development Center has consistently ranked among the top five in the nation.
Related: 6 Bentley Students on the Value of a Summer Internship
Making a (Right)Run for the Money
Four friends — Kyle Martin ’27, Ryan Ogren ’27, Zoey Sandberg ’27 and Paige Trager ’27 — received $14,000 in seed funding from Bentley’s Entrepreneurship Hub to make their dreams for an AI-powered running app a reality.
Related: Empathy Meets Enterprise in New Pre-College Program for Aspiring Women Entrepreneurs
Financial Times Ranks Bentley Master’s Degree in Finance #1 in the U.S.
Bentley’s graduate program stood out in multiple areas, including #1 for Alumni Salary Increase, #1 for Percent of Students Employed after 3 Months and #1 in Value for Money.
Related: After Winning Cash Prize, Alumni Address Lawmakers on Retirement Policy
Captured in Photos: Bentley Class of 2029 Move-In Day Excitement
Move-in day for the Class of 2029 was anything but quiet, thanks to the enthusiastic group of orientation leaders, resident assistants and other Bentley community members who welcomed our newest Falcons to campus.
Related: Worried About College? How to Make the Most of Your Orientation
Caitlin Landy, PhD ’27 Awarded $25,000 Deloitte Foundation Doctoral Fellowship
“Bentley is a community of scholars dedicated to learning, with a deep commitment to mentorship and collaboration,” says Landy. “Pursuing my PhD in this kind of supportive environment was very important to me.”
Related: Representation and Retention: New Study Explores Career Paths in Accounting
Bentley University Named #8 in the U.S. for Return on Investment
A new ranking from U.S. News and World Report based on return on investment — which compares the cost of attending a college with a student’s career earnings — places Bentley ahead of Harvard, Yale, Duke and Georgetown.
Related: LinkedIn Ranks Bentley a Top College for Graduates’ Career Success
WSJ Ranks Bentley #12 Best College in the U.S.
Bentley outperforms globally recognized powerhouse schools like Cornell, Brown, Dartmouth and the University of Chicago in The Wall Street Journal’s rankings, which focus primarily on student outcomes.
Related: Built on Innovation: Bentley’s Century-Long Commitment to Teaching, Technology and Student Success
Bentley to Open Two New Residence Halls to Extend and Strengthen Campus Community
The new residence halls, which will house 60 to 70 students, reflect Bentley’s evolution from a commuter school to a robust, place-based educational experience.