In the business specialties category, also based on results from peer assessment surveys, the Bentley Management Information Systems program ranked #18 nationally and #2 in New England.

Among the top Regional Universities-North, Bentley was also ranked:

• #3 Highest Freshman Retention Rate

The average proportion of freshmen who entered the school in the fall of 2006 through fall 2009 and returned the following fall

• # 4 Best Value

The formula is based on the relationship of the school’s academic quality to the net cost of attendance and the amount of financial aid the schools dispense to students, in the form of need-based grants and scholarships

• #3 Highest 6 year Graduation Rate

The average proportion of a graduating class who earned a degree in six years or less

• #17 Economic Diversity among the top 25 ranked schools

Using the percentage of undergraduates receiving federal Pell grants for low-income students during 2009-2010 school year

Each year, U.S. News surveys more than 1,600 colleges and universities and ranks them according to their own methodology.  The rankings are based on several key measures of quality including the results of peer assessment surveys completed by academic leaders and administrators (25%), graduation and retention rates (25%), faculty resources (20%), student selectivity (15%), financial resources (10%) and alumni giving (5%).
Highlights of the rankings are published in the magazine’s September 20, 2011 issue and available online at http://www.usnews.com. The complete rankings are published in the 2012 America’s Best Colleges guidebook.