Quad

Head-to-head

Bentley
Wesleyan

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Bentley grads earn $47.1K more ten years out than Wesleyan's ($120,959 vs. $73,897)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Wesleyan is 2.8× more selective than Bentley

    Acceptance rate
  3. 3

    Bentley costs about $10.9K less per year on average than Wesleyan ($50,466 vs. $61,339, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Wesleyan's yield is 13 pts higher than Bentley's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    Wesleyan's SAT midpoint is 123 points higher than Bentley's

    SAT midpoint
  6. 6

    Bentley's grants cover 37% of its full price on average, vs. 31% at Wesleyan

    Aid generosity

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

Wesleyan admits 16%, Bentley 45%; Wesleyan's yield is higher, at 34%.

Acceptance rate
Bentley45%
Wesleyan16%
Quad's selectivity
  • BentleyVery selective
  • WesleyanHighly selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1200–1600
Bentley
1280–1430
Wesleyan
1415–1540
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • BentleySchool record and prep program required
  • WesleyanSchool record required

Who's on each campus

Bentley is a bit larger than Wesleyan (4,474 vs. 3,067 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Bentley4.5K
Wesleyan3.1K
Pell Grant share
Bentley16%
Wesleyan14%

Majors and faculty

Finance leads at Bentley, and Econometrics and Quantitative Economics at Wesleyan; Wesleyan has 8 students per faculty member to Bentley's 12.

Students per faculty member
Bentley12 to 1
Wesleyan8 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • BentleyFinance, General30%
  • WesleyanEconometrics and Quantitative Economics12%

What each costs

Bentley costs about $10.9K less a year than Wesleyan on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Bentley$50.5K
Wesleyan$61.3K
Aid generosity
Bentley37%
Wesleyan31%

What each pays off

Bentley's former students earn more, a median $121K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 80% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Bentley$121K
Wesleyan$73.9K
Graduation rate
Bentley89%
Wesleyan93%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Wesleyan got more selective while Bentley held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • BentleyGrowing+47%
  • WesleyanGrowing+53%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Wesleyan University (Fall 2025), Fall 2025About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why