Bentley is a great option IF you are fairly certain of your interests in finance and accounting (or anything heavily business related). Your stats are very good and should be competitive for merit. I’m not totally sure on how the gpa compares to a traditional 4.0 scale. What was the unweighted gpa?
My S (didn’t attend because of the total business focus) received a scholarship last yr. 50% tuition for 4 yrs with a 1420 SAT, 3.95 unweighted GPA, class president, etc. He toured and interviewed there which I think was important. ALso, we are in FL so I don’t know how “diversity factor” weighed in, as I know they would like to expand their reach. Great reach in the northeast and internationally, just not the rest of the US, which they would like to change. Excellent school and places quite well in accounting / finance and general business roles. Students are recognized as hardworking, smart, and business savvy right out of the gate. An anecdote, a friend heads up a marketing group that produces CFO events in New England. They staff the events (to run trade show, assist panels, etc.) with college students from the Boston area. When my son was considering Bentley, she told me “Bentley kids are great! You should see them mingle with the CFOs at our events. Very sharp kids. Their acumen is unreal for their age.” This was compared to other much better known schools.
Several of the other schools mentioned are great, no doubt, but would likely be reaches (BC, Lehigh, Bucknell, Nova, Richmond, etc.)