2008: Bentley University(!)

Bentley University sign on Waltham campus. Copyright Courter Photography. 2009. Photo courtesy of Agency@Bentley.

Effective October 2nd, 2008, Bentley College became Bentley University - by the authority of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 

Years of work had been building towards this distinction. The PhD programs and the further integration of liberal arts into the business facets of the undergraduate program were two of the main milestones.

The school's physical expansion, and the introduction of the Liberal Studies major in 2005 also contributed to recognition of Bentley's university-level credentials.