Bentley McCallum

Waltham, MA · Private · 2-year full-time (in-person, cohort-based, 18-24 months; 2+ years' work experience; Spring and Fall entry); parallel full-time STEM MBA

Program tuition: $90,000 (school's advertised program tuition)

Deadlines

Round 1 (Fall 2027): Nov. 1, 2026
Round 2 (Fall 2027): Dec. 14, 2026
Round 3 (Fall 2027): Feb. 1, 2027
Rolling after Feb 1 (Fall 2027; decision within 2 weeks of completed app):
International applicants outside the U.S. - recommended (Fall 2027): June 1, 2027
Spring 2027 Round 1 (term starts Jan 19, 2027; decision within 2 weeks): Oct. 1, 2026

Essays

Essay 1: a business problem (—)

Describe a specific business problem that you feel is an important challenge to address and how do you feel Bentley University’s academic experience, will approach solving or leveraging it to achieve success?

Essay 2: an academic experience (—)

Reflecting on your academic journey, can you discuss a particular course or academic experience that inspired your interest in pursuing graduate studies in business and how did this experience prepare you for Bentley University?

Editor's notes

Apply in Round 1 or 2 if money matters. Bentley considers every applicant for merit aid, tells you to apply early to maximize it, and gives the Dean's Leadership Award to fall applicants only, recommending the earliest rounds. The Full-Time MBA average award is $19,000 against about $90,000 in tuition.
Going test-free puts more weight on your transcript and resume, and Bentley says so. If your undergraduate record has little math, show quantitative proof another way: a statistics or calculus course, a certification, or work that clearly uses numbers. Otherwise a GMAT near the recommended 550 is the simplest answer.
Plan for the interview. It's required for the Full-Time MBA, and with one recommendation and a short essay set, it's where the committee meets you. Know why a full-time, two-year program fits your plan better than Bentley's part-time or professional formats.
Decide STEM or standard before you apply. The STEM MBA, not the standard Full-Time MBA, carries the STEM designation that extends OPT for F-1 students, and it adds a data and SQL core plus an analytics major.